UK Symphony Violinist Itzhak Perlman to open UK Symphony season By John Hingsbergen • Sep 28, 2012 Israeli-born Itzhak Perlman is known as one of the preeminent violinists of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Following a 2011 performance with the University of Kentucky Symphony, he returns this Sunday to open the orchestra’s 2012-13 season.