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Itzhak Perlman
12+ albums
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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. He toured with the IPO in the spring of 1990 for their first-ever performance in the USSR, with concerts in Moscow and Leningrad, and toured with the IPO again in 1994, performing in China and India. Perlman contracted polio at the age of four. He made a good recovery, learning to walk with the use of crutches. Today, he generally uses crutches for mobility and plays the violin while seated. There is a popular story that, instead of getting up in the middle of a concert to replace a broken string on his violin, he finished the concert with only three strings. However, the story is likely to be an urban legend. Perlman studied at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv before moving to the United States to study at the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay. He made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1963. Soon afterward he began to tour extensively. In addition to an extensive recording career, he has made occasional guest appearances on American television, starting in the 1970s on shows such as The Tonight Show and
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Theme From Schindler's List
51,0592Theme From Schindler's List (Reprise)
19,3613Remembrances
15,3484I Could Have Done More
14,5905Making The List
11,7156Concerto No. 1 in E, RV 269 'Spring' - I: Allegro
11,6497Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 'Summer' - III: Presto
10,9458Concerto No. 1 in E, RV 269 'Spring' - II: Largo
10,7879Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 'Winter' - I: Allegro non molto
10,60410Concerto No. 1 in E, RV 269 'Spring' - III: Allegro
10,327albums
Cinema Serenade
Schindler's List (Soundtrack)
Schindler's List
The Essential Itzhak Perlman
Vivaldi-The Four Seasons and Violin Concertos
Paganini: Violin Concerto No.1 / Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy etc.
Kreisler: Collection
Encores
Bach - Solo Violin Sonatas
Paganini: 24 Caprices
Perlman & Zukerman - Duets for Two Violins
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - 3 Concertos for Violin