Albums by Pinchas Zukerman
ALBUMTrumpet Concertos of Haydn, Hummel, Hertel, and AlbinoniJens Lindemann, Pinchas Zukerman & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMBaroque TreasuryCanada's National Arts Centre Orchestra & Pinchas Zukerman
ALBUMVaughan Williams & Elgar: The Lark Ascending, Tallis Fantasia, Introduction & Allegro, in MoonlightPinchas Zukerman & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMBrahms: Double Concerto - Symphony No. 4Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman & Amanda Forsyth
ALBUMSunken Cathedral: Classics for KidsMarc Neikrug & Pinchas Zukerman
ALBUMJohann Sebastian BachLos Angeles Philharmonic & Pinchas Zukerman
ALBUMThe Mozart Sonatas for Violin and PianoPinchas Zukerman & Marc Neikrug
ALBUMBeethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 "Spring", 8 & 9 "Kreutzer"Daniel Barenboim & Pinchas Zukerman
ALBUMWebern: Passacaglia - Brahms: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Symphony No. 4New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert & Pinchas Zukerman
ALBUMMendelssohn and Schumann: String QuartetsGuarneri Quartet & Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman's Popular Music Videos
Happy Birthday variations (Theme, Variation II (Haydn), Variation IV (Beethoven), Variation VI (Brahms), Variation X (Viennese style), Variation XIII (tango), Variation XIV (Hungarian style)
Kristóf Baráti, Lisa Batiashvili, Renaud Capuçon, Gerard Caussé, Nobuko Imai, Andrei Ionita, Brendan Kane, Alexandra Conunova, Vilde Frang, Ilya Gringolts, Leonidas Kavakos, Daniel Lozakovich, Vadim Repin, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Kirill Troussov, Maxim Vengerov, Pinchas Zukerman, Blythe Teh Engstroem, Tabea Zimmermann, Mischa Maisky & Edgar Moreau
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV 1048
Leonidas Kavakos, Maxim Vengerov, Vadim Repin, Gerard Caussé, Nobuko Imai, Andrei Ionita, Julien Quentin, Pinchas Zukerman, Kristóf Baráti, Vilde Frang, Ilya Gringolts, Lisa Batiashvili, Renaud Capuçon, Blythe Teh Engstroem, Tabea Zimmermann, Mischa Maisky, Edgar Moreau & Brendan Kane
Navarra Fantasy
Kristóf Baráti, Lisa Batiashvili, Renaud Capuçon, Gerard Caussé, Nobuko Imai, Andrei Ionita, Caroline Dowdle, Leonidas Kavakos, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Kirill Troussov, Maxim Vengerov, Alexandra Conunova, Vilde Frang, Ilya Gringolts, Daniel Lozakovich, Vadim Repin, Pinchas Zukerman, Blythe Teh Engstroem, Tabea Zimmermann, Mischa Maisky, Edgar Moreau & Julien Quentin
Artist Biography
When violinist/violist Pinchas Zukerman emerged on the international scene in the 1960s, his relaxed playing seemed to epitomize the contemporary ideal of cool. Blessed with unusually supple hands and a supremely natural style, Zukerman created the deceptive impression that playing the violin was a breeze. Yet behind the charmed illusion of nonchalance lay a deeply serious musician with a captivating sound of beguiling clarity. Born in Tel Aviv in 1948, Zukerman had such exceptional ability that by just age 12 he became a student of the legendary Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School in New York. A joint win with Korean violinist Kyung-Wha Chung at the 1967 Leventritt Competition led to a recording contract with CBS (mentor Isaac Stern’s record label), and concerts with the English Chamber Orchestra, directing Mozart concertos from the violin. Unusually for the time, Zukerman proved equally compelling, whether rejoicing in the virtuoso intricacies of the Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky concertos with respectively Leonard Bernstein and Antal Doráti on his debut album (CBS/Sony, rec. 1968), or turning inward alongside close friends, pianist Daniel Barenboim and cellist Jacqueline Du Pré, on Beethoven’s violin sonatas and piano trios (EMI/Warner, rec. 1969-70). More than 100 albums later, the wheel has come full circle as Zukerman passes on decades of accumulated wisdom to the next generation of players, demonstrating the same qualities of charm, humility, and profound insight that distinguish his playing.
Hometown
Tel Aviv, Israel
Genre
Classical