Isaac Stern
American violinist.
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Isaac Stern was an American violinist born on July 21, 1920, who died on September 22, 2001.[1] Stern performed extensively in Israel and toured the Soviet Union and China.[2]
Life and work
He studied at the San Francisco Conservatory from 1928 to 1931.[3] Stern credited Naoum Blinder as his most significant mentor.[3] During World War II, he was rejected from military service due to flat feet.[4] He married ballerina Nora Kaye in 1948, but the marriage ended in divorce after 18 months.[5]
Stern died of heart failure in a Manhattan hospital on September 22, 2001.[6] Stern's birthplace was Krzemieniec, Poland, and he was raised in a Jewish family.[6][7] At age six, Stern's mother gave him piano lessons; when he reached eight, she changed his instruction to the violin.[3] In 1951, Stern became the inaugural American violinist to tour the Soviet Union.[6][7]
What the cited sources add
The Guardian obituary states Stern was "one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century".[8] Entertainment.ie records that Stern quipped about cultural exchanges: "They send us their Jews from Odessa, and we send them our Jews from Odessa".[7] The BBC also reports that Stern stated, "When you believe in something, you can move mountains," in reference to his efforts to preserve the concert venue.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Isaac Stern" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Noam Ben Zeev (1 November 2012), "New Tel Aviv street to honor Isaac Stern." Haaretz Daily. Retrieved 6 June 2013. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isaac Stern" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Entertainment.ie, "Isaac Stern - About", Entertainment.ie (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isaac Stern" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: K Robert Schwarz, "Isaac Stern", The Guardian, 24 September 2001; "Isaac Stern 1920–2001", The Musical Times (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isaac Stern" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lunden, "Legendary Violinist Isaac Stern's Legacy Lives On After 100 Years", NPR.org, July 19, 2020; Pasles, "'Stern' Goes Beyond the Usual Musical Profile", Los Angeles Times, 2000-04-12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isaac Stern" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kristin McMurran, "Director Herb Ross and Ex-Ballerina Nora Kaye Know What a Turning Point Is", People, 1978-02-20 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isaac Stern" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Allan Kozinn, "Violinist Isaac Stern Dies at 81; Led Efforts to Save Carnegie Hall", The New York Times, 2001-09-23 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Entertainment.ie, "Isaac Stern - About", Entertainment.ie. facts only, no text reused. entertainment.ie
- K Robert Schwarz, "Isaac Stern", The Guardian, 24 September 2001. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- "Violinist Isaac Stern dies", BBC News, 23 September 2001. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
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