Isaac Stern: Life’s Virtuoso
November 07, 2000
· PBS Television
· 60 minutes
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This stirring portrait, narrated by Meryl Streep, features rarely seen archival footage of Stern performing at the height of his artistry as well as never-before-seen home movies. Highlighting the impressive international scope of Stern’s influence are interviews with distinguished students, colleagues, and friends such as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, tennis great Jimmy Connors, conductor Zubin Mehta, news analyst Daniel Schorr, legendary actor Gregory Peck, and others. Isaac Stern and Meryl Streep shared the stage of Carnagie Hall in 1999’s “Music of the Heart”