What is Isaac Stern?
'''Isaac Stern''' (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American [[violinist]]. {{Infobox musical artist | image = Isaac Stern - 1980.JPG | caption = Stern at his 60th birthday concert at Lincoln Center, 1980 | birth_date = July 21, 1920 | death_date = September 22, 2001 | occupation = Violinist | instrument = Violin | years_active = 1936-2001 | website = https://isaacsternlegacy.org/legacy/ }} == Early life == Isaac Stern was born in Kremenets, [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]] (now [[Ukraine]]) to a [[Jewish]] family. In 1921, When Stern was over a year old, his family moved to [[San Francisco|San Franciso]]. At age 8, he began studies at [[San Francisco Conservatory of Music]] until 193. Later he would study under [[Louis Persinger]]. He returned to the conservatory under Naoum Blinder. Stern debuted with the [[San Francisco Symphony]] at age 15 and played [[Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint-Saëns']] [[Violin Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns)|Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor]]. ==Performances== He performed for soldiers during [[World War II|World War 2]] and performed in [[Soviet Union|USSR]] in 1951. During the [[Yom Kippur War]], he would give a concert for wounded Israelis soldiers. A notable concert was in 1991 during the Gulf War. Stern was playing a Bach piece in [[Jerusalem]], when sirens sounded the alarm of an [[air raid]]. Although the audience was frightened, Stern continued to play and the audience just listened to the rest of the concert with [[Gas mask|gas masks]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archives|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives|access-date=2022-06-06|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Stern was also a cultural ambassador. Stern performed frequently with the [[New York Philharmonic]]. He prevented [[Carnegie Hall]] from be taken down by campaigning and raising money for the building.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2001-09-23|title=Violinist Isaac Stern dies|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1559001.stm|acce