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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Kremenets/Krzemieniec, Ukrainian People's Republic [now Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine]
- Died
- September 22, 2001
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violinist. Born in Poland, Stern came to the US when he was 14 months old. Stern performed both nationally and internationally, notably touring the Soviet Union and China, and performing extensively in Israel, a country to which he had close ties since shortly after its founding. Stern received extensive recognition for his work, including winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom and six Grammy Awards, and being named to the French Legion of Honour. The Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall bears his name, due to his role in saving the venue from demolition in the 1960s. The son of Solomon and Clara Stern, Isaac Stern was born in Kremenets, Poland (now Ukraine), into a Jewish family. He was 14 months old when his family moved to San Francisco in 1921. He received his first music lessons from his mother. In 1928, he en…
Filmography
movieClassic Archive: Istomin/Stern/Rose Trio - Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios
2007
movieThe Huberman Festival
2007 · Self - Violin
movieClassic Archive: Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio - Brahms: Trios Nos. 1-3
2004
movieIn Search of Peace
2001 · Self
movieMusic of the Heart
1999 · Self
movieEn lek på blodigt allvar
1999 · Self
movieSmall Wonders
1996 · Self
movieThe Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993 · Self
movieSing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990 · Self
movieIrving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 · Self
tvVictoires de la musique
1985 · Self
movieIsaak Stern
1984
movieFrom Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
1981 · Self
tvThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
tvPrevin and the Pittsburgh
1977 · Self
tvFan School
1977 · Self
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
movieTonight We Sing
1953 · Eugene Ysaye
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950 · Isaac Stern