11 Quotes & Sayings By Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman is a major solo performer on the violin. He belongs to a family of great musicians, and he grew up playing the violin from the age of four. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Itzhak played violin in his youth orchestra and first attended a conservatory at the age of fourteen. He studied privately with famed violin teacher Moshe Rudas and graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music at twenty-one with a Bachelor's degree in Violin Performance Read more

He was the Juilliard School's youngest ever student to win a scholarship, having been admitted as a candidate for a Master's degree at eighteen.

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This has been my vocation to make music of what remains. Itzhak Perlman
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Ask many of us who are disabled what we would like in life and you would be surprised how few would say 'Not to be disabled.' We accept our limitations. Itzhak Perlman
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I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin. Itzhak Perlman
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I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on. Itzhak Perlman
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'Kol Nidrei' is probably the most important prayer in the Jewish religion. It comes on the evening of Yom Kippur. There are so many different renditions of it. Itzhak Perlman
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An amazing gift in a young child is, in some ways, an abnormality. Itzhak Perlman
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I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time. Itzhak Perlman
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It is good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of what's going on. It can be a very positive thing. Itzhak Perlman
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Trust your ability! Itzhak Perlman
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For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop. Itzhak Perlman