As well as playing and recording the classical music for which he is best known , Perlman has also played jazz , including an album made with jazz pianist Oscar Peterson , and in addition , klezmer . Perlman has been a soloist for a number of film scores such as the theme of the 1993 film '' Schindler 's List '' by John Williams , which subsequently won an Academy Award for Best Original Score . More recently , he was the violin soloist for the 2005 film '' Memoirs of a Geisha '' along with cellist Yo-Yo Ma . Perlman played selections from the musical scores of the movies nominated for " Best Original Score " at the 73rd Academy Awards with Yo-Yo Ma and at the 78th Academy Awards . Perlman played at the state dinner attended by Queen Elizabeth II on 7 May 2007 , in the East Room at the White House
78th Academy Awards
78th Academy Awards
Itzhak Perlman