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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. "

Itzhak Perlman

People

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Music

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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. "

" Television will always err on the side of making something not quite as classy as it could be. "

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" When I came to the United States, I appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show as a 13-year-old, and I played a Mendelssohn Concerto, and it sounded like a talented 13-year-old with a lot of promise. But it did not sound like a finished product. "

" Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself. "

" Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities. "

" I actually wanted to play the violin before I had polio, and then afterwards, there was no reason not to. "

" Whenever I play recitals, the part where I talk about music and my experiences of music, audiences always like it. They feel more involved with an artist who talks to them. It's a nice experience for me as well. "

Itzhak Perlman

Artist

Music

" Every person with a disability is an individual. "

" I have always been very proud of my Jewish heritage, which has greatly influenced my music, my world view, and my work as an advocate for individuals whom society often leaves behind. "

" I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on. "

" Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. "

" The thing about talent is that it comes at different ages, sometimes at a very early age. That's when I find it to be the most challenging. "

" Teaching is really very, very important. I always tell my students that you should find an opportunity to teach. When you teach others, you teach yourself. "

" I love to work with young kids. "

" Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things. "

" I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin. "

" I say to string players in small chamber orchestras, 'it's always easy to become a passenger on the journey in sound, just adding volume to the whole. But if you play in an individual way, it makes the difference between good and great sound in an orchestra.' "

" You get more nervous in front of a lot of people. That's why, when you play a concerto, you play with a small orchestra, in some place where you don't feel that it is as important as Carnegie Hall. "

" I'm a mushroom freak. I make a mushroom soup where I use maybe six or seven varieties, not just portobello and shiitake, but dried porcini and morels. "

" When I was growing up in Israel, Cantorial music was something I heard over and over on the radio, so it wasn't at all strange to me. I was very familiar with the music. "

Itzhak Perlman

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Strange

" For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them. "

" When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad. "

" So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music. "

" The most important thing to do is really listen. "

" I am humbled and honored to receive the Genesis Prize, recognizing not just my professional achievements and my desire to improve the world, but also my commitment to my Jewish identity, Jewish values, and Jewish culture. "

" Israel is the country of my birth. When I come here, I feel I'm coming home. "

" I listen to kids play a lot. "