Isaac Stern

Violinist

Birthday July 21, 1920

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Kremenets, Ukraine

DEATH DATE Sep 22, 2001 (81)

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About

Classical violinist and conductor whose performance career spanned over sixty years.

Before Fame

He learned his craft from Naoum Blinder at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Trivia

He helped discover artists like cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman.

Family Life

He married Nora Kaye on November 10, 1948, then Vera Lindenblit on August 17, 1951, and then Linda Reynolds on January 23, 1997.

Associated With

He recorded a few renditions of Beethoven during his long career.