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Show M Award winning violinist, Itzah Perlman, will be 'i pJJJj on Saturday, February 12. The concert is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. in Kingsbury Hall. Polish born, Perlman has been engaged with the Washington National Symphony. ijacli Violinist to be in Concert Saturday completing his high school studies. stu-dies. In April, 1964, Mr. Perlman entered the Leventritt Memorial Award International Competition in New York City for young violinists. From a field of 19 contestants, con-testants, he was awarded first prize which included $1,000 in cash and guaranteed him engagements en-gagements with symphony orchestras or-chestras in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New York, Detroit, Buffalo, New Haven and Denver. NEWS of this victory never made nation-wide press releases because of the fact that the violin which he used in the contest con-test was stolen from the backstage back-stage area of Carnegie Hall immediately im-mediately after the announcement announce-ment of his selection. The theft was prominently covered in most newspapers. The instrument, a Guarnerius del Gesu valued at $15,000, is one of several fine instruments owned by the Jul-liard Jul-liard School of Music. It was recovered the following day in a New York pawn shop. Mr. Palhman, in the past two years, has appeared with the National Na-tional Orchestral Association with John Barnett conducting and with the Youth Orchestra of New York, David Epstein conducting. con-ducting. He has also appeared with the Philharmonic Symphony. Sym-phony. The Zionist Organization of America have sponsored more than 20 concerts in the United. States and Canada for him. J hJEANNETTE BROWN J ' senior Editor " rttfst Itzah Perlman 1964 t winner of the Leven- -Award, will perform in con' 1 r it the sixth Civic Music-H Music-H v-sriity Artists program in &q Hall, 8:15 p.m. on Hay, Feb. 12. MNSORED by the ASUU rjts and Speakers Commit-Tie Commit-Tie has recently been en-4 en-4 as a soloist in three of . Regular subscription concerts "iK National Symphony Or- '-lira !n Washington, D.C. Tic-r-ih this program are on sale it Huddle Booth and 201 w is Hall from 8:30 to 2:30 nod 107 in the Annex from & into 5p.m. !m in Tel-Aviv, Israel in ij,Mr. Perlman began his mu-. Sl1; iitifo with Ryvka Goldgart li :it Tel-Aviv Academy of Mu-tir Mu-tir ; He also gave recitals. played tie state radio and performed w: o various orchestras around i city. I0RE fflS fifth birthday, itiolinist suffered an attack k; which left him with only iisd ase of his legs but a ad the upper part of his K In 1958, the violinist won the as music division of a talent M sponsored by Ed Sullivan w ;W. He has since performed "Climes on the CBS television Since 1958 he has never atd to Israel and now lives 1 -to York City with his par- J NUMBER of important mu- 5 scholarships have been wied his on the basis of his Rental talent. Among those received are the Tuck -Ration Scholarships and sev-ffMliard sev-ffMliard School of Music :arships. In addition, the 6 -'w Board of Education p. 'JPecial assistance in |