“So, I was slicing away. I looked up and sitting before me was Itzhak Perlman. Mr. Perlman is a regular at Zabar’s — you know, like Woody Allen’s mother. He’s been shopping here for years. He is held in such high esteem that the store manager assigns one of the sub-managers to walk around the store with Perlman to help with any difficulties he might encounter while shopping because he now uses a wheelchair ..”

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Itzhak Perlman’s home videos have been going viral with over 6 million views across all his social media channels over the last 8 weeks. The maestro shares a story to help brighten up your day!

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‪A little something to brighten your day… ‬

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Enjoy this 1978 CMS performance of works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Mendelssohn, featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.

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Tonight we're excited to share CMS's first ever Live From Lincoln Center production from 1978! Here are flutist Paula Robison, violinist Itzak Perlman, and violist Jaime Laredo rehearsing for the broadcast. Tune in to Facebook at 5:30 PM ET to watch! . . . #cmslc #livefromlincolncenter #itzhakperlman #paularobinson #jaimelaredo

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Itzhak Perlman’s home videos have been going viral with over 6 million views across all his social media channels over the last 8 weeks. The maestro shares his funny stories, fond memories and musical musings to help brighten up your day!

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Itzhak Perlman’s New York Philharmonic’s “Play On” Broadcast will take place next Thursday, May 28, 7:30pm EDT on the NY Phil’s Facebook page (and on-demand afterwards on nyphil.org/playson)!

The New York Philharmonic will rebroadcast the 1982 Great Performances episode featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman performing the Mendelssohn and Brahms Violin Concertos, conducted by David Zinman; Mr. Perlman also plays and leads the Orchestra in Winter from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. The broadcast will be preceded by a recently recorded interview between Itzhak Perlman and his fellow Board Member, Alec Baldwin.

In addition to these broadcasts, the New York Philharmonic aims to provide comfort and connection to millions of classical music fans worldwide through NY Phil Plays On, a new portal for free digital content. Available at nyphil.org/playson, the portal currently includes full concert broadcasts; musicians performing and collaborating from afar in the We Are NY Phil @ Home series; episodes of the award-winning radio program The New York Philharmonic This Week, hosted by Alec Baldwin; video of Young People’s Concerts; and highlights from the New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives.