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Director: Alison Chernick
Cast: Itzhak Perlman, Toby Perlman, Alan Alda, Billy Joel
From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick’s (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new documentary provides an intimate, cinéma vérité look at the remarkable life and career of this musician, widely considered the world’s greatest violinist. Features new interviews with the world-renowned violinist, his family, friends and colleagues including Billy Joel, Alan Alda, pianist Martha Argerich and cellist Mischa Maisky.
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Fans of classical music and in-depth artist profiles will appreciate the intimate, cinéma vérité style of director Alison Chernick's 2017 documentary 'Itzhak', which provides a remarkable look at the life and career of celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman through candid interviews with the musician, his family, and his esteemed colleagues.
Itzhak is a Hebrew given name and surname, meaning Isaac. Notable people with the name include:
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