With the [[Zionist Organization of America]]'s sponsorship, Perlman began touring cities in the U.S. and Canada as a soloist, and quickly established himself as a leading virtuoso.<ref name="auto"/> He made his [[Carnegie Hall]] debut performing Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1 in 1963 and won the [[Leventritt Competition]] in 1964.<ref name="AmMstrs"/> From 1964 to 1966, Perlman embarked on his first notable concert tour in the United States, performed in 30 cities, including [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Denver]], [[Honolulu]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Seattle]], and [[St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Symphony Orchestra Eighty-Sixth Season 1966-1967: Eleventh Program |url=https://archive.org/details/bostonsymphonysub6667bost/page/n645/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Perlman |website=Archive.org |access-date=February 1, 2024 |pages=645}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso of the Violin |url=https://achievement.org/achiever/itzhak-perlman/ |website=Academy of Achievement}}</ref> Perlman returned twice to the [[Ed Sullivan Show]] in 1964. During the later part of 1964, Perlman gave several concerts in Israel, a tour that concluded with the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto at the [[Mann Auditorium]] in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Predota |first1=George |title=On This Day 31 August: Itzhak Perlman Was Born |url=https://interlude.hk/on-this-day-31-august-itzhak-perlman-was-born/ |website=Interlude |access-date=February 1, 2024 |date=August 31, 2022}}</ref>
With the [[Zionist Organization of America]]'s sponsorship, Perlman began touring cities in the U.S. and Canada as a soloist, and quickly established himself as a leading virtuoso.<ref name="auto"/> He made his [[Carnegie Hall]] debut performing Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1 in 1963 and won the [[Leventritt Competition]] in 1964.<ref name="AmMstrs"/> From 1964 to 1966, Perlman embarked on his first notable concert tour in the United States, performed in 30 cities, including [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Denver]], [[Honolulu]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Seattle]], and [[St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Symphony Orchestra Eighty-Sixth Season 1966-1967: Eleventh Program |url=https://archive.org/details/bostonsymphonysub6667bost/page/n645/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Perlman |website=Archive.org |access-date=February 1, 2024 |pages=645}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso of the Violin |url=https://achievement.org/achiever/itzhak-perlman/ |website=Academy of Achievement}}</ref> Perlman returned twice to the [[Ed Sullivan Show]] in 1964. During the later part of 1964, Perlman gave several concerts in Israel, a tour that concluded with the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto at the [[Mann Auditorium]] in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Predota |first1=George |title=On This Day 31 August: Itzhak Perlman Was Born |url=https://interlude.hk/on-this-day-31-august-itzhak-perlman-was-born/ |website=Interlude |access-date=February 1, 2024 |date=August 31, 2022}}</ref>
Perlman first appeared with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at the [[David Geffen Hall|Philharmonic Hall]] as a soloist on May 9, 1965, playing [[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch)|Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1]] under [[William Steinberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1965 May 09 / Subscription Season / Steinberg |url=https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/42e59c25-50ee-4455-8131-7b5afb7dc4f7-0.1/fullview#page/1/mode/2up |website=Archives New York Philharmonic |access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New York Philharmonic Daily Digital Archives |url=https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/dailydocument/2020-05 |website=New York Phil |access-date=January 17, 2024}}</ref> He debuted with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] with the same concerto on February 17, 1966.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cariaga |first1=Daniel |title=MUSIC REVIEW : Good News Follows Perlman to Bowl |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-12-ca-2081-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=Jul 12, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC CONCLUDES ITS 2012 SUMMER CLASSICAL SEASON AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN PERFORMING TCHAIKOVSKY |url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/1273 |website=LaPhil |access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref> In 1965, Perlman debuted with the [[Cleveland Orchestra]] at [[Severance Hall]] in [[Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto|Tchaikovsky's Violin Concert]] under [[Louis Lane]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Donald |title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: "second to none" |date=2000 |publisher=Gray |page=365 |isbn=978-1-886228-24-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CU99mBhbcxoC&q=itzhak%20perlman%20cleveland%20orchestra%20debut |access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref> He debuted with the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] at the [[Ravinia Festival]] on August 4, 1966, in [[Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto|Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto]] with conductor [[Thomas Schippers]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Classical Music: Chicago Plans 3 Subscription Pkgs. |magazine=Billboard |date=September 17, 1966 |volume=72}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Ravinia Festival Opens June 28 |journal=Musical Leader and Concert Goer |date=1966 |volume=98 |issue=9 |page=5}}</ref> Perlman made his debut with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] on December 16, 1966, playing [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]'s [[Violin Concerto No. 2 (Prokofiev)|Violin Concerto No. 2]] under [[Erich Leinsdorf]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Symphony Orchestra Eighty-Sixth Season 1966-1967: Eleventh Program |url=https://archive.org/details/bostonsymphonysub6667bost/page/n645/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Perlman |website=Archive.org |access-date=February 1, 2024 |pages=645}}</ref>
Perlman first appeared with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at the [[David Geffen Hall|Philharmonic Hall]] as a soloist on May 9, 1965, playing [[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch)|Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1]] under [[William Steinberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1965 May 09 / Subscription Season / Steinberg |url=https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/42e59c25-50ee-4455-8131-7b5afb7dc4f7-0.1/fullview#page/1/mode/2up |website=Archives New York Philharmonic |date=May 9, 1965 |access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New York Philharmonic Daily Digital Archives |url=https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/dailydocument/2020-05 |website=New York Phil |access-date=January 17, 2024}}</ref> He debuted with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] with the same concerto on February 17, 1966.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cariaga |first1=Daniel |title=MUSIC REVIEW : Good News Follows Perlman to Bowl |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-12-ca-2081-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=Jul 12, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC CONCLUDES ITS 2012 SUMMER CLASSICAL SEASON AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN PERFORMING TCHAIKOVSKY |url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/1273 |website=LaPhil |access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref> In 1965, Perlman debuted with the [[Cleveland Orchestra]] at [[Severance Hall]] in [[Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto|Tchaikovsky's Violin Concert]] under [[Louis Lane]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Donald |title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: "second to none" |date=2000 |publisher=Gray |page=365 |isbn=978-1-886228-24-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CU99mBhbcxoC&q=itzhak%20perlman%20cleveland%20orchestra%20debut |access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref> He debuted with the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] at the [[Ravinia Festival]] on August 4, 1966, in [[Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto|Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto]] with conductor [[Thomas Schippers]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Classical Music: Chicago Plans 3 Subscription Pkgs. |magazine=Billboard |date=September 17, 1966 |volume=72}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Ravinia Festival Opens June 28 |journal=Musical Leader and Concert Goer |date=1966 |volume=98 |issue=9 |page=5}}</ref> Perlman made his debut with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] on December 16, 1966, playing [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]'s [[Violin Concerto No. 2 (Prokofiev)|Violin Concerto No. 2]] under [[Erich Leinsdorf]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Symphony Orchestra Eighty-Sixth Season 1966-1967: Eleventh Program |url=https://archive.org/details/bostonsymphonysub6667bost/page/n645/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Perlman |website=Archive.org |access-date=February 1, 2024 |pages=645}}</ref>
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While primarily a solo artist, Perlman has performed with a number of other musicians, including [[Yo-Yo Ma]], [[Pinchas Zukerman]], [[Jessye Norman]], [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], [[Isaac Stern]], and [[Yuri Temirkanov]] at the 150th anniversary celebration of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]] in Leningrad in December 1990.
While primarily a solo artist, Perlman has performed with a number of other musicians, including [[Yo-Yo Ma]], [[Pinchas Zukerman]], [[Jessye Norman]], [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], [[Isaac Stern]], and [[Yuri Temirkanov]] at the 150th anniversary celebration of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]] in Leningrad in December 1990.
As well as playing and recording the classical music for which he is best known, Perlman has also played [[jazz]], including an album made with jazz pianist [[Oscar Peterson]]; [[klezmer]]; and [[bluegrass music]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk2eR1epPMs | title=John Denver and Itzhak Perlman playing Bluegrass | website=[[YouTube]] | date=December 30, 2011 }}</ref> He has been a soloist in a number of film scores, such as the theme of the [[1993 film]] ''[[Schindler's List]]'' by [[John Williams]], which won an [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]. More recently, he was the violin soloist in the [[2005 film]] ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' along with cellist [[Yo-Yo Ma]]. Perlman played selections from the musical scores of the movies nominated for "Best Original Score" at the [[73rd Academy Awards]] with Ma<ref>{{cite book |last=Pincus |first=Andrew |date=2002 |title=Musicians with a Mission: Keeping the Classical Tradition Alive |url= |location= |publisher=UPNE |page=47 |isbn=9781555535162}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/photos/ny-academy-awards-oscars-2001-after-parties-20210422-qbwzwvijsbgczfzl2gc73pixbm-photogallery.html|title=20 years later: Stars at the 2001 Academy Awards and after-parties|date=April 21, 2021|website=New York Daily News}}</ref> and at the [[78th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/14/itzhak-perlman-at-the-fox-is-example-of-quintessen/|title=Itzhak Perlman at the Fox is the epitome of true mastery | The Spokesman-Review|website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>
As well as playing and recording the classical music for which he is best known, Perlman has also played [[jazz]], including an album made with jazz pianist [[Oscar Peterson]]; [[klezmer]]; and [[bluegrass music]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk2eR1epPMs | title=John Denver and Itzhak Perlman playing Bluegrass | website=[[YouTube]] | date=December 30, 2011 }}</ref> He has been a soloist in a number of film scores, such as the theme of the [[1993 film]] ''[[Schindler's List]]'' by [[John Williams]], which won an [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]. More recently, he was the violin soloist in the [[2005 film]] ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' along with cellist [[Yo-Yo Ma]]. Perlman played selections from the musical scores of the movies nominated for "Best Original Score" at the [[73rd Academy Awards]] with Ma<ref>{{cite book |last=Pincus |first=Andrew |date=2002 |title=Musicians with a Mission: Keeping the Classical Tradition Alive |url= |location= |publisher=UPNE |page=47 |isbn=9781555535162}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/photos/ny-academy-awards-oscars-2001-after-parties-20210422-qbwzwvijsbgczfzl2gc73pixbm-photogallery.html|title=20 years later: Stars at the 2001 Academy Awards and after-parties|date=April 21, 2021|website=New York Daily News}}</ref> and at the [[78th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/14/itzhak-perlman-at-the-fox-is-example-of-quintessen/|title=Itzhak Perlman at the Fox is the epitome of true mastery | The Spokesman-Review|website=www.spokesman.com|date=January 14, 2020 }}</ref>
Perlman was born in 1945 in Tel Aviv. His parents, Chaim and Shoshana Perlman, were Jewish natives of Poland and had independently emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in the mid-1930s before they met and later married. Perlman contracted polio at age four and has walked using leg braces and crutches since then[2] and plays the violin while seated. Template:As of, he uses crutches or an electric scooter for mobility.[3]
When Perlman was three years old, he sat and listened attentively to a violin recital on the radio, which inspired him to become a violinist. His mother soon bought him a toy violin, and he quickly taught himself to play melodies. His parents tried to enroll him at the Shulamit Conservatory, but he was denied admission for being too small to hold a violin.[4] Despite his handicap, he began learning the violin a year later. His first teacher was a café violinist. At age five, Perlman was admitted to the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv (now the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music), where he studied for eight years with Rivka Goldgart, a violin teacher of Russian origin, and gave his first recital at age ten.[5][6] He moved to the United States at age 13 to study violin at the Juilliard School in New York City and the Meadowmount School of Music in Essex County, New York,[1] with Ivan Galamian and his assistant Dorothy DeLay.[7]
In addition to an extensive recording and performance career, Perlman has continued to make appearances on television shows such as The Tonight Show and Sesame Street as well as playing at a number of White House functions.
In 2015, on a classical music program titled The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center produced by WQXR in New York City, it was revealed that Perlman performed the uncredited violin solo on the 1989 Billy Joel song "The Downeaster Alexa".
Perlman played at the state dinner attended by Queen Elizabeth II on May 7, 2007, in the East Room at the White House.[31]
He performed John Williams's "Air and Simple Gifts" at the 2009 inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama along with Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano), and Anthony McGill (clarinet). The quartet played live, but the music played simultaneously over speakers and on television was a recording made two days earlier due to concerns that the cold weather could damage the instruments. Perlman was quoted as saying: "It would have been a disaster if we had done it any other way."[32]
On November 2, 2018, Perlman reprised the 60th anniversary of his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show as a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[33]
Teaching
In 1975, Perlman accepted a faculty post at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. In 2003, he was named the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Chair in Violin Studies at the Juilliard School, succeeding his teacher, Dorothy DeLay. He also teaches students one-on-one at the Perlman Music Program on Long Island, NY, rarely holding master classes.
The Perlman Music Program
The Perlman Music Program, founded in 1994 by Perlman's wife, Toby Perlman, and Suki Sandler, started as a summer camp for exceptional string musicians between the ages of 12 and 18.[34] Over time, it expanded to a yearlong program. Students have the chance to have Perlman coach them before they play at venues such as the Sutton Place Synagogue and public schools.[35] By introducing students to each other and requiring them to practice together, the program strives to have musicians who would otherwise practice alone develop a network of friends and colleagues. Rather than remain isolated, participants in the program find an area where they belong.[36]
Conducting
At the beginning of the new millennium, Perlman began to conduct.[37] He took the post of principal guest conductor at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He served as music advisor to the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2002 to 2004. In November 2007, the Westchester Philharmonic announced his appointment as artistic director and principal conductor. His first concert in these roles was on October 11, 2008, in an all-Beethoven program featuring pianist Leon Fleisher performing the Emperor Concerto.
Perlman lives in New York City with his wife, Toby, also a classically trained violinist. They have five children, including Navah Perlman, a concert pianist and chamber musician. Perlman is a distant cousin of the Canadian comic and television personality Howie Mandel.[39] He has synesthesia and was interviewed for Tasting the Universe by Maureen Seaberg, which is about the condition.[40]
Discography
From 1960s
Prokofieff: Concerto No.2 in G Minor / Sibelius: Concerto in D Minor (RCA Victor, 1967)
Franck: Sonata for Violin & Piano (Vladimir Ashkenazy) in A Major / Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn (Barry Tuckwell) and Piano in E flat Major (London Records, 1969)
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