KOA STRING QUARTET

Leah Pernick

Violinist Leah Pernick is currently based in Boulder, Colorado where she is a member of the Koa String Quartet studying in the University of Colorado’s Graduate String Quartet Program. Leah holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance where she studied with Aaron Berofsky and Kathryn Votapek. Previously, she studied violin with Elizabeth Rowin. Leah has attended music festivals throughout the United States and abroad, including the Chigiana International Music Program in Italy, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Summer Institute, Luby Violin Symposium, Chautauqua Music Festival, Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute in Toronto, and the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. Outside of music, she enjoys making bagels, propagating houseplants, and spending time outdoors.