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Pinchas Zukerman (born July 16, 1948) is a noted Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor who was appointed Music Director of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra in April 1998.
Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv. He left for the United States and studied at the Juilliard School. He made his New York debut in 1963. From 1980 to 1987 he was the director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in Minnesota. He married actress Tuesday Weld in 1985 but they divorced in 1998.
He is close friends with Daniel Barenboim and Itzhak Perlman. He is currently married to the NAC Orchestra's principal cellist, Amanda Forsyth. He lives in the exclusive Rockcliffe Park area of Ottawa. He has two daughters, Arianna and Natalia, from his 15-year marriage to flautist and novelist Eugenia Zukerman. Both girls are vocalists; Arianna is an opera singer, while Natalia is a rock musician.
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HEIA People: Pinchas Zukerman - A brief biography of the violinist, violist, and conductor.
Independent: Pinchas Zukerman - Article about his trip to Israel to unite Palestinian and Jewish children in music.
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J.S. Bach: Pinchas Zukerman - A thorough overview of Zukerman's violin concertos.
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