Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then Palestine, in nineteen forty-five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen vatandaş of the world. He has played in almost hemen hemen every major büyük city.
He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television.
Itzhak Perlman suffered acı çekmek from polio çocuk felci at the age of four. The disease damaged zarar vermek his legs. He uses a wheelchair tekerlekli sandalye or walks with the aid yardım of crutches koltuk değneği on his arms.
But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special özel gift hüner.
At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear görünmek on television. His playing earned kazandırmak him the financial aid to attend katılmak the Juilliard School in New York.
In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame ün had begun.
His music is full of power güç and strength kuvvet. It can be sad or joyful neşeli,loud yüksek or soft yumuşak. But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate geçirmek the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver iletmek.
Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you that it is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as olarak the music from his violin changes.
He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark asık suratlı and threatening tehditkar when the music seems dark and threatening.
In nineteen-eighty six, President Ronald Reagan honored onurlandırmak Itzhak Perlman with a Medal of Liberty. In two-thousand, President Bill Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Arts. Several major universities have awarded him honors. He continues to receive almak honors for his music.
Today, Itzhak Perlman is also busy leading orchestras. He appears on television. He teaches young musicians. He has worked with most of the top young violinists. He has recorded every major work for the violin, and has also recorded jazz,ragtime kesik tempolu caz müziği and Jewish yahudi folk halk music.
Years ago a reporter asked Itzhak Perlman why he did not play the Violin Concerto in D Major by Beethoven. He answered that he would play it when he had more experience. He has since played it and recorded it several birkaç times.
For a few moments, close your eyes and imagine you are in a theater. In front of us is the stage.To the left sol tarafta, Itzhak Perlman sits in his chair, near the conductor orkestra şefi. The orchestra has already played the first two movements of Beethoven's D Major Concerto. The violin leads us to the third, and immediately hemen announces the major theme.
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