Pinchas Zukerman

Pinchas Zukerman (born July 16, 1948) is a noted Israeli violinist, violist and conductor who was appointed Music Director of Ottawa's National Arts Centre Orchestra in April, 1998.

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July 16 - 1948 - Israeli - Violin - Violist - Ottawa - National Arts Centre Orchestra

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He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He left for the United States and studied at the Juilliard School and soon became a world-renowned violin player making his New York debut in 1963. From 1980 to 1987 he was the director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in Minnesota. He married actress Tuesday Weld in 1985 but they divorced in 1998.

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Tel Aviv - Israel - United States - Juilliard School - New York - 1963 - 1980 - 1987 - Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Minnesota - Tuesday Weld

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In 1998, partly because of his relationship with Amanda Forsyth he moved to the NAC orchestra.

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He is close friends with Daniel Barenboim and Itzhak Perlman. He is currently married to his orchestra's star cellist, Amanda Forsythe. He lives in the exclusive Rockcliffe Park area of Ottawa. He has two daughters from his 15-year marriage to flautist and novelist Eugenia Zukerman. Both girls are singers, Arianna in opera, Natalia in rock music.

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Daniel Barenboim - Itzhak Perlman - Cellist - Amanda Forsythe - Rockcliffe Park - Eugenia Zukerman

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Zukerman has recorded over 100 works and has been nominated for 21 Grammy Awards, winning two.

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During the current 2005-2006 season, Zukerman is scheduled for many concerts away from the NACO in Ottawa. He will tour with Itzhak Perlman to Washington, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, and Chicago. He will also conduct or solo with the Indianapolis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Singapore, and National Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Israel, Seoul, and Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Berlin Staatskapelle. He will tour Belgium and Germany with the Belgian National Orchestra, and have another recital tour with pianist Marc Neikrug with concerts in London, Paris, Moscow, Milan, Munich, and Birmingham.

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