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Itzhak Perlman
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Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli and American violinist, conductor, professor, and pedagogue. Born on August 31, 1945, in Jaffa, he has resided in New York City. His musical career began in 1958, and he performs in the classical music genre. Perlman has studied under Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
He has received the National Medal of Arts, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Kennedy Center Honors. Perlman has been employed by Brooklyn College and the Juilliard School, where he was also educated. He has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, with notable works including *Ragtime* and *Three Pieces from Schindler's List*. He lives with medical conditions including poliomyelitis and synesthesia.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Ragtime
- Three Pieces from Schindler's List
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Film & TV
Acting · Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]
Itzhak Perlman (Hebrew: יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and music teacher. Perlman has performed worldwide, and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a State Dinner at the White House honoring Queen Elizabeth II, and at President Barack Obama's inauguration. He has conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia…
Known for
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- Before — Drake2024
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten — Self - Guest2022
- Here Today — Himself2021
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self2019
- Mister Rogers: It's You I Like — Self2018
- Tree of Life: A Concert for Peace and Unity — Self2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1945
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 208,484
- Total plays
- 2,676,497
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Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) (in Jaffa, now part of Tel Aviv) is an Israeli virtuoso violinist and teacher. He is regarded as one of the greatest violinists of the late 20th century, and is certainly among the most famous. He began to study in Tel Aviv after hearing the violin being played on the radio. During 1987, he joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) for their concerts in Warsaw and Budapest, as well as other Eastern bloc countries. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Itz
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1945-08-31 ) August 31, 1945 (age 80) , Tel Aviv , Mandatory Palestine
- Occupations
- Classical violinist, conductor
- Years active
- 1958–present
- Spouse
- Toby Friedlander ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
- Genres
- Classical
- Instrument
- Violin
- Labels
- Angel CBS Sony London EMI Classics Deutsche Grammophon Warner BMG
- Website
- itzhakperlman .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jaffa
- Occupation
- professor
- Educated at
- Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
- Employer
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Notable work
- Schindler's List
- Student of
- Dorothy DeLay
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Official website
- itzhakperlman.com
- Image
- Itzhak Perlman violinist 1984.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
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- Itzhak Perlman
- date of birth
- 1945-08-31
- medical condition
- synesthesia
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- owner of
- Soil
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- name in native language
- יצחק פרלמן
- described at URL
- www.ipo.co.il/artist/יצחק-פרלמן
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Encyclopedic overview
Itzhak Perlman (Hebrew: יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist. He has performed worldwide and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a state dinner for Elizabeth II at the White House in 2007, and at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama. He has conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Westchester Philharmonic. In 2015, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Perlman has won 16 Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and four Emmy Awards.
Early life
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