Isaac Stern(1920-2001)

Isaac Stern was born on 21 July 1920 in Kremenets/Krzemieniec, Ukrainian People's Republic [now Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Humoresque (1946). He was married to Linda Reynolds, Vera Lindenblit and Nora Kaye. He died on 22 September 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
- musician: violin
- 1980
Die Fledermaus
TV Movie
- violin
- 1977
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
- soloist: violin
- 1971
Carnegie Hall Salutes Jack Benny
TV Special
- musician: violin
- 1961
Humoresque
7.3
- music advisor
- musician (solo violin: John Garfield) (uncredited)
- 1946

Aching Hearts
6.5
- Soundtrack ("Concerto for violin and oboe in C-minor, BWV 1060R, Adagio")
- 2009
Supersnällasilversara och Stålhenrik
7.0
TV Series
- performer: "Flight of the Bumblebee"
- 2005–2009
The Talented Mr. Ripley
7.4
- performer: "Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major; Opus 16, Second Movement"
- 1999
Music of the Heart
6.7
- performer: "Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins"
- 1999
First and Last
8.0
TV Movie
- performer: "Double Concerto in A minor Op. 102" (uncredited)
- 1989
Martha
7.5
TV Movie
- performer: "Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26"
- 1974
Conrack
7.3
- performer: "Flight Of The Bumblebee"
- 1974
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
- performer: "Main Title" (1964) (uncredited), "Fiddler on the Roof"
- 1971
A Journey to Jerusalem
7.6
- Soundtrack ("Violin Concerto in E Minor")
- 1968
The Bell Telephone Hour
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 III. Allegretto non troppo" (uncredited)
- 1962
Producers' Showcase
7.2
TV Series
- performer: "Violin Concerto: Third Movement"
- 1956
The Jack Benny Program
8.5
TV Series
- performer: "The Polonaise Brillante in D Major", "Meditation from Thais"
- 1955
Humoresque
7.3
- performer: "Liebestod", "Carmen Fantasie", "Symphonie espagnole in D minor Op. 21", "Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64", "Flight of the Bumblebee" (uncredited)
- 1946

Trivia
At his peak, Stern would perform more than 200 concerts a year. Made his debut at Carnegie Hall on January 8, 1943.

Quotes
"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.