ltzhak Perlman February 12 , 1996 Wait Chape l 8:00 p.m.
A Morris and Lillian Sosnik Memorial Concert at Wake Forest University ITZHAK PERLMAN
On October 13, 1966, the Wake Forest College Artists Series presented Itzhak Perlman, violinist, for the first time noting that he was one of the acknowledged leaders among the world's young violinists. The program also referred to his appearances on the Ed Sullivan Televison Show in 1958, his winning of the Leventritt International Competi- tion (after which his borrowed violin was stolen, later recovered in an Eighth Avenue pawnshop) and his first national concert tour in the 1965/66 season under the manage- ment of the legendary Sol Hu rok.
Thirty years later, Mr. Perlman returns to Wake Forest and the Secrest Artists Series as a superstar within the rarified ranks of world-class musicians. It is not only his supreme artistic credentials that earn him this title, but his combination of talent, chami, human,ity and communication skills recognized by audiences internationally. President Reagan honored Mr. Perlman with a "Medal of Liberty''•i.n 1986. ltzhak Perlman has appeared with every major orchestra and in recitals and festivals throughout the world. His recordings on the Angel/EM!, Deutsche Grammophon, London/Decca, CBS Masterworks/Sony Classical, Erato/Elektra International Classics, and RCA/BMG Classics labels regularly appear on best-seller charts a nd have won thirteen Grammy awards. Harvard University, Yale University, Brandeis University, Yeshiva University and Hebrew University in Jerusalem are among the institutions which have awarded him honorary degrees.
On television, Mr. Perlman has entertained and enligh tened millions of viewers of all ages: on shows as diverse as The Late Show with David Letterman, Sesame Street, the Frugal Gourmet, the Tonight Show, Live from Lincoln Center. Most rccenUy, he filmed a Klezmer music television special "ln the Fiddler's House ..." for Great Performances which aired on PBS in November 1995. One of his proudest achievements was his collaboration with film composer John Williams in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List'' - in which he performed the violin solos. His commitment and devotion to the handicapped and disabled is an integral part of his life. ltzhak Perlman lives in New York with his wife Toby and their family.
SAMUEL SANDERS Pianist
Samuel Sanders was born and educated in New York City. After receiving degrees from Hunter College and the Juilliard School, he embarked on a career, now in its fourth decade, as a collaborative and chamber music pianist. During that time, artists such as Beverly Sills, Pinellas Zukerman, Jaime Laredo, Yo-YoMa, Mstislav Rostropovich, Hakan Hagegard, Robert White and Jessye Norman have valued Mr. Sanders' unique combination of high musical standards and professional commitment.
In recent years, Mr. Sanders has .become increasingly active in the field of chamber music. In 1980, he founded the Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival (Cape Cod), serving for 14 years as its artistic director; he continues still as its artistic consultant. Mr. Sanders is a member of the Board of Directors of Chamber Music America and has bl!en a faculty member ofTheJuilliard School for over U1irtyyears. He is active in organizing its degree program for accompanis ts. Mr. Sanders enjoys the New York Yankee baseball team and the accomplishments of his daughter Sophie, a painter anu printmaker. ITZHAK PERLMAN , violin, with SAMUEL SANDERS piano
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SoNATA No. 3 1N D M1NOR FOR V10L1N ANO P1ANO, OP. 108 Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Allegro Adagio Un poco presto c con senti mento Presto agitato
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SoNATA POR VIOLIN AND PIANO (1923-27) Maurice Ravel 1875-1937 Allegretto Blues: Moderato Perpetuum mobile: Allegro
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The Secrest Artists Series at Wake Forest University is proud and grateful to be among the first recipients of a grant from the Morris and Lillian Sosnik Memorial Fund, established through the wills of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sosnik for the purpose of bringing an event of artistic excellence to Winston-Salem.
Morris Sosnik was born in Czarist Russia in 1892. In 1913 he was called for army service and put on board a militilry train bound for Siberia. He managed to escape across the border into Germany. He was interned until a brother-in-law living in New York sent money to free him. In 1914, Mr. Sosnik joined his brother-in-law in a move to Winston-Salem, where he met and married Lillian Shapiro, the daughter of an attorney.
The Sosniks made retailing history with their beautiful department store on Fourth Street (in what is now the Loewy Building). Sosnik's, which opened after World War 11,was hailed as a "little Liberty of London." The store carried Liberty prints, Royal Copenlrngen porcelain, Orrefors crystal, Ancient Madder neckties, Florentine leather and Chinese jades and ivories. Its superb collection of women's clothing attracted shoppers from as far away as Atlanta.
As he approached retirement, Mr. Sosnik began to think of a gift he and his wife might make to the community that had enabled them to pursue their dream. The result was the establishment of a fund, administered now by Wallace Carroll, Douglas Lewis and I lamilton Horton, which was Lobe awarded to one of the city's cultural institutions for the purpose of bringing ''the best" to local audi- t'nccs. Vladimir Feltsman's performance with the Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony last season was the first Morris and Lillian Sosnik Memorial Con- cert- ltzhak Perlman's appearance on the Secrest Artists Series is the second.
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The use of recordi11,~devices is 1101allowed.
Coming on the Secrest Series: GUARNERI and ORION STRING QUARTETS- Friday, March 22, Wait Chapel, 8 p.m. BALTIMORE CONSORT- Friday, April 12, Brendle Hall, 8 p.m.
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