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1by Williams, John, 1932-Other Authors: “…Perlman, Itzhak 1945-…”
Published 1993
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Itzhak Perlman
![Perlman before playing [[The Star-Spangled Banner]] at [[Citi Field]] in New York City in 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Itzhak_Perlman.jpg)
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Itzhak Perlman (; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist. He has performed worldwide and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a state dinner for Elizabeth II at the White House in 2007, and at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama. He has conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Westchester Philharmonic. In 2015, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Perlman has won 16 Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and four Emmy Awards.