Itzhak Perlman ( he, יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American

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ist widely considered one of the greatest violinists in the world. Perlman has performed worldwide and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a State Dinner at the

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honoring

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, and at President

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's inauguration. He has conducted the

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, and the

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. In 2015, he was awarded the

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. Perlman has won 16 Grammy Awards, including a

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, and four

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Early life

Perlman was born in 1945 in

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. His parents, Chaim and Shoshana Perlman, were

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natives of

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and had independently emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) in the mid-1930s before they met and later married. Perlman contracted

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at age four and has walked using leg braces and crutches since then and plays the violin while seated. , he uses crutches or an electric Amigo scooter for mobility. Perlman first became interested in the violin after hearing a classical music performance on the radio. At the age of three, he was denied admission to the

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for being too small to hold a violin. He instead taught himself how to play the instrument using a toy

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until he was old enough to study with Rivka Goldgart at the Shulamit Conservatory and at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv (now the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music), where he gave his first recital at age 10. He moved to the U.S. at age 13 to study at the

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with the violin teacher

Ivan Galamian Ivan Alexander Galamian ( hy, Իվան Ղալամեան; April 14, 1981) was an Armenian-American violin teacher of the twentieth century who was the violin teacher of many seminal violin players including Itzhak Perlman. Biography Galamian w ...

and his assistant

Dorothy DeLay Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 – March 24, 2002) was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School, Sarah Lawrence College, and the University of Cincinnati. Life Dorothy DeLay was born on March 31, 1917, in Medicine Lodg ...

Career

Performing

Perlman appeared on ''

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'' twice in 1958, and again in 1964, on the same show with the

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. He made his debut at

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in 1963 and won the

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in 1964. Soon afterward, he began to tour widely. In addition to an extensive recording and performance career, he has continued to make appearances on television shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as playing at a number of

functions. Although Perlman has never been billed or marketed as a singer, he sang the role of "Un carceriere" ("a jailer") on a 1981

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recording of Puccini's "

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" that featured

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Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...

, and

Renato Bruson Renato Bruson (born 13 January 1936) is an Italian operatic baritone. Bruson is widely considered one of the most important Verdi baritones of the late 20th and early 21st century. He was born in Granze near Padua, Italy. Biography and career ...

, with

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conducting. He had earlier sung the role in an excerpt from the opera on a 1980 Pension Fund Benefit Concert telecast as part of the

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series with

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as Cavaradossi and

Zubin Mehta Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father was the foun ...

conducting the

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. On July 5, 1986, Perlman performed at the

's tribute to the 100th anniversary of the

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, which was televised live on

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. The orchestra, conducted by Mehta, performed in

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. In 1987, Perlman joined the

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ''ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisra'elit'') is an Israeli symphony orchestra based in Tel Aviv. Its principal concert venue ...

(IPO) for its concerts in

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and

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as well as other cities in

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countries. He toured with the IPO in the spring of 1990 for its first-ever performance in the

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, with concerts in Moscow and

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, and again in 1994, performing in China and India. In 2015, on a classical music program titled ''The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center'' produced by WQXR in New York City, it was revealed that Perlman performed the uncredited violin solo on the 1989

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song "

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". While primarily a solo artist, Perlman has performed with a number of other musicians, including

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma (''Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...

Pinchas Zukerman Pinchas Zukerman ( he, פנחס צוקרמן, born 16 July 1948) is an Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor. Life and career Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv, to Jewish parents and Holocaust survivors Yehuda and Miriam Lieberman Zuk ...

Jessye Norman Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but refused to be limited to that voice type. A commanding presence on operatic, concert ...

Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He ...

Isaac Stern Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violinist. Born in Poland, Stern came to the US when he was 14 months old. Stern performed both nationally and internationally, notably touring the Soviet Union and China, and ...

, and

Yuri Temirkanov Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov (russian: Ю́рий Хату́евич Темирка́нов; kbd, Темыркъан Хьэту и къуэ Юрий; born December 10, 1938) is a Russian conductor of Circassian ( Kabardian) origin. Early life ...

at the 150th anniversary celebration of

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in Leningrad in December 1990. As well as playing and recording the classical music for which he is best known, Perlman has also played

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, including an album made with jazz pianist

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, and

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. He has been a soloist in a number of film scores, such as the theme of the 1993 film ''

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'' by

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, which won an

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. More recently, he was the violin soloist in the 2005 film ''

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'' along with cellist

. Perlman played selections from the musical scores of the movies nominated for "Best Original Score" at the

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with Ma and at the

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Selected performances

Perlman played at the state dinner attended by Queen Elizabeth II on May 7, 2007, in the East Room at the

. He performed

's "

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" at the 2009 inauguration ceremony for

along with Ma (cello),

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(piano), and

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(clarinet). The quartet played live, but the music played simultaneously over speakers and on television was a recording made two days earlier due to concerns that the cold weather could damage the instruments. Perlman was quoted as saying: "It would have been a disaster if we had done it any other way." He made an appearance in Disney's ''

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'' to introduce the segment ''

Pines of Rome ''Pines of Rome'' ( it, Pini di Roma, link=no), P 141, is a tone poem in four movements for orchestra completed in 1924 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. It is the second of his three tone poems about Rome, following ''Fontane di Roma'' ...

'', along with

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. On November 2, 2018, Perlman reprised the 60th anniversary of his first appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' as a guest on ''

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''.

Teaching

In 1975, Perlman accepted a faculty post at the Conservatory of Music at

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. In 2003, he was named the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Chair in Violin Studies at the Juilliard School, succeeding his teacher,

. He also teaches students one-on-one at the Perlman Music Program on Long Island, NY, rarely holding master classes.

The Perlman Music Program

The

Perlman Music Program The Perlman Music Program is a summer program for gifted young musicians. Founded by Toby Perlman, wife of Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman, in 1995, the program is headquartered in Shelter Island, New York Shelter Island is an island ...

, founded in 1994 by Perlman's wife, Toby Perlman, and Suki Sandler, started as a summer camp for exceptional string musicians between the ages of 12 and 18. Over time, it expanded to a yearlong program. Students have the chance to have Perlman coach them before they play at venues such as the Sutton Place Synagogue and public schools. By introducing students to each other and requiring them to practice together, the program strives to have musicians who would otherwise practice alone develop a network of friends and colleagues. Rather than remain isolated, participants in the program find an area where they belong.

Conducting

At the beginning of the new millennium, Perlman began to conduct. He took the post of principal guest conductor at the

. He served as music advisor to the

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from 2002 to 2004. In November 2007, the

announced his appointment as artistic director and principal conductor. His first concert in these roles was on October 11, 2008, in an all-

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program featuring pianist

Leon Fleisher Leon Fleisher (July 23, 1928 – August 2, 2020) was an American classical pianist, conductor and pedagogue. He was one of the most renowned pianists and pedagogues in the world. Music correspondent Elijah Ho called him "one of the most re ...

performing the

Emperor Concerto The Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, known as the Emperor Concerto in English-speaking countries, is a concerto composed by Ludwig van Beethoven for piano and orchestra. Beethoven composed the concerto in 1809 under salary in Vienna, ...

Instruments

Perlman plays the ''

Soil Stradivarius The ''Soil Stradivarius'' (pronounced ) of 1714 is an antique violin made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644–1737). A product of Stradivari’s golden period, it is considered one of his finest. ''The Soil'' was acquired by ...

'' violin of 1714, formerly owned by

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and considered one of the finest violins made during

Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, ''Stradivarius'', as well as the colloquia ...

's "golden period." Perlman also plays the Guarneri del Gesù 1743 'Sauret' and the Carlo Bergonzi 1740 'ex-Kreisler'.

Personal life

Perlman lives in New York City with his wife, Toby, also a classically trained violinist. They have five children, including Navah Perlman, a

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and

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ian. Perlman is a distant cousin of the Canadian comic and television personality

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. He has

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and was interviewed for ''Tasting the Universe'' by Maureen Seaberg, which is about the condition.

Discography

* ''Tradition'' (1987) * ''Duos'' (1987) * ''Vivaldi: The Four Seasons/3 Violin Concertos'' (1992) * '' Dvořák in Prague: A Celebration'' (Sony Classical, 1994, and Kultur Video, 2007) * ''The American Album'' (1995) * ''In the Fiddler's House'' (1995) * ''Holiday Tradition'' (1998) * ''

Concertos from My Childhood ''Concertos from My Childhood'' is a collection of famous student concertos, performed by Itzhak Perlman. They are all important pieces in violin pedagogy for beginning to intermediate students. The orchestra is from New York's Juilliard School, ...

'' (EMI, 1999) * ''The Essential Itzhak Perlman'' (Sony Classical, 2009) * ''Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul '' (Sony Classical, 2012) with

Yitzchak Meir Helfgot Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot ( he, יצחק מאיר הלפגוט, yi, יצחק מאיר העלפגאט) is an Israeli-born Hasidic Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish Hazzan, cantor, known for his vocal dexterity and range. Like some operatic teno ...

* ''Violin Sonatas'' (Universal Music Classics/Deutsche Grammophon, 2015) * ''The Perlman Sound'' (Warner Classics, 2015) With Andre Previn * ''The Easy Winners'' (Angel Records, 1975) * '' A Different Kind of Blues'' (EMI/Angel, 1980) * ''It's a Breeze'' (EMI/Angel, 1981) With

* ''Side by Side'' (TELARC CD-83341 1994)

Honors and awards

The GENESIS Prize 2016 Press Event (27289506693)

1964:

– Winner *1977:

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) was awarded from 1959 to 2011. From 1967 to 1971, and in 1987, the award was combined with the award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) and aw ...

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

: The Four Seasons *1978:

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance was awarded from 1959 to 2011. The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories; since 2012, recordings in this category have fallen under the Best Small Ensemble Perfor ...

:Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano (w/

) *1978:

Grammy Award for Best Classical Album The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m ...

: Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D *1980:

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: Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra): The Spanish Album *1980:

: Best Chamber Music Performance: Music for Two Violins (w/

) *1980:

: Brahms Violin and Cello Concerto in A Minor (w/ Mstislav Rostropovich) (TIE) *1980:

: Berg: Violin Concerto/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D (TIE) *1981:

: Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration (w/

) *1981:

: Piano Trio in A Minor (w/

Lynn Harrell Lynn Harrell (January 30, 1944 – April 27, 2020) was an American classical cellist. Known for the "penetrating richness" of his sound, Harrell performed internationally as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with major orchestras o ...

) *1982:

: Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor *1987:

: The Complete Piano Trios (w/

) *1987:

: Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 *1990:

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with ...

: The Three Violin Sonatas (w/

Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (; in he, דניאל בארנבוים, born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin. He has been since 1992 General Music Director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeist ...

) *1990:

: Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor/GlazunovL Violin Concerto in A Minor *1995:

: The American Album—Works of Bernstein, Barber, Foss *1997: Elected member of the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...

*2003:

Kennedy Center Honors The Kennedy Center Honors are annual honors given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. They have been presented annually since 1978, culminating each December in a gala celebrating five hono ...

*April 1980: ''

Newsweek magazine ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly online news magazine co-owned 50 percent each by Dev Pragad, its president and CEO, and Johnathan Davis, who has no operational role at ''Newsweek''. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely ...

'' featured Mr. Perlman with a cover story. *1986: Honored with the

Medal of Liberty The Medal of Liberty was awarded in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan as part of the festivities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''). The awarding of this medal took place only once, as ...

by President Reagan. *1992:

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

: Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts: Perlman in Russia *1994:

: Outstanding Individual Achievement: Cultural Programming *1996:

: Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program: Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House *1999:

: Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program: Itzhak Perlman: Fiddling for the Future *2000: Awarded the

National Medal of Arts The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and Patronage, patrons of the arts. A prestigious American honor, it is the highest honor given to artists and ar ...

by President Clinton *2002: Elected member of the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and ...

*2005: Golden Plate Award of the

American Academy of Achievement The American Academy of Achievement, colloquially known as the Academy of Achievement, is a non-profit educational organization that recognizes some of the highest achieving individuals in diverse fields and gives them the opportunity to meet o ...

presented by Awards Council member

Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel (, born Eliezer Wiesel ''Eliezer Vizel''; September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored Elie Wiesel b ...

. *2008:

*2015: Awarded the

by President Obama *2016: Awarded the

Genesis Prize The Genesis Prize ( he, פרס בראשית) is a $1 million annual prize awarded to Jewish people who have achieved significant professional success, in recognition of their accomplishments, contributions to humanity, and commitment to Jewish val ...

by the Prime Minister of Israel. *2017: Subject of the documentary ''Itzhak'' directed by Alison Chernick.

References

External links

Itzhak Perlman Primo Artists
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in the World Concert Artist Directory * *
PBS American Masters: ItzhakItzhak Perlman interview on The Charlie Rose Show
(video), August 9, 2010

March 19, 2011
Itzhak Perlman & John Williams interview on The Charlie Rose Show
(video), August 8, 1997
The Perlman Music Program
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