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San Francisco,California the following year.His mother began teaching Isaac the piano when he was six. He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument.Later,he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory(音乐学院).He progressed quickly.When he was 16,he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.The next year,he performed in New York City and was praised by music critics.
During World War II ,Mr.Stern played for thousands of American soldiers.It was the first time many of them had heard classical music.After the war,he was the first American violinist to perform in a concert in the Soviet union.He also supported young musicians and cultural organizations in Israel.
In 1979,Isaac Stern visited China.He met with Chinese musicians and students.He taught them about classical Western music.His visit was made into a film,which is called From Mao to Mozart:Isaac Stern in China.It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.
In 1984,Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music.He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life.He said he believed that music makes life better for everyone,especially children.
Mr.Stern supported and guided younger classical musicians.They include violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman,cellist YoYo Ma,and pianist Yefim Bronfman.
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