Itzhak

Itzhak Perlman is a violinist. He was born in Israel. His family had emigrated from Poland. At four he had polio. He started on the violin young. Some music schools would not take him. The reason they gave was his body. At thirteen he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. That appearance made his name known. In 1964 he won the Leventritt competition. The documentary follows his ordinary days. The camera is at rehearsals and at home. His wife Toby is in the film. Friends and colleagues speak, Alan Alda and Billy Joel among them. It was shown at the Hamptons festival in 2017 and broadcast on television in 2018. The eighty two minute film is an Israeli and American production Alison Chernick finished in 2017.