Ivry Gitlis
Ivry Gitlis · Arts & Literature
Classical violinist
1922, Haifa, Mandatory Palestine — 2020, Paris, France
Israel · France · United States
Ivry Gitlis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical violinist
Ivry Gitlis was a virtuoso violinist born to a Jewish family in Haifa; a child prodigy, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and became one of the most individual concert soloists of the 20th century, known for his free, expressive style and for bringing music to unconventional audiences. He was a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. His Jewish identity is well documented.
Verify and go deeper with these external references.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
This page is published in seven languages from an English source. The translations are reviewed, but a mistake can still slip through. If you spot one on this profile — a wrong word, a lost date, a sentence that says something the English does not — please tell us.
Classical violinist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Similar Contributors
Aaron Rosand
Aldo Ferraresi
Alexander Markov
Anne Akiko Meyers
Arnold Steinhardt
