The Lives of Isaac Stern

by David Schoenbaum

Book Overview

No single American could personify what Henry Luce called the American Century. But over his eighty-one years, Isaac Stern came closer than most. Russian-Jewish parents brought him to San Francisco at ten months; practice and talent got him to Carnegie Hall, critical acclaim, and the attention of the legendary impresario Sol Hurok at twenty-five.

As America came of age, so too did Stern. He would go on to make music on five continents, records...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393634612
• ISBN13: 9780393634617
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"