Itzhak Perlman

<p>Itzhak Perlman  is an <a href="/facts/Israeli-American/JeeNxSQ7">Israeli-American</a> <a href="/facts/Violin/0m2eLF3B">violinist</a>. He has performed worldwide and throughout the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, in venues that have included a state dinner for <a href="/facts/Elizabeth_II/os6eB47B">Elizabeth II</a> at the <a href="/facts/White_House/CJQc7dKF">White House</a> in 2007, and at the <a href="/facts/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama/RTUbVB7B">2009 inauguration of Barack Obama</a>. He has conducted the <a href="/facts/Detroit_Symphony_Orchestra/K830t43r">Detroit Symphony Orchestra</a>, the <a href="/facts/Philadelphia_Orchestra/dWaYSxXU">Philadelphia Orchestra</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Westchester_Philharmonic/3wGJk7JL">Westchester Philharmonic</a>. In 2015, he was awarded the <a href="/facts/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom/wNtowHA6">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a>. Perlman has won 16 <a href="/facts/Grammy_Awards/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Awards</a>, including a <a href="/facts/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award/4x6TepeI">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a>, and four <a href="/facts/Emmy_Awards/M6GvMDJc">Emmy Awards</a>.
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Itzhak Perlman