hɪz pətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈændpɛɹənts wɜː dʒˈuːz hˌuː ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə jˌuːˈɛs fɹʌm dʒˈɜːməni, ænd hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ˈaɪsək wʌzɐ kˈɑːnsɚt pˈiənɪst ænd mjˈuːzɪk tˈiːtʃɚ, ænd kəmpˈoʊzd ɐn ˈɑːpɚɹə ɪn hˈiːbɹuː.
His paternal grandparents were Jews who immigrated to the US from Germany, and his father Isaac was a concert pianist and music teacher, and composed an opera in Hebrew.