Itzhak Perlman Movies
- 1982
This video profiles the life and work of virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman. Born in Israel in 1945, Perlman came to the United States as a young prodigy to be a part of Ed Sullivan's Caravan of Stars. He became the most acclaimed violinist of his generation, performing the most difficult violin pieces ever written. The film features an interview with the engaging Perlman, as well as insights from colleagues and friends about the remarkable gifts of this talented musician and world ambassador. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Stern, Perlman and Zuckerman perform with the New York Philharmonic. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1978
The life of celebrated classical violinist Itzhak Perlman marks one of the most inspirational accounts in the history of western music. Though Perlman demonstrated prodigious instrumental leanings from the age of 3 1/2 , a contraction of polio merely a few months after led doctors to write off his musical career as impossible thanks to extreme physical handicaps. Not only did Perlman disprove the medics' predictions, he of course quickly established himself as one of the most formidable violinists in the western world. Christopher Nupen's documentary Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist tells this remarkable story. The Allegro release is supplemented by extras including the documentary portraits Jacqueline du Pré Remembered and The Trout Remembered, and performances by Perlman of two Bach Partitas (one D Minor and one E Major, shot at St. John's in London's Smith Square. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
