Itzhak Perlman
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1945-08-31
- Works
- 2
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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
- Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy — Self2025
- Billy Joel: And So It Goes — Self2025
- Music by John Williams — Self - Violinist2024
- Earl. — Self2024
- 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
via TMDB
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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
5 total works indexed
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- Pathogenic human coronavirus infections: causes and consequences of cytokine storm and immunopathology
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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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Key dates
- Born
- 31 August 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jaffa
- Occupation
- pedagogue
- Educated at
- Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
- Employer
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Notable work
- Schindler's List
- Student of
- Dorothy DeLay
Article
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.
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