By Brian Taylor | January 31, 2026
The Colorado Symphony skied in from the Mile High City to bring Carnegie Hall an afternoon of thrilling delights under the baton of their Music Director Peter Oundjian.
Headlining as guest of honor, the venerable violinist Itzhak Perlman, celebrating his 80th birthday. One of the world’s most prolific and celebrated violinists since making his debut a few blocks away on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1958, Perlman needs no introduction. But who knew he posesses a comedic strain, as well?
Joking in good spirits and putting the room at ease — his fiddle (a Stradivarius, no doubt) tucked casually under his chin, like a natural appendage — Perlman treated us with what he called a “recital for violin and orchestra.