Person · Male
Itzhak Perlman
violinist and conductor
- From
- Tel Aviv, United States
- Since
- 1945–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 225
- classical
About
Itzhak Perlman (Hebrew: יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist.
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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. He has won 16 Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and four Emmy Awards.
Discography
Albums
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Franck: Violin Sonata / Brahms: Horn Trio
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Paganini: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy Apple Music
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Paganini 24 Caprices Apple Music
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Violin Concerto no. 2
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Violin Sonatas No. 9 "Kreutzer" & No. 2
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Encores Apple Music
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Saint-Saens: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso / Havanaise / Chausson: Poeme / Ravel: Tzigane
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The Easy Winners
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Violin Concertos, Album 2
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Stravinsky: Divertimento, Suite Italienne & Duo Concertant
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Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Volume 2
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Duos
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Itzhak Perlman Plays Fritz Kreisler Apple Music
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The Four Seasons
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Violin Sonatas, Op. 12 No. 3 & Op. 30 No. 3
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Violin Concerto Apple Music
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Violin Sonatas, Op. 30 Nos. 1 & 2
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Violin Sonatas, Op. 12 No. 1 & Op. 96
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Itzhak Perlman Plays Fritz Kreisler, Album 2
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Duets for Two Violins
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Encores, Volume 2
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A Different Kind of Blues
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Violin Concertos
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Itzhak Perlman Plays Fritz Kreisler, Album 3
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The Spanish Album Apple Music
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Itzhak Perlman & Pinchas Zukerman Play Music for Two Violins
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It's a Breeze
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Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50
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Oboe Quartets
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Berlioz: Rêverie et caprice
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Violin Concerto Apple Music
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Violin Concerto Apple Music
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The Two Violin Concertos
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An Isaac Stern Vivaldi Gala
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The Violin Sonatas: "Kreutzer" / "Spring"
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Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2
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Violinkonzerte nos. 3 & 5
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Violin Sonatas no. 7, op. 30 no. 2 / no. 10, op. 96
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Four Violin Concertos
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Violin Sonatas K. 301, 302, 303, 304
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Violin Concertos in D minor & G minor / Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor
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"Archduke" Trio / Trio no. 7
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Violinsonaten KV 296 / KV 301 / KV 377
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor / Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
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Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
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Sinfonia Concertante K. 364 / Concertone K. 190
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Violin Sonatas nos. 1-3
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The Four Seasons
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Dvorak: Sonatina / 4 Romantische Stucke / Smetana: Aus der Heimat
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Violin Concerto / Sérénade mélancolique
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Violin Concerto no. 1
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Violinkonzerte nos. 3 & 4
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Violinkonzerte nos. 1 & 5 / Adagio für Violine und Orchester KV 261
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Le Quattro Stagioni
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Violinkonzerte nos. 2 & 4
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Violin Concerto / Romance, op. 11
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Tradition: Itzhak Perlman Plays Familiar Jewish Melodies
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Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3
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Saint‐Saëns: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso / Havanaise / Sarasate: Carmen‐Fantasy / Chausson: Poème / Ravel: Tzigane
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My Favourite Kreisler
Live
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Castelnuovo-Tedesco & Ben-Haim: Violin Concertos
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Opening Gala Concert: A John Williams Celebration
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Brahms: Double Concerto / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
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Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
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Violin Concertos
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Beethoven: "Kreutzer" Sonata / Franck: Sonata
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Klezmer 2: Live in the Fiddler's House
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Triple Concerto / Choral Fantasy
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Violinkonzert
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Tchaikovsky Gala in Leningrad
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Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
Compilations
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The Art of Itzhak Perlman
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Itzhak Perlman Essential
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Itzhak Perlman Plays Violin Favorites
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Violin Legend Apple Music
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The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin
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Itzhak Perlman - The Complete RCA and Columbia Collection
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The Violin Sonatas, Cello Sonatas, String Trios & Piano Trios
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Double Concerto / Violin Concerto no. 2 / Violin Concertos / Concerto for Violin and Oboe
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Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
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The Four Seasons / Violin Concertos
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Tradition & Klezmer Apple Music
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Encores Apple Music
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Piano Trios: Complete
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The Complete Warner Recordings
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The Perlman Sound
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John Williams: The Great Movie Soundtracks
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Concertos, Sonatas and more...
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Violin Concertos
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A Different Kind Of Blues • It's A Breeze
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Violin Concertos
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The Essential Itzhak Perlman Apple Music
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Scott Joplin: The Easy Winners & Other Rag-Time Music / André Previn: A Different Kind of Blues
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Itzhak Perlman: The Original Jacket Collection
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Perlman Plays Klezmer Apple Music
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2
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Encores Apple Music
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A Jewish Violin
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The Perlman Edition: Violin Concertos
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The Perlman Edition: Violin Concerto / Romance / Sonatina / 4 Romantic Pieces
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The Perlman Edition: Violin Concerto / Sonatensatz / Hungarian Dances
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Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Sonata for Two Violins
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The Perlman Edition
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The Perlman Edition: Paganini: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Sarasate: "Carmen"
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Classic Perlman: Rhapsody Apple Music
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Virtuoso Violin
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Le Carnaval des animaux / Organ Symphony
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Violin Concertos
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Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits Apple Music
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto / Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2
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Classical Zoo
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À la carte Apple Music
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Saint‐Saëns: Violin Concerto no. 3
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Violin concertos BWV 1041 / 1042 / 1043 / 1060
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Itzhak Perlman Collection, Volume 16: Piano Trio / Méditation / Sérénade mélancolique
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Bits and Pieces
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Great Romantic Concertos
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The 5 Violin Concertos
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The Art of Itzhak Perlman
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The Time - Life Library of Classical Favorites: The Virtuoso Violin
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Ravel: Bolero / La Valse / Rapsodie espagnole / Tzigane
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Greatest Hits
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The Four Seasons / Violin Concertos
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The Sonatas for Piano and Violin
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto no. 3
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Kunstler unserer Generation
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The Violin Sonatas
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Itzhak Perlman Plays Favourite Violin Concertos
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Ravel: Tzigane
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Double Concerto / Violin Concertos
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Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
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Also known as
Yitzhak Perlman · יצחק פרלמן · イツァーク・パールマン
Tags
- conductor
- violin
- violinist
- israeli
- performer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5e85f4f1-a491-4e63-9103-6065c5e997d4
- ISNI
- 0000000110791457
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