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In Schindler's List there were many places where there was no music at all - and that made it so much more dramatic and meaningful when the music began'

Violinist Itzhak Perlman discusses working with film composer John Williams on Schindler's List and Fiddler on the Roof.

Read Itzhak Perlman's blog on optimum practice length.

Read a special interview with the great virtuoso in celebration of his 70th birthday in The Strad's August 2015 issue, out now.

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