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Israeli-American violinist and conductor (born 1945)

Person · Open Library

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  • Ragtime
  • Three Pieces from Schindler's List

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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

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  • Music by John Williams — Self - Violinist2024
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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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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1945
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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

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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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itzhakperlman.com
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Itzhak Perlman violinist 1984.jpg
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Itzhak Perlman
date of birth
1945-08-31
start of work period
1958-00-00
name in native language
יצחק פרלמן
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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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