DVD:
Itzhak Perlman Anniversary Box

In celebration of Perlman’s 75th birthday this 6 DVD box set highlights important landmarks in his career with both the Berliner Philharmoniker and the IPO.

With 16 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and four Emmy Awards, Itzhak Perlman is one of the most important violinists of the second half of the 20th century. In celebration of his 75th birthday on 31 August, this 6 DVD box set highlights important landmarks in his career with both the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Apart from six outstanding concerts, the box set also includes the moving portrait “Virtuoso Violinist – I know I played every note” – a closely-observed account of Perlman’s early life and career.

Genre Classical Music, Documentary
Recording date 1978-2010
Duration 572 mins (DVD 1: 110 mins; DVD 2: 89 mins; DVD 3: 94 mins; DVD 4: 95 mins; DVD 5: 94 mins; DVD 6: 90 mins)
Video format NTSC 16:9 & 4:3
Audio format PCM Stereo
Distribution DVD EuroArts Music International GmbH
Composer Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Halvorsen, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, von Weber
Soloist Itzhak Perlman (violin, conductor)
Orchestra / Band Berliner Philharmoniker, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra
Choir Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper
Main Actor Ariel Shamai (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Gil Shaham (violin), Giora Schmidt (violin), Isaac Stern (violin), Maxim Vengerov (violin), Menahem Breuer (violin), Navah Perlman (piano), Pinchas Zukerman (viola), Shlomo Mintz (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (violoncello), Zuill Bailey (cello)