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VOICE ONE:
Itzhak Perlman Many consider him the greatest concert violinist in the world.
The music of Itzhak Perlman is our program today on the VOASpecial English program, THIS IS AMERICA. I ‘m Steve Ember.
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VOICE ONE:
Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in ninteen forty-five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city.
He has won fifteen Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won four Emmys for his work with television.
Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. Today he uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms.
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But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.
At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York.
In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.
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His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful, loud or soft. But cr