Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlmanis an Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and pedagogue. Over the course of his career, Perlman has performed worldwide, and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a State Dinner at the White House honoring Queen Elizabeth II, and a Presidential Inauguration, and he has conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Westchester Philharmonic. In 2015, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionViolinist
Date of Birth31 August 1945
CityTel Aviv, Israel
CountryIsrael
Itzhak Perlman quotes about
I always consider myself lucky that I can actually cry listening to some music.
Perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.
Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
One must always practice slowly. If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly.
One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.
The most important thing to do is really listen.
Never miss an opportunity to teach; when you teach others, you teach yourself.
..I heard Ori Kam and was deeply impressed with his achievements as a violist. His technical and interpretive skills are truly unique. I see a great future for him.
Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled.
I feel that you always pay when you are a child.
A Century of Wisdom is universal and will enrich readers for generations to come.
I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.
If you play something well, I don't care what it is. I mean, I don't play an electric [violin] - I tried. It's actually interesting.
A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays.