Perlman is an Israeli violinist. At age four, he lost the use of his legs due to polio. Shortly after that he began violin lessons at Shulamit High School in Tel-Aviv. By age ten he was performing in concerts and recitals with the Israel Broadcasting Orchestra. After winning a talent competition to appear on American television, he obtained... [+] Read More

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A Russian/American violinist of renown. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

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Internationally known violinist Joshua Bell has performed with all the major orchestras and is proficient in the works of Beethoven, Lalo, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski. He is known for both his contemporary and classical repertoire.

Joshua Bell was born in Indiana in 1967 and acquired an interest in playing the violin at an early age.... [+] Read More

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Belgian-born pop singer/songwriter Lara Fabian began singing, dancing, and taking piano lessons at a very young age and began formal music lessons at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels at age eight. During her ten years of study there, Fabian started writing and performing her own songs, which were inspired as much by her classical vocal and... [+] Read More

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Chanteuse Patricia Kaas was born in France's Lorraine region, where she began performing as a youth; by age 11, she even held a residency at the Rumpelkammer Club in Sarrebrucken, Germany, over time honing a distinct style updating the French chanson tradition with elements of pop, blues and jazz. Scoring her first national hit in 1987 with... [+] Read More

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With the passing of violinist Yehudi Menuhin at the age of 82 on March 12, 1999, the world lost one of its truly gifted musicians. Primarily associated with classical music, Menuhin consistently sought diverse forums for his virtuosic playing. His collaboration with Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar resulted in two groundbreaking albums -- East... [+] Read More

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Russian violinist Vadim Repin was born in the city of Novosibirsk in 1971, and gave his first recital performance at the age of 11, taking top honors at the Wieniawski International Competition that very same year. Rising to international fame in 1989 upon winning first prize at the Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition in Brussels, Repin mounted a... [+] Read More

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