Ivry Gitlis

Ivry Gitlis
עברי גיטליס
Ivry Gitlis at home (Paris, 2010)
Background information
Born
Yitzhak-Meir Gitlis

(1922-08-25)25 August 1922
Haifa, Palestine Mandate (now Israel)
Died24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 98)
Paris, France
GenresClassical
OccupationsViolinist, pedagogue
InstrumentViolin
Years active1937–2019

Ivry Gitlis (Hebrew: עברי גיטליס;‎ 25 August 1922 – 24 December 2020) was an Israeli virtuoso violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He performed with the world's top orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, and Philadelphia Orchestra.

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