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Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violin virtuoso, conductor, and pedagogue. Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, where he first became interested in the violin when he heard a classical music performance on the radio. He studied at the ... Read More...
Peabody instructor part of Obama inauguration - Baltimore Sun M oments after Joe Biden is sworn in as vice president of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol and just before Barack Obama takes his oath as president, four classical musicians will perform a work created by John Williams for the ...
Renovated Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts opens tonight ... - New Orleans Times-Picayune As throngs of music lovers pour into the refurbished Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts tonight for the playhouse's first show since Hurricane Katrina, another once-grand, city-owned gathering space at Louis Armstrong Park will remain ...
Jay-Z, Bruce, Miley Providing Inaugural Soundtrack - Launch.com HOVA 's in the (white) house. Jay-Z has unveiled plans to stage a special one-off gig in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 19, the night before President-elect Barack Obama 's historic inauguration. "In Concert on the Eve of Change" will feature the rap ...