Here’s a poignant and honest minute of television about ability, dedication, struggle and humanity. It took place back in 1980, when American-Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman made an appearance on the ...

Jacob Hershman, a 16-year-old member of the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, decided he wanted to be a violinist when he was 2 years old and saw Elmo playing one on “Sesame Street.” Little Jacob would ...

Aisslinn Nosky credits “Sesame Street” for introducing her to the violin. The Canadian musician was watching an episode of the children’s series when it happened to feature Itzhak Perlman, the great ...