Itzhak Perlman
Rights position
| Company | Relationship | Ownership classification | Status | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Wave Music | listed in artist directory | artist association only | current | verified | directory page |
“Artist association only” is the accurate classification for a directory listing. No composition or recording of this artist has a documented Primary Wave publishing or master ownership interest in the supplied dataset, and SPEC §10 forbids inferring one from the relationship.
Biography
Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to his irrepressible joy for making music. Having performed with every major orchestra and at concert halls around the globe, Mr. Perlman was granted a Presidential Medal of Freedom – the Nation’s highest civilian honor – by President Obama in 2015, a National Medal of Arts by President Clinton in 2000, and a Medal of Liberty by President Reagan in 1986. Mr. Perlman has been honored with 16 GRAMMY® Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Genesis Prize. In the 2024/25 season, Mr. Perlman celebrates the 30th anniversary of his iconic PBS special In the Fiddler’s House program with performances across the country alongside today’s klezmer stars. He is joined by Emanuel Ax, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Juilliard String Quartet in Itzhak Perlman and Friends appearing in select venues. He continues touring An Evening with Itzhak Perlman and plays recitals across North America with pianist Rohan De Silva in their 25th anniversary season. Over the past thirty years, Mr. Perlman has been devoted to music education, mentoring gifted young string players alongside his wife Toby in the Perlman Music Program. With close to 800 alumni, PMP is shaping the future landscape of classical music worldwide. Mr. Perlman has an exclusive series of classes with Masterclass.com, the premier online education company that enables access to the world’s most brilliant minds, as the company’s first classical-music presenter.
Short biography only; no full biography is published for this artist.
Digital profiles and identifiers
| Scheme | Value | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher profile | https://primarywave.com/artists/itzhak-perlman/ | high |
No MusicBrainz, Discogs, IPI, ISWC or ISRC identifier is present for any artist in this dataset. Those schemes exist in the schema and are unpopulated.
News mentions 1 post
| Date | Title | Matched by | Confidence | Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | Primary Wave Music Partners with the Incomparable Itzhak Perlman PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC PARTNERS WITH THE INCOMPARABLE ITZHAK PERLMAN THE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES THE AWARD WINNER’S RECORDING INTERESTS FOR ALL RECORDINGS PERFORMED BY MR. PERLMAN, ARTIST ROYALTIES, AS WELL AS NAME AND LIKENESS “Itzhak Perlman is a superstar in classical music.” – New York Times “Few classical music artists have […] | tag+title | high | 967 |
“Matched by” and the confidence are carried through from the source extraction rather than flattened: a tag or tag+title match is high confidence, a title-only match is medium or low. A mention is not a transaction.
Associated repertoire (SPEC §22 category C)
No playlist embed
No Spotify playlist is embedded on this artist's page. 108 of 178 artists have one.
Identity and aliases
| Alias | Type | Confidence | Status | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itzhak Perlman | source spelling | high | accepted | verbatim name as published in the Primary Wave artist directory |
A candidate alias is not used for matching until a reviewer accepts it. SPEC §12 forbids automatically merging low-confidence matches.