Pinchas Zukerman

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Pinchas Zukerman
pedagogue, violinist, violist
Instrument(s)Violin, viola
Years active1961–present
Spouse(s)
  • Eugenia Rich
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    (m. 1968; div. 1983)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1985; div. 2001)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2004, present)​

Pinchas Zukerman (Hebrew: פנחס צוקרמן, born 16 July 1948[1]) is an Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor.

Life and career

Zukerman in 1980

Zukerman was born in

Antal Dorati, with the London Symphony Orchestra) and Mendelssohn (with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic
) launched a successful recording career of over 110 releases.

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

Antal Szalai
as alumni. In 2006 Zukerman began his involvement in the Rolex Artistic Mentorship programme.

Zukerman plays the "Dushkin"

King Solomon Award, the National Medal of Arts (presented by President Reagan in 1983), the Isaac Stern Award for Artistic Excellence, and an honorary doctorate from Brown University
.

Personal life

Zukerman married

murder-suicide of its previous owners, soap opera actress Gwyda Donhowe and Broadway producer Norman Kean.[11][12] Zukerman and his third wife, cellist Amanda Forsyth
, have been married since 2004 and primarily reside in Manhattan. They often appear as soloists together.

Recordings

His recordings have received 21

Grammy nominations, and two Grammy wins.[13] He has collaborated with filmmaker Christopher Nupen on several projects, and was the subject of Nupen's "Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music" documentary of 1974. In 2003 he founded a string quintet, the Zukerman Chamber Players
, which has released three CD recordings in addition to its roster of live performances.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Britannica biography
  2. ^ Interview on Youtube
  3. ISBN 0-02-870240-9
    .
  4. ^ "Pinchas Zukerman leaves legacy as a builder". Peter Robb, Ottawa Citizen, September 24, 2014
  5. ^ "Mr. Diplomacy sticks around". Maclean's, Jaime J. Weinman, September 4, 2006
  6. ^ Raymond Erickson (October 10, 1980). "The Busy Life of Eugenia Zukerman, Flutist-Author". The New York Times. p. T4.
  7. ^ "What They're Doing Together". The New York Times. March 11, 1979. p. SM16.
  8. ^ Cole Haddon (March 2, 2006). "Natalia Zukerman". West Word.
  9. ^ "Arianna Zukerman, Peter Sekulow". The New York Times. November 11, 2007. p. 921.
  10. ^ Prentice, Michael (April 12, 2001). "Zukerman, Weld divorce with 'amicable' settlement". The Ottawa Citizen. p. D6.
  11. ^ Wigler, Stephen (7 July 1996). "Leading The Way Music". The Baltimore Sun.
  12. ^ Ben Casselman (December 17, 2006). "Tuesday Weld lists estate". Naples Daily News.
  13. ^ "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

Preceded by Music Director, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
1980–1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, National Arts Centre Orchestra
1999–2015 		Succeeded by
Shelley Alexander
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