tailieunhanh - Itzhak Perlman: a citizen of the word

luyện nghe tiếng anh:Itzhak Perlman: a citizen of the word | Itzhak Perlman a citizen of the word with his violin as a passport STEVE EMBER Many consider him the greatest concert violinist in the world. The music of Itzhak Perlman is our program today on the VOA Special English programTHIS IS AMERICA. I m Steve Ember. MUSIC Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv in what was then Palestine in nineteen forty-five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city. Download this story as a PDF He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television. Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms. MUSIC But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly his teachers recognized that he had a special gift. At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York. In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun. MUSIC His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful loud or soft. But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing and the emotions that great music can deliver. Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you that it is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes. He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening. In nineteen-eighty six President Ronald Reagan honored Itzhak Perlman with a Medal of Liberty. In two-thousand President Bill Clinton .