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Itzhak

Itzhak

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 5, 2017

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

63%

Original Title

Itzhak

Production Companies

American Masters Pictures

Director

Alison Chernick

Revenue

$606,719

Description

From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick’s (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new documentary provides an intimate, cinéma vérité look at the remarkable life and career of this musician, widely considered the world’s greatest violinist. Features new interviews with the world-renowned violinist, his family, friends and colleagues including Billy Joel, Alan Alda, pianist Martha Argerich and cellist Mischa Maisky.