Isaac Stern

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

The Talented Mr. Ripley Soundtrack

(1999)

Fiddler on the Roof Music Department

(1971)

Humoresque Music Department

(1946)

Conrack Soundtrack

(1974)

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Filmography

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Soundtrack (11 credits)

2009 Aching Hearts ("Bach: Concert for violin and oboe in C-minor, BWV 1060R, Adagio")

1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley (performer: "Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major; Opus 16, Second Movement")

1999 Music of the Heart (performer: "Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins")

1989 First and Last (TV Movie) (performer: "Concerto for Violin and Cello" - uncredited)

1974/I Martha (TV Movie) (performer: "Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26")

1974 Conrack (performer: "Flight Of The Bumblebee")

1968 Journey to Jerusalem (Documentary) ("Violin Concerto in E Minor")

1962 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Portals of Music (1962) ... (performer: "Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, Third Movement" - uncredited)

1956 Producers' Showcase (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Festival of Music (1956) ... (performer: "Violin Concerto: Third Movement")

1955 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Isaac Stern Show (1955) ... (performer: "The Polonaise Brillante in D Major", "Meditation from Thais")

1946 Humoresque (performer: "Liebestod", "Carmen Fantasie", "Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21", "Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64", "Flight of the Bumblebee" - uncredited)

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Music department (2 credits)

1971 Fiddler on the Roof (soloist: violin)

1946 Humoresque (music advisor) / (musician (solo violin: John Garfield - uncredited)

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Actor (2 credits)

1997 Great Performances (TV Series)
Host

- Carnegie Hall Opening Night 1997 (1997) ... Host

1953 Tonight We Sing
Eugene Ysaye

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Thanks (2 credits)

2001 Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition (TV Short documentary) (in memory of)

1995 Small Wonders (Documentary) (thanks)

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Self (54 credits)

2001 In Search of Peace (Documentary)
Himself

1995-2000 Great Performances (TV Series)
Himself

- The Art of Violin (2000) ... Himself

- The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past (1995) ... Himself

2000 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Violinist (segment "Michael Tilson Thomas")

- Bridgestone Firestone/Michael Tilson Thomas/Smallpox (2000) ... Himself - Violinist (segment "Michael Tilson Thomas")

1999 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 13 October 1999 (1999) ... Himself - Guest

1999 Music of the Heart
Himself

1998 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note (1998) ... Himself

1995 Small Wonders (Documentary)
Himself

1995 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Mozart (1995) ... Himself

1993 Isaac Stern: A Life - A Biography in Music (TV Movie)
Himself

1992 The Film Society of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Gregory Peck (TV Special)
Himself - Speaker

1991 If I Were a Rich Man: The Life of Jan Peerce (TV Movie documentary)
Host

1991 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Himself

1991 Marian Anderson (TV Movie)
Himself

1991 Victoires de la musique (TV Series)
Himself

- Les 6èmes victoires de la musique (1991) ... Himself

1991 Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams (Video documentary)
Himself

1990 Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1990 Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Himself

1988 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (TV Special)
Himself

1987 The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show (TV Special)
Himself

1987 Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening (TV Special)
Himself - Host

1973-1987 Le grand échiquier (TV Series)
Himself

- Chirurgie à quatre mains (1987) ... Himself

- Mouloudji (1973) ... Himself

1984 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Himself - Honoree

1983 Zubin and the I.P.O. (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1983 The Levin Interviews (TV Series)
Himself

- Isaac Stern (1983) ... Himself

1982 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Himself

1981 Gala of Stars 1981 (TV Special)
Himself

1980 Live From Lincoln Center (TV Series)
Himself

- Isaac Stern's 60th Birthday Celebration (1980) ... Himself

1980 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 29 July 1980 (1980) ... Himself

1979 From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (Documentary)
Himself

1979 Over Easy (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 25 September 1979 (1979) ... Himself

1978 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Himself

1977 The Lively Arts (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Presenter

- Music in Jerusalem (1977) ... Himself - Presenter

1976 Today (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 5 May 1976 (1976) ... Himself

1975 The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1971 Music on 2 (TV Series)
Himself - Violin

- Stern Plays Sibelius (1971) ... Himself - Violin

1969 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Charlotte Curtis Henry Fonda Harold Krents Isaac Stern (1969) ... Herself

1968 Journey to Jerusalem (Documentary)
Himself

1967 Stars for Israel (TV Special)
Himself

1965 The Twentieth Century (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Man with a Violin: Isaac Stern (1965) ... Himself

1964 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 11 December 1964 (1964) ... Himself - Guest

1963 A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts (TV Special)
Himself

1959-1962 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series)
Himself - Violinist

- Portals of Music (1962) ... Himself - Violinist

- Concert 1959 (1959) ... Himself - Violinist

1961 Carnegie Hall Salutes Jack Benny (TV Special)
Himself

1961 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #4.165 (1961) ... Himself

1960 Small World (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.21 (1960) ... Himself

- Episode #2.20 (1960) ... Himself

1959 Person to Person (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #6.31 (1959) ... Himself

1956 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV Series)
Himself

- Red Skelton, Carol Channing, Nat King Cole, Isaac Stern, Robert Lamouret (1956) ... Himself

1956 Music for You (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #4.1 (1956) ... Himself

1956 Producers' Showcase (TV Series)
Himself

- Festival of Music (1956) ... Himself

1952-1955 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Himself

- Isaac Stern Show (1955) ... Himself

- Jack Goes Bowling (1952) ... Himself

1951 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.13 (1951) ... Himself

1949 The Jack Benny Program (TV Special)
Himself

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Archive footage (6 credits)

2001-2005 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Violinist (segment "Lang Lang") / Himself - Violinist (segment "Michael Tilson Thomas")

- The Big Gun/Lang Lang/A Dog's Nose (2005) ... Himself - Violinist (segment "Lang Lang")

- The Boy Scouts/Negative About Affirmative Action/Michael Tilson Thomas (2001) ... Himself - Violinist (segment "Michael Tilson Thomas")

2003 Pablo Casals (TV Movie)
Himself

2003 The John Garfield Story (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself (1999)

1995 Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1993 Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 1 Article | See more »

Official Sites:

Sony Music

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Carnegie was, is and will not be only a building. It's an idea. It's a mythology, a necessary mythology about music." - said on Larry King Live (1985) about his belief that Carnegie Hall needed to be saved.