Itzhak Perlman at his home in East Hampton, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2020. Turning 75 this month, he has been so ubiquitous for so long that it is easy to take him for granted.

Honey-toned. Velvety. A golden sound. These are just some of the terms that generations of music lovers have used to compliment the violin playing of Itzhak Perlman. For nearly five decades, the ...

Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will help open the Springfield Symphony Orchestra season. “If it’s a city that has an orchestra that wants to play good music. Why shouldn’t I go? There’s an ...

Perlman’s music making, too, evoked the golden era of violin playing. He often used romantic slides and communicated with a sweet, golden tone on his “Soil” Stradivarius of 1714.

Tom Anderson: A violin maker like Mathijs Heyligers, Bill basically said, "Are you an artist?" And he said, "No, I'm a craftsman." He sort of talks to the wood, and the wood talks to him.

Itzhak Perlman is a superstar in classical music. And not just there: No other violinist enjoys his level of recognition among people who don’t even go to traditional concerts.Many have seen him ...