The composer, violinist George Perlman, taught violin in Chicago for the better part of the 20th century. He was born in Kiev and at the age of four, moved to Chicago where his principal violin teachers included Leon Samatini, Adolph Weidig and Leopold Auer, with whom he studied for one year.

The violinist on this recording, Lawrence Golan, was a pupil of George Perlman. He also studied at Indiana University where he worked with Josef Gingold and Yuval Yaron. In 1995, he became the first violinist to graduate from the New England Conservatory of Music with a doctorate. There he studied with James Buswell.

George Perlman, composer
Israeli Concertino
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano

George Perlman, composer
Elegy and Habaera
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano

George Perlman, composer
Indian Concertino
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano

George Perlman, composer
Suite Hébraïque
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano

George Perlman, composer
Ghetto Sketches
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano

George Perlman, composer
Concertino
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano

George Perlman, composer
A Clown's Greeting to a Dummy
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano

George Perlman, composer
Indian Summer
Lawrence Golan, violin, Martin Perry, piano