Itzhak Perlman
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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"
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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.
Awards & Certifications
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| 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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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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Discography
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 It's A Breeze
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 The Four Seasons
October 20, 1992 |
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Contemporaries
Trivia
- He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
