As Itzhak Perlman wheeled into a Mesa hotel conference room on his gray mobility scooter, the virtuoso was treated to yet another in a long list of standing ovations. This time, however it was from a group of 10- and 11-year-olds. Then, the youthful stri

Celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman is known for giving himself completely over to the music. In an appearance at UCLA's Royce Hall last night, he not only lived up to that reputation, but proved as well that he's a master of the difficult art of both pl

LOS ANGELES – Phil Mickelson was waving his magic wand again Friday at the Northern Trust Open. Other players call it a wedge. Whatever you want to call it, there must be something mystical in the scoring club’s composite materials with Mickelson able to

A character reminiscent of decadent Belle Époque masquerade balls, Korean-American violin virtuoso is who would come to mind if Ziggy Stardust and Tchaikovsky had a mystical offspring dressed in Riccardo Tisci’s wildest Givenchy dreams. A self-proclaimed

You'd think the world's most beloved living violinist, Itzhak Perlman, would have enough to do, what with racing around the planet performing with big orchestras, then hurrying back to his students at the Juilliard School and Perlman Music Program in New

The Associated Press PHOENIX - Arizona proudly celebrated its centennial Tuesday with story-telling and pageantry amid recollections of the state's long independent streak. "Happy birthday Arizona," Gov. Jan Brewer shouted from a stage in front of the do