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Itzhak Perlman

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Itzhak Perlman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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You decide to be a musician, you have to put in the time.
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There is nothing like a fine Italian sound.
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Same thing with harmonies. If you hear something that harmonically is interesting, express it. So that's what I'm saying about talking the music rather than just playing through.
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For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them.
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The thing is that what you try to do when you play is you try to play not below a certain level. In other words, it can be a special day where it would be phenomenal, but if it's not below a certain level, that's the goal. You know, that's what you want to do. That's why you practice and so on.
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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.
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I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about the future of classical music.
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I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don't have to play it standing up. I can play it sitting down and so on.
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Believe me, I've had interviews where the person says, So when did you start and why? What about your parents? I say to them, Please, have you heard of the word Google?
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Everybody has a different kind of talent and a different timetable as to when they develop.
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I love to work with young kids.
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Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
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I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen.
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The Violin of my dreams. If you wanna play a pianissimo that is almost inaudible and yet it carries through a hall that seats 3,000 people, there's your Strad.
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One must always practice slowly. If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly.
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..I heard Ori Kam and was deeply impressed with his achievements as a violist. His technical and interpretive skills are truly unique. I see a great future for him.
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When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in.
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Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.
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I feel that you always pay when you are a child.
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Every person with a disability has a slightly different kind of disability. Not everybody has the same problems. Usually the wheelchairs are the wheelchairs. It's the same height and so on. It's a problem.
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