Isaac Stern

ISAAC STERN d2001. American violinist. Born in Poland, he came to the US when he was 14 months old. He performed both nationally and internationally, notably touring the Soviet Union and China and performing extensively in Israel, a country to which he had close ties since shortly after its founding. He received extensive recognition for his work, including winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom and six Grammy Awards and being named to the French Legion of Honour. In 2001, his collection of instruments, bows and musical ephemera was sold through Tarisio Auctions. The May 2003 auction set a number of world records and was at the time the second highest grossing violin auction of all time with total sales of over $3.3M