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| Violinist Itzhak Perlman | |
|---|---|
| Name | Itzhak Perlman |
| Caption | Perlman in 2012 |
| Birth date | 1945-08-31 |
| Birth place | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Occupation | Violinist, conductor, teacher |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
Violinist Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-American violinist celebrated for interpretations of Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Gustav Mahler whose career spans concerto appearances, chamber music, and media performances on stages including Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. Trained at the Israel Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School and under teachers associated with the Polish School of Violin, Perlman has collaborated with conductors and ensembles such as Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.
Born in Tel Aviv in 1945 to Polish-Jewish immigrants who survived World War II and the Holocaust, Perlman began studying violin with his father and with local teachers at the Israel Conservatory of Music before moving to the United States to study with Ivan Galamian and Ivan Galamian's associates at the Juilliard School under pedagogues connected to the Russian violin tradition and the Franco-Belgian school (bowing). He won early competitions including the Polish Philharmonic competitions and rose to international attention after success at the Queen Elisabeth Competition and the Leventritt Competition, engagements that led to debuts at venues such as Carnegie Hall and tours with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta.
Perlman's breakthrough performances included televised appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, at the White House for President Jimmy Carter and at inaugurations associated with United States Presidential inaugurations, and collaborations with artists from Itzhak Perlman's generation including Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, Isaac Stern and Mstislav Rostropovich. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra, working with conductors including Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis, Kurt Masur, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Sir Simon Rattle. Perlman has played at festivals including the Salzburg Festival, the Tanglewood Festival, the Aldeburgh Festival and the Verbier Festival, and has participated in crossover projects with musicians from Stevie Wonder to Sting and appearances on programs such as Sesame Street and the NBC network telecasts of the Emmy Awards and Grammy Awards.
Perlman's discography spans solo, concerto and chamber recordings on labels including Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical, Columbia Records and EMI Classics, with staple recordings of Bach's Partitas and Sonatas, Beethoven Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and Brahms Violin Concerto. He has championed works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Samuel Barber, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo de Sarasate and Maurice Ravel, and recorded chamber repertoire with ensembles such as the Guarneri Quartet, the Juilliard String Quartet and pianists including Emil Gilels, Daniel Barenboim and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Perlman's recordings of Vivaldi's concerti and Paganini's caprices, as well as contemporary pieces by John Williams, Steve Reich and Osvaldo Golijov, illustrate a wide stylistic range captured in studio and live recordings disseminated through international distributors and broadcast by networks such as the BBC and NPR.
Perlman has received numerous honors including multiple Grammy Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and honorary doctorates from institutions such as Yale University, Harvard University and the Juilliard School. He has been awarded prizes from organizations including the Royal Philharmonic Society, the Grammy Hall of Fame, and national arts councils of Israel and the United States. Recognition has come from civic bodies like the City of New York and cultural institutions such as the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Royal Academy of Music.
As a faculty member at the Juilliard School and a recurring artist at the Israel Academy of Music and the New England Conservatory, Perlman has taught masterclasses at the Royal College of Music, the Curtis Institute of Music and the Conservatoire de Paris, mentoring violinists who have pursued careers with ensembles including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. He founded and directed programs at the Perlman Music Program and has served on juries for competitions like the Queen Elisabeth Competition, the Tchaikovsky Competition and the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, influencing pedagogy associated with teachers such as Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay.
After contracting poliomyelitis as a child and later undergoing surgeries related to mobility, Perlman has used a mobility aid while maintaining a performing career that includes appearances on Saturday Night Live, the Metropolitan Opera stage, and benefit concerts for organizations such as United Nations Children's Fund and UNESCO. He has advocated for accessibility in concert halls including Carnegie Hall and institutions like the Juilliard School, and has worked with disability rights groups and medical researchers at institutions such as Johns Hopkins University and Massachusetts General Hospital to raise awareness of poliomyelitis's long-term effects and rehabilitation therapies.
Perlman resides in New York City and has family ties to cultural centers in Tel Aviv and the United Kingdom; his collaborations with soloists and conductors have contributed to recordings and live performances preserved by archives such as the Library of Congress, the British Library and the Israeli National Library. His influence is evident in the programming of orchestras like the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, in the curricula of conservatories such as the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, and in the careers of students who hold positions with ensembles including the Berlin Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. Perlman's legacy is marked by a blend of virtuosic performance, pedagogical impact, and public engagement acknowledged by institutions such as the Kennedy Center, the United States Congress and cultural festivals including the Salzburg Festival.
Category:Violinists Category:Israeli musicians Category:American musicians