Isaac Stern (Ukrainian: ????? ?????, Russian: ?????? ?????; 21 July 1920 – 22 September 2001) was a Soviet-born violinist and conductor. He was renowned for his recordings and for discovering new musical talent.
"Carnegie was, is and will not be only a building. It's an idea. It's a mythology, a necessary mythology about music." - said on Larry King Live (1985) about his belief that Carnegie Hall needed to be saved.
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Fact
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6540 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1991 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
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In the late 1950s, after hearing proposals for razing Carnegie Hall he mobilized his fellow artists and benefactors, eventually securing legislation that enabled the city to acquire the building in 1960 for $5 million.
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He made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony. [1936]
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His parents moved to San Francisco when he was 10 months old and he started playing the violin at the age of eight.
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During the 1991 Gulf War, a concert in Jerusalem was interrupted by a siren warning of an Iraqi Scud missile attack. After the audience put on gas masks, Stern returned to the stage and played the Sarabande from Bach's D minor Partita for solo violin. Stern didn't wear one, saying he doubted Saddam Hussein would fire missiles at Jerusalem with its many Muslim holy sites and large Palestinian population.
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Boycotted Germany for most of his life until 1999, due to that country's role in the Holocaust.
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At his peak, Stern would perform more than 200 concerts a year. Made his debut at Carnegie Hall on January 8, 1943.
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Children (from second marriage): daughter Shira (a rabbi); sons Michael and David (both conductors).
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Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 2000.
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Violinist.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kærestesorger
2009
"Bach: Concert for violin and oboe in C-minor, BWV 1060R, Adagio"
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
performer: "PIANO QUARTET IN E-FLAT MAJOR; Opus 16, Second Movement"
Music of the Heart
1999
performer: "Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins"
First and Last
1989
TV Movie performer: "Concerto for Violin and Cello" - uncredited
Conrack
1974
performer: "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Journey to Jerusalem
1968
Documentary "Violin Concerto in E Minor"
The Bell Telephone Hour
1962
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Producers' Showcase
1956
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Jack Benny Program
1955
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Humoresque
1946
performer: "Carmen Fantasie" uncredited, "Symphonie Espagnole in D minor Op 21" uncredited, "Violin Concerto in E minor op 54", "Liebestod"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fiddler on the Roof
1971
soloist: violin
Humoresque
1946
music advisor / musician solo violin: John Garfield - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
1997
TV Series
Host
Tonight We Sing
1953
Eugene Ysaye
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition
2001
TV Short documentary in memory of
Small Wonders
1995
Documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
In Search of Peace
2001
Documentary
Himself
Great Performances
1995-2000
TV Series
Himself
60 Minutes
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself - Violinist (segment "Michael Tilson Thomas")
Charlie Rose
1999
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Music of the Heart
1999
Himself
American Masters
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Small Wonders
1995
Documentary
Himself
Biography
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
Isaac Stern: A Life - A Biography in Music
1993
TV Movie
Himself
If I Were a Rich Man: The Life of Jan Peerce
1991
TV Movie documentary
Host
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1991
TV Special
Himself
Marian Anderson
1991
TV Movie
Himself
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams
1991
Video documentary
Himself
Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
1989
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1988
TV Special
Himself
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
TV Special
Himself
The Grammy Lifetime Achievment Award Show
1987
TV Movie
Himself
Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening
1987
TV Movie
Himself - Host
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1984
TV Movie
Himself - Honoree
The Levin Interviews
1983
TV Series
Himself
Zubin and the I.P.O.
1983
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1982
TV Special
Himself
Gala of Stars 1981
1981
TV Movie
Himself
Live from Lincoln Center
1980
TV Series
Himself
Good Morning America
1980
TV Series
Himself
Over Easy
1979
TV Series
Himself
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
1979
Documentary
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1978
TV Movie
Himself
The Lively Arts
1977
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Today
1976
TV Series
Himself
The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards
1975
TV Special
Himself
Le grand échiquier
1973
TV Series
Himself
Music on 2
1971
TV Series
Himself - Violin
Journey to Jerusalem
1968
Documentary
Himself
Stars for Israel
1967
TV Movie
Himself
The Twentieth Century
1965
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1964
TV Series
Himself - Guest
A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts
1963
TV Movie
Himself
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959-1962
TV Series
Himself - Violinist
Carnegie Hall Salutes Jack Benny
1961
TV Special
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1961
TV Series
Himself
Small World
1960
TV Series
Himself
Person to Person
1959
TV Series documentary
Himself
Music for You
1956
TV Series
Himself
Producers' Showcase
1956
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Benny Program
1952-1955
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Benny Program
1949
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
60 Minutes
2001-2005
TV Series documentary
Himself - Violinist (segment "Lang Lang") / Himself - Violinist (segment "Michael Tilson Thomas")
$7 Million
