The master violinist of our age makes his return to Symphony Hall. His sublime, singing tone and obvious joy in making music have inspired millions. Come and hear a legend.

" … an intimate tone, gold leaf rubbed onto every corner of the music … a synergy of attentive detail and quicksilver flow."
—The Boston Globe

"In addition to his musicianship, Mr. Perlman brings extraordinary charisma to his work … He is voluble, approachable, and majestic."
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Perlman is as good as gold…Because he seems to be everywhere, and to infuse everything he touches with the magic of his golden, fluid tone, violinist Itzhak Perlman might easily be taken for granted. Yet beyond the rapturous, seemingly effortless sound, the emotional arc of his playing is shaped to perfection."
—Chicago Sun-Times


Program:

Mozart
Sonata for violin and piano in F Major, K. 376

Franck
Sonata for violin and piano in A Major, M. 8

Debussy
Sonata for violin and piano

Additional selections were announced from the stage:

Kreisler
Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane in the Style of Couperin

Hummel (trans. Heifetz)
Rondo in E-flat Major

Gluck (trans. Heifetz)
Melodie from Orfeo ed Euridice

Brahms (trans. Kreisler)
Hungarian Dance No. 2

Wieniawski (trans. Kreisler)
Etude-Caprice in A minor Op. 18 No. 4

Williams
Theme from “Schindler’s List”

Bazzini
Dance of the Goblins