Violin Virtuoso Itzhak Perlman to Perform in Fort Myers

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Feb. 7, 2022 - PRLog -- Internationally-acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to Fort Myers March 5 to perform as part of the Fort Myers Community Concert Association season.

Itzhak Perlman is the reigning virtuoso of the violin and is returning to the Community Concert Association series for a third time.

"An Evening With Itzhak Perlman" will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on the Florida SouthWestern State College campus in Fort Myers

Perlman was born in Israel and gave his first recital at age 10 before moving to the United States to study at the Juilliard School.  He has been honored with more than 20 Grammy Awards (including one for Lifetime Achievement in 2008), four Emmy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.

"Perlman will highlight personal remembrances of his career interspersed with live performances.  It will give listeners the opportunity to explore the man behind the artistry," said Community Concert Association President Mary Lee Mann.

Tickets are $70 each or $80 for prime seating in the orchestra pit.  For tickets, call the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall box office at 239- 481-4849 or visit www.bbmannpah.com. Please check www.FortMyersCommunityConcerts.org  for the latest COVID protocols for those attending this concert.

The Fort Myers Community Concert Association, now in its 72nd concert season, is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization founded by the legendary Barbara B. Mann in 1949 to bring world-class entertainment to Southwest Florida at affordable prices.  The association consists of more than 1,200 members, underwriters and sponsors.  Performers brought to Fort Myers in the past by the association include The Israel Ballet, The Boston Brass, Minnesota Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Pianist Andre Watts, Flutist James Galway, Violinist Joshua Bell with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and many others.