Violinist Itzhak Perlman Returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall

Celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall, Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 8 p.m., to perform in a recital featuring music by Jean-Marie Leclair, Ludwig van Beethoven and Camille Saint-Saëns. Joining him is pianist Rohan De Silva, with whom he tours frequently. De Silva made his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut in January of 2008, when he shared the stage with Perlman in a Colburn Celebrity series performance. The concert is part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2010/11 Colburn Celebrity series, which features some of the world's leading virtuosos.

Perlman is the ultimate superstar violinist, beloved the world over for his virtuosity and humanity, in particular for his devotion to the causes of the disabled. In January of 2009, he
took part in the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece written for the occasion by John Williams and performing with clarinetist Anthony McGill, pianist
Gabriela Montera and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. This season, Perlman and De Silva delighted audiences in Japan and South Korea with nine recitals throughout those countries.

Rohan De Silva's partnerships with violin virtuosos - in addition to Perlman, he performs frequently with Cho-Liang Lin, Midori, Joshua Bell, Benny Kim, Kyoto Takezawa, Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Julian Rachlin - have led to highly-acclaimed performances at recital venues all over the world.

Future performances for the 2010/11 Colburn Celebrity recital series season include: pianist Simon Trp?eski (February 22, 2011); pianist Yefim Bronfman (March 9, 2011); and flutist Sir James Galway and the Emerson String Quartet (March 14, 2011).

Program:

LECLAIR Violin Sonata in D major, Op. No. 3
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
SAINT-SAËNS Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75

Additional works to be announced from the stage

WHO: ITZHAK PERLMAN, violin
ROHAN DE SILVA, piano

For full artist biographies, please visit: http://www.laphil.com/

WHEN: Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 8 PM

WHERE: WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles

HOW TO
PURCHASE: Tickets ($38 - $99) are on sale now at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, online at LAPhil.com, or via credit card by phone at 323.850.2000. When available, choral bench seats ($18) will be released for sale to selected Philharmonic, Colburn Celebrity Series, and Baroque Variations performances beginning at noon on the Tuesday of the second week prior to the concert. A limited number of $10 rush tickets for seniors and full time students may be available at the Walt Disney Concert Hall box office two hours prior to the performance. Valid identification is required; one ticket per person; cash only. Groups of 12 or more may be eligible for special discounts for selected concerts and seating areas. For information, please call 323.850.2000.

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