The Spokesman Review

“Superstar” is practically an understatement when applied to Perlman. The renowned Israeli musician taught himself to play the violin using a toy fiddle until he was old enough to study at the Shulamit Conservatory and the Academy of Music in his native Tel Aviv.

He gave his first recital at age 10 and moved to America at 13 to study at the Juilliard School.

After his studies, a career that has taken him around the world and back again has followed. He has released 11 albums, including 2015’s “The Perlman Sound,” as well as three with pianist Andre Previn and one with jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. He also teaches and conducts.

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They love Itzhak Perlman in Davis, CA!

This past weekend a sold out audience enjoyed Itzhak Perlman’s personal stories, career highlights, jokes and music during his ‘An Evening With Itzhak Perlman’ performance at the Mondavi Center in Davis, CA.

While Perlman’s sold-out recitals have been delighting local audiences for more than a decade, this evening will be different – an opportunity to get to know the man behind the music as he speaks from the stage, illustrating his stories with music and multimedia. Classical music’s most prominent ambassador, Perlman has been granted a Kennedy Center Honor, a National Medal of Arts, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama.

Itzhak Perlman’s recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with Carlo Maria Giulini and the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Beethoven String Trios with Pinchas Zukerman and Lynn Harrell is available as part of a box set of Beethoven’s Complete Works, out now on Warner Classics.
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