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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2001
- Works
- 5
Top works
- 79 shenot ḥayai ha-rishonot
- William Kapel Memorial Concert
- Hollywood Bowl Symphony concert, July 11, 1946
- My first 79 years
- My first 79 years
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Kremenets/Krzemieniec, Ukrainian People's Republic [now Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine]
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 performing extensively in Israel, a country to which he had close ties since shortly after its founding. Stern received extensive recognition for his work,…
Known for
- The Huberman Festival — Self - Violin2007
- Classic Archive: Istomin/Stern/Rose Trio - Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios2007
- Classic Archive: Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio - Brahms: Trios Nos. 1-32004
- In Search of Peace — Self2001
- Music of the Heart — Self1999
- En lek på blodigt allvar — Self1999
- Small Wonders — Self1996
- The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past — Self1993
- Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music — Self1990
- Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration — Self1988
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920
- Active to
- 2001
Discography
- “Humoresque”: Favorite Violin Encores1965
- The Isaac Stern Collection: The Early Concerto Recordings, Volume I1990
- Concert of the Century1991
- Bach: The Complete Violin Concertos1992
- A Life in Music: Isaac Stern: A Birthday Celebration1995
- A Life in Music, Volume 12: Stravinsky / Rochberg: Violin Concertos1995
- A Life in Music, Volume 22: Encores With Orchestra1995
- A Life in Music, Volume 3: Mozart Violin Concertos Nos. 1-51995
- Trio Sonatas Of Telemann And The Bach Family1995
- A Life in Music, Volume 30: Béla Bartók: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Op. 21 / Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano / Anton Webern: Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 71996
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Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violin virtuoso. Born in Kremenetz, Ukraine, Stern was ten months old when his family moved to San Francisco. He received his first music lessons from his mother before enrolling at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1928 where he studied until 1931 before going on to study privately with Louis Persinger.[1] He returned to the San Francisco Conservatory in 1932 to study with Naoum Blinder for five years. <a href="https://w
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1920-07-21 ) July 21, 1920, Krzemieniec , Poland
- Died
- September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) (aged 81), New York City, US
- Genres
- Classical
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instrument
- Violin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Stern
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kremenets
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Nora Kaye
- Child
- David Stern
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Louis Persinger
- Genre
- classical music
- Image
- Isaac Stern - 1980.JPG
- Residence
- Western Addition
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- Isaac Stern
- date of birth
- 1920-07-21
- date of death
- 2001-09-22
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- name in native language
- Isaac Stern
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violinist.
Born in Poland, Stern moved to the United States when he was 14 months old. Stern performed both nationally and internationally, notably touring the Soviet Union and China, and performing extensively in Israel, a country to which he had close ties since shortly after its founding.
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