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Biography
Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-American violinist.
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Awards & recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2015
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2008
- Great Immigrants Award · 2008
- Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Instrumentalist) · 1996
- Grammy Award — Best Chamber Music Performance · 1981
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- Grammy Award — Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) · 1980
- Grammy Award — Best Classical Album · 1978
- Grammy Award — Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) · 1977
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Medal of Liberty
- National Medal of Arts
Filmography20 titles

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019as Self
2019as Self

Schindler's List
1993Musician
1993Musician

Billy Joel: And So It Goes
2025as Self
2025as Self

Music by John Williams
2024as Self - Violinist
2024as Self - Violinist

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018as Self
2018as Self

Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022as Self - Guest
2022as Self - Guest

Small Wonders
1996as Self
1996as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self

A John Williams Celebration
2015as Self
2015as Self

Here Today
2021as Himself
2021as Himself

Fantasia 2000
1999as Self - Host
1999as Self - Host

American Masters
1986as Self
1986as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self

Music of the Heart
1999as Self
1999as Self

Everyone Says I Love You
1996as Self
1996as Self

Before
2024as Drake
2024as Drake

Itzhak
2017as Self
2017as Self

Great Performances
1971as Self
1971as Self

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
2025as Self
2025as Self

Orchestra of Exiles
2012as Self
2012as Self