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Itzhak Perlman

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Itzhak Perlman was born on 31 August 1945 in Tel Aviv. After contracting polio at age four, which left him reliant on leg braces and crutches, he began violin lessons around age five at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He moved to the United States to study with Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School and Meadowmount School of Music, gained national attention on The Ed Sullivan Show, and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1963 before winning the Leventritt Competition in 1964.

Perlman is one of the most celebrated violinists of the 20th and 21st centuries, with a vast discography spanning classical, jazz, klezmer, and film music, including the solo violin for the Schindler’s List soundtrack. He has won 16 Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008), 4 Emmy Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015), Kennedy Center Honors (2003), and the Genesis Prize (2016), and he performed at the 2009 Obama presidential inauguration alongside Yo-Yo Ma.

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Triple Concerto in C Major, Op.56: II.Largo— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo (Live)— Johannes Brahms
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio (Live)— Johannes Brahms
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Live)— Johannes Brahms
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Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551: I. Allegro— Antonio Vivaldi
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Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551: II. Andante— Antonio Vivaldi
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Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551: III. Allegro— Antonio Vivaldi
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Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364: I. Allegro maestoso— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364: II. Andante— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364: III. Presto— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: I. Allegro— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: II. Largo— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: III. Allegro— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: I. Allegro non molto— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: II. Adagio— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: III. Presto— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: I. Allegro— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: II. Adagio molto— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: III. Allegro— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: I. Allegro non molto— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: II. Largo— Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: III. Allegro— Antonio Vivaldi
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