Artist

Itzhak Perlman

Genre: Classical ,Chamber Music ,Concerto ,Orchestral/Easy Listening ,Jewish Music ,Classical Crossover ,Folksongs ,Global Jazz ,Bop

Origin: U.S.A

Active: 1958 - Present

Biography

Renowned for his masterful command of the violin, precise attention to detail, and straightforward interpretive style, Israeli artist Itzhak Perlman enjoys worldwide acclaim for his commanding performances of works from the 19th and 20th centuries. Polio struck when he was four, leaving him unable to use his legs, yet he soon commenced lessons at Shulamit High School in Tel-Aviv. By the time he reached ten, he was already appearing in recitals and concerts alongside the Israel Broadcasting Orchestra. A successful talent competition secured him a spot on American television, which in turn brought scholarships and prizes that financed his move to New York for studies at the Juilliard School under Galamian. His first professional engagement took place at Carnegie Hall; two years later, in 1964, he captured the Leventritt Memorial Competition, opening doors to collaborations with numerous American ensembles, among them the New York Philharmonic. In 1965 he returned to his homeland for a series of performances across Israel, and three years afterward he made his initial appearance in Britain, joining the London Symphony Orchestra at Festival Hall. During the 1968-9 season he took part in the London South Bank Summer Music Series, and in 1970 he established a violin master class at Meadowbrook Festival in the United States.

Albums

Great Chamber Works with Itzhak Perlman

The Essential Itzhak Perlman

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin by Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler, Tchaikovsky.

Great Violin Encores

Great Violin Sonatas

Itzhak Perlman Plays Bach

Itzhak Perlman Plays Bach & Vivaldi

Itzhak Perlman Plays Mozart & Beethoven

Shostakovich: 3 Duets for 2 Violins & Piano, Op. 97d: I. Prelude (Version for 2 Violins and Orchestra)

Itzhak Perlman Plays Tchaikovsky

Itzhak Perlman - Selected Highlights from The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Op. 47

Collaborations - Works by Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Halvorsen, Walton and Williams

Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 & Violin Sonata in D Major No. 2, Op. 94bis

Mozart: Duos for Violin and Viola, K. 423 - 424 & Leclair: Sonata No. 4 for 2 Violins

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 & Dvorák: Romance in F Minor, Op. 11

Perlman & Argerich play Schumann, Bach & Brahms

Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon & Decca

Itzhak Perlman - The Complete Warner Recordings 1972 -1980

Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61

Tradition & Klezmer

Bach, JS: Complete Sonatas & Partitas

Brahms: Piano Trios Nos 1 - 3

Brahms: Double Concerto - Mendelssohn, Stravinsky & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos

Bach, JS: Violin Concertos & Double Concertos

Oboe Quartets & Trio Sonatas

Perlman & Zukerman play Music for Two Violins

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons & Violin Concertos

Previn: A Different Kind of Blues & It's a Breeze

Paganini: 24 Caprices

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux - Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

The American Album

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" - Franck: Violin Sonata

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Scottish Fantasy

Perlman & Domingo - Together

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No. 2 - Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1

Stravinsky: Divertimento, Suite Italienne & Duo Concertant

Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5

Bach, JS: Violin Concertos (after Keyboard Originals)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco & Ben-Haim: Violin Concertos

Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2

Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio

Duets for Two Violins

Perlman & Zukerman - Duets for Two Violins

The Spanish Album

Perlman plays Saint-Saëns, Chausson & Ravel

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Kim & Starer: Violin Concertos

The Easy Winners & Other Rag-Time Music of Scott Joplin

Goldmark: Violin Concerto - Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen

Korngold & Conus: Violin Concertos

Perlman plays Dvorák & Smetana

Brahms: Violin Concerto

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2

Fauré & Strauss Violin Sonatas

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Violin Concertos RV 199 "Il sospetto", RV 356 & RV 347

Itzhak Perlman plays Fritz Kreisler

Ernest Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21

Itzhak Perlman Plays Concertos & Sonatas

Itzhak Perlman - A Portrait

Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul

Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 - 1006

Brahms & Dvořák: Violin Concertos

Joplin, Previn: Ragtime & Blues

Selections from Cinema Serenade/Cinema Serenade 2

Beethoven & Dohnányi: Serenades

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole - Ravel: Tzigane

Perlman plays Klezmer

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 -2 & Songs Without Words

Bruch & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

Beethoven & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

Violin Encores: Perlman

Beethoven: Complete String Trios

Mozart: Violin Sonatas K. 301, 304, 378 & 526

Best Of/20th Century

Perlman reDiscovered

Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos: Classic Library Series

Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 & 4 Hungarian Dances

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 41, 'Jupiter'

Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Sinding: Suite

Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Romance, Sonatina & Four Romantic Pieces

Beethoven: Archduke & Ghost Piano Trios

Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 1 - 4 "Gassenhauer" & "Kakadu" Variations

Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3, Duets - Glazunov: Violin Concerto

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Adagio & Fugue / Symphony No. 41

Tchaikovsky / Shostakovich: Violin Concertos

Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits: Volume II

Mozart: The Violin Sonatas

Tchaikovsky & Sibelius: Violin Concertos - Dvorák: Romance

Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits

Concertos from My Childhood

Tchaikovsky, Dvorák & Sibelius: Works for Violin & Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto - Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2

Cinema Serenade

Brahms: Double Concerto, Op. 102 & Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Op. 64

Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Choral Fantasy

Wieniawski: Works for Violin

Debussy: Violin Sonata; Cello Sonata/Ravel: Piano Trio

Bits and Pieces

Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Op. 98 & Double Concerto, Op. 102

Great Violin Concertos

Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violins Concertos, RV 199 "Il sospetto", 347 & 356

J.S. Bach: Arias for Soprano and Violin

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto & Sérénade mélancolique

Dvorák: Violin Concerto

Beethoven: Violin Concerto & 2 Romances

A Tribute to Jascha Heifetz

Brahms: Double Concerto

Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Romance for Violin

Brahms: The 3 Violin Sonatas

My Favourite Kreisler

Brahms: Double Concerto - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto

Bach: Solo Violin Sonatas

My Favorite Kreisler

Paganini & Giuliani: Violin & Guitar Duos

Sarasate: Carmen-Fantasy / Ravel: Tzigane / Saint-Saëns: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso; Havanaise / Chausson: Poème

Khachaturian: Violin Concerto - Tchaikovsky: Méditation

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy

Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos

Chausson: Concert for Violin, Piano & String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos .5 "Spring" & 9 "Kreutzer"

Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No.3 / Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No.2

Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios

Ravel: Concerto en sol, Concerto pour la main gauche & Tzigane

Franck: Violin Sonata / Brahms: Horn Trio

Live

Violin Concerto (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 13, 1959)

Violin Concerto (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 2, 1958)

Introduction et Rondo capriccioso (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, April 26, 1964)

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Glazunov: Violin Concerto (Live)

Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 & Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Live)