Itzhak Perlman marked the 53rd anniversary of his first appear­ance with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Ravinia Festival over the past weekend.

“Perlman performed Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with a degree of spontaneity and commitment one might not necessarily expect in a piece he has performed uncounted times,” wrote Howard Reich for the Chicago Tribune. READ MORE

Photo credit: Patrick Gipson

Friends, neighbors and music lovers will be attending the Perlman Music Program gala 25th Anniversary celebration this weekend.

Festivities to honor founders Toby and Itzhak Perlman include a beachfront reception, celebration concert, and dinner with a silent auction on Friday, July 26 at the PMP campus on Shore Road in Shelter Island.

PMP’s story began in 1994 when Toby and Itzhak Perlman arranged a two-week summer program at their home in East Hampton. With the support of donors, Perlman Music Program purchased the former Peconic Lodge property on Shelter Island in 2000.

The Perlman Music Program has expanded to include a spring chamber music workshop, an alumni recital series and music residencies in Sarasota and Israel.

Events in honor of the 25th Anniversary are planned through the summer. PMP alumni are heading to Shelter Island this fall to take part in the Stires-Stark Recital Series.

Students enrolled this year in PMP’s signature Summer Music Program arrived on the Island in late June. They’ll offer free Works in Progress concerts weekly through mid-August.

Revered violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman discusses his latest venture teaching the next generation of violinists with Christiane Amanpour on her PBS show, Amanpour & Company.

Amanpour & Company is a late-night global-affairs interview television program hosted by Christiane Amanpour. The hour-long show premiered on PBS on September 10, 2018, as an expanded version of the CNN International show, Amanpour, augmented with interviews by correspondents at the WNET studios in New York. The show features in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers.

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Alison Chernick’s award-winning documentary “Itzhak the Film” is opening in theaters today in Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung and more!

PHOTO CREDIT: Don Ipock for Harriman-Jewell Series

Itzhak Perlman’s new program ‘An Evening with Itzhak Perlman’ premiered this past weekend at the Kauffamn Center of the Performing Arts’
Helzberg Hall in Kansas City.

This intimate multi-media evening of music and storytelling featuring Perlman sharing anecdotes from his early life and extraordinary career was performed with his longtime pianist Rohan De Silva.

Upcoming Tour dates:

November 14, 2019: Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State – Eisenhower Auditorium – State College, PA

January 11, 2020: Mondavi Center – Jackson Hall – Davis, CA

January 20, 2020: McCallum Theatre – Palm Desert, CA

January 21, 2020: UCSB Arts & Lectures – Granada Theatre – Santa Barbara, CA

February 29, 2020: Mesa Arts Center – Mesa, AZ

April 25, 2020: State Theatre New Jersey – New Brunswick, NJ

“This new program is the culmination of many years of Itzhak Perlman being urged to share the story of his early years and career through anecdotes, musical pieces and personal photos from his archives,” says Executive Producer, Charlotte Lee, Founder of Primo Artists. “It will be a first-ever experience for audiences to learn more about the extraordinary 13-year-old boy who became a household name over 60 years ago. I am delighted that we will take this unique and special program to audiences around the world very soon.”