Pinchas Zukerman
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Instrument(s) | Violin, viola |
Years active | 1961–present |
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Pinchas Zukerman (Hebrew: פנחס צוקרמן, born 16 July 1948[1]) is an Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor.
Life and career
Zukerman was born in
Zukerman launched his conducting career in 1970 with the English Chamber Orchestra, and served as director of London's South Bank Festival from 1971 to 1974. In the US, Zukerman was music director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra from 1980 to 1987. He later directed the summer festivals of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1991–95) and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (1996–99). In 1999, he became Music Director of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) in Ottawa,[4][5] stepping down from the post in 2015. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009.
Zukerman is on the faculty at the
Zukerman plays the "Dushkin"
Personal life
Zukerman married
Recordings
His recordings have received 21
Discography
- 2015: Brahms: Double concerto – Symphony No. 4 (Analekta), AN2 8782
- 2016: Baroque Treasury (Analekta), AN2 8783
- 2016: Vaughan Williams & Elgar – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Decca)
References
- ^ Britannica biography
- ^ Interview on Youtube
- ISBN 0-02-870240-9.
- ^ "Pinchas Zukerman leaves legacy as a builder". Peter Robb, Ottawa Citizen, September 24, 2014
- ^ "Mr. Diplomacy sticks around". Maclean's, Jaime J. Weinman, September 4, 2006
- ^ Raymond Erickson (October 10, 1980). "The Busy Life of Eugenia Zukerman, Flutist-Author". The New York Times. p. T4.
- ^ "What They're Doing Together". The New York Times. March 11, 1979. p. SM16.
- ^ Cole Haddon (March 2, 2006). "Natalia Zukerman". West Word.
- ^ "Arianna Zukerman, Peter Sekulow". The New York Times. November 11, 2007. p. 921.
- ^ Prentice, Michael (April 12, 2001). "Zukerman, Weld divorce with 'amicable' settlement". The Ottawa Citizen. p. D6.
- ^ Wigler, Stephen (7 July 1996). "Leading The Way Music". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Ben Casselman (December 17, 2006). "Tuesday Weld lists estate". Naples Daily News.
- ^ "Pinchas Zukerman". GRAMMY.com. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
Sources
- Boris Schwarz: Great Masters of the Violin. From Corelli and Vivaldi to Stern, Zukerman and Perlman. Simon and Schuster, New York 1983.
- Darryl Lyman: Great Jews in Music. J. D. Publishers, Middle Village, NY 1986.
- Stanley Sadie, H. Wiley Hitchcock (Ed.): The new Grove dictionary of American music. Grove's Dictionaries of Music, New York, N.Y 1986.
- Kurtz Myers: Index to record reviews 1984–1987. G.K. Hall, Boston, Ma. 1989.
- Alan Rich: Masters of Music: Great artists at work. Preface by Nicolas Slonimsky, foreword by Isaac Stern, photographs by James Arkatov. Capra Press, Santa Barbara, Ca. 1990.
External links
- Pinchas Zukerman on Charlie Rose
- Pinchas Zukerman at IMDb
- Pinchas Zukerman collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Profile at New York Philharmonic
- Profile at Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra