Itzhak Perlman

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Itzhak Perlman

Tagged as one of the Greatest Violinist for all time, Itzhak Perlman is one of the popular American Classical Singer who rose to fame via "Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin And Piano"

[edit] About

Itzhak Perlman was born on August 31, 1945 at Tel Aviv, Palestine now called Israel. At age four he lost the use of his legs due to polio. Shortly after, he began to study the violin. By age ten he was performing in concerts and recitals with the Israel Broadcasting Orchestra. He studied at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv

He came to New York and soon was propelled into the international arena with an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. After winning a talent competition to appear on American television he obtained scholarships and awards that allowed him to stay in New York and study at the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian. Itzhak made his professional debut playing Wienawski F-sharp minor Concerto at Carnegie Hall in 1963. After winning first prize in the Leventritt Competition in 1964, he entered the highest rank of international violin soloists.

Since then, Itzhak has appeared with every major orchestra and in recitals and festivals throughout the world. He returned to Israel in 1965 with a stunning eight concert and in 1968, made his British debut at Festival Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra.In 1986, he was one of the 12 first-generation US citizens to be honored with the Medal of Liberty by President Ronald Reagan. In 1987, he joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for their concerts in Warsaw and Budapest, as well as other Eastern bloc countries.

He again made history as he joined the Israel Philharmonic for its first visit to the Soviet Union in April/May of 1990 and was cheered by audiences in Moscow and Leningrad who thronged to hear his recital and orchestral performances. In December 1994, Itzhak and the Israel Philharmonic performed in China and India, marking the first time the Philharmonic played in either nation.

In his 50th birthday year, he performed the major violin repertoire in a special concert series in London. His 20 CD set was released in May 1995. In the 2000-2001 season his conducting debuts include engagements with Boston, National and San Francisco symphonies and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Itzhak won the violin soloist for the 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha, along with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He played selections from the musical scores of the movies nominated for "Best Original Score" at the 73rd Academy Awards and at the 78th Academy Awards. The joy of making music has seldom been translated so well and it is this combination of talent and personal charm, which makes him such an outstanding violinist, and the greatest violin virtuoso of our time.

[edit] Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Category
1977	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists for "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons"
1978	Grammy Awards	Best Chamber Music Performance for "Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin And Piano"
1978	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Album for "Brahms: Concerto For Violin In D"
1980	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)for "The Spanish Album"
1980	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist OR Soloists (With Orchestra) for "Brahms: Violin And Cello Concerto In A Minor (Double Concerto)"
1980	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance- Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra) for "Berg: Violin Concerto/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto In D"
1980	Grammy Awards	Best Chamber Music Performance for "Play Music For Two Violins (Moszkowski: Suite For Two Violins/Shostakovich: Duets/Prokofiev: Sonata For Two Violins)"
1981	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra) for "Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration"
1981	Grammy Awards	Best Chamber Music Performance for "Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio In A Minor"
1982	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra) for "Elgar: Violin Concerto In B Minor"
1987	Grammy Awards	Best Chamber Music Performance for "Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios"
1987	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) for "Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 And 4"
1990	Grammy Awards	Best Chamber Music Or Other Small Ensemble Performance for "Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas"
1990	Grammy Awards	Best Chamber Music Or Other Small Ensemble Performance for "Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas"
1990	Grammy Awards	Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra) for "Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor/Glazunov: Violin Concerto In A Minor"
1995	Grammy Awards	Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra) for "The American Album - Works Of Bernstein, Barber, Foss"

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[edit] Tours & Concerts

2008 Tours

January 20, 2008 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA

February 2, 2008 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA

April 5, 2008 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida

April 13, 2008 Curtis M Phillips Center for Performing Arts, Gainesville, Florida

April 14, 2008 Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Newport News, Virginia

April 24, 2008 Jones Hall, Houston, Texas

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Plays Fritz Kreisler 1976	Encores 1979 Angel Records	It's A Breeze 1981	A Different Kind of Blues 1981
Tradition: Popular Jewish Melodies 1987	Duos for Violin and Guitar October 25, 1990 Sony	Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Violin Concerto No. 2 October 25, 1990 EMI Classics	The Four Seasons October 20, 1992
In The Fiddler's House November 14, 1995 Angel Records	Mozart: The Five Violin Concertos July 18, 1995 Deutsche Grammophon	Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 June 13, 1995 Deutsche Grammophon	Cinema Serenade July 29, 1997 Sony
Cinema Serenade II: The Golden Age July 27, 1999 Sony	Beethoven: Violin Concerto January 12, 1999 EMI Classics	Concertos From My Childhood March 19, 1999 EMI Classics	Classic Perlman: Rhapsody April 2, 2002 Sony
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos; Sonata for Two Violins October 21, 2003 EMI Classics	Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" February 11, 2003 EMI Classics	Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Concertone For Two Violins February 14, 2006 Deutsche Grammophon

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[edit] Compilations & Live Releases

Itzhak Perlman Live in Russia July 1, 1991 EMI Classics	Greatest Hits 1993 Deutsche Grammophon	Bits and Pieces 1994 EMI Classics	Live At The Fiddler's House 1996 Angel Records
Holiday Tradition September 8, 1998 Angel Records	Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits 1998 EMI Classics	Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits, Vol.2 2000 EMI Classics	Brahms: Violin Sonatas 1998 EMI Classics
Paganini: 24 Caprices March 14, 2001 EMI Classics	Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concertos 2001 EMI Classics	Bach: Violin Concertos 2001 EMI Classics	Sibelius & Korngold: Violin Concertos; Sinding: Suite October 21, 2003 EMI Classics
Virtuoso Violin January 7, 2003 EMI Classics	The American Album October 21, 2003 EMI Classics	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Itzhak Perlman May 10, 2005