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Born:

Pinchas Zukerman, (born July 16, 1948, Tel Aviv, Israel), Israeli American violinist, violist, and conductor who earned widespread acclaim in a career that spanned more than five decades.

Zukerman began playing at about the age of seven; when he was eight he entered the Tel Aviv Academy of Music. In 1962, sponsored by violinist Isaac Stern, he went to New York City to study at the Juilliard School, remaining there until 1967. Thereafter he appeared as a soloist throughout N.A.