Ivry Gitlis

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, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ivry Gitlis
Ivry Gitlis at home (Paris, 2010)
Background information
Birth nameYitzhak-Meir Gitlis
Born(1922-08-25)25 August 1922
Haifa, Palestine Mandate (now Israel)
Died24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 98)
Paris, France
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)violinist, pedagogue, writer, actor
InstrumentsViolin
Years active1949–2019

Early life and education

Yitzhak-Meir (Isaac) Gitlis was born on 25 August 1922 in Haifa, Palestine Mandate to Jewish parents, who emigrated in 1921 from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine.[1]

Gitlis acquired his first violin when he was five years old and started lessons under Mme Velikovsky together with his friend Zvi Zeitlin. He then studied privately with Mira Ben-Ami, a pupil of Joseph Szigeti.[2] When he was eight, she arranged for him to play for Bronisław Huberman, which prompted a fundraising campaign to allow him to study in France.[3]

In 1933, he arrived with his mother in Paris and started to take lessons with Marcel Chailley, husband of the pianist Céliny Chailley-Richez. Being very close to their family, he was introduced to George Enescu and Jacques Thibaud. In that period, he decided to change his birth name (Isaac)[4]) to Ivry. At 11, Gitlis (Jitlis) entered the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Jules Boucherit, and graduated in 1935.[5]

In 1938–1940, his teachers included George Enescu[6] and Jacques Thibaud in Paris and Carl Flesch in Spa, Belgium and later in London.

Career

World War 2

In 1940, during World War II, he went to London where he first worked for two years in a war factory and was then assigned to the artists branch of the British Army. He gave numerous concerts for the Allied soldiers and in war factories. After the war he made his successful debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and subsequently played with the BBC and all other principal orchestras of Great Britain.

1950s

In 1951, as suggested by his teacher Alice Pashkus,[7] he participated in the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris, where he took fifth place. During the preliminary stages of the competition, a rumor circulated that he had stolen a Stradivarius violin during the war, which caused a scandal on the day of the final. Six years after the fall of Hitler, being a Jew in France was still causing debate.[8] In the same year, Gitlis made his debut in Paris, playing in a recital at the Salle Gaveau, sponsored by the music manager Marcel de Valmalète (9 July 1951).

In the 1950s,[9] he moved to the United States where he met Jascha Heifetz. There he made several tours, managed by Sol Hurok, including those conducted by Eugene Ormandy (Tchaikovsky, in Philadelphia) and George Szell (Sibelius, on 15,16 and 18 December 1955 in New York).[10] Back in Europe, between 1954 and 1955, he recorded for the Vox label concertos by Berg (Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel", coupled with "Chamber Concerto" -Vox PL 8660- which was awarded a "Grand Prix du Disque" in 1954), Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Stravinsky (Violin Concerto, coupled with "Duo Concertant") and with the conductor Jascha Horenstein, Bartók, Bruch and Sibelius. His recording of Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto and Solo Violin Sonata -Vox PL 9020- received the "Best Record of the Year" award from the New York Herald Tribune in 1955.

1960s

In 1963, he was the first Israeli violinist to play in the Soviet Union. He gave a series of concerts under the cultural exchange program of the Soviet Union and Israel, starting in Vilnius (23 October 1963). His other concerts were given in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Odessa.[11]

In 1968, he participated in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus film project, performing "Whole Lotta Yoko" with Yoko Ono and The Dirty Mac, recently released on DVD.

Many composers were fascinated by his sound and way of playing, among whom René Leibowitz who dedicated his Violin Concerto, Op. 50 (1958) to him; Roman Haubenstock-Ramati with "Sequences" for Violin and Orchestra (1958); Bruno Maderna writing "Pièce pour Ivry" (1971), which Gitlis never recorded commercially, but recorded live in Paris on 25 May 1983; Yannis Xenakis with "Mykka(s)", which Gitlis premièred in 1972; Charles Harold Bernstein with two works for solo violin, inspired by Gitlis, "Rhapsodie Israélienne" and "Romantic Suite" (1984).

1970s

In 1972, Gitlis founded the Festival de Vence, famous for its innovative programming. He was also the inspirer and organiser of the Saint André de Cubzac, Alfortville and Bonifacio Music Festivals.[12]

In 1975, he undertook a dramatic role, as Hypnotist in François Truffaut's film, The Story of Adele H.

He often visited Japan, where he was very popular.[13]

1990s

In 1990, Gitlis was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.[14] His stated aim was the "support of education and culture of peace and tolerance". He performed at the opening event of the International Bioethics Committee's 3rd session in 1995.[15]

2000s

Gitlis with pianist Martha Argerich, after a joint performance at the Israel Philharmonic, Tel Aviv, 2018

Ivry Gitlis was a commentator (along with Itzhak Perlman) on the DVD The Art of Violin (2000), which showcases violin performances and gives biographical details of many of the great violinists of the twentieth century.

In 2008, he became patron of the Paris-based association "Inspiration(s)", whose aim is to make classical music accessible to all. He was a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.[16]

He was a distinguished guest of the International Master Course for violinists and string players at Keshet Eilon Music Center.

Violins

At various stages in his career, Gitlis played on a 1699 Giovanni Battista Rogeri, which he sold to famed violin author Sidney Bowden,[17] the 1737 "Chant du Cygne" Antonio Stradivari,[18] and the 1740 "Ysaye" Guarneri del Gesù.[19] Ivry Gitlis owned the 1713 "Sancy" Antonio Stradivari and a violin by Émile Marcel Français, Paris 1944 (won as a prize for the 1951 "Thibaud Competition").

Quotes

Dear young colleagues of the up-and-coming generation, please have the courage to be yourselves, to take risks and not be copies of your recordings or of others'. Practice your instrument in order to free yourself from any psycho-technical constraint, to be able to create when you play. Listen to your inner ear, which is connected directly to your heart and spirit, the one that tells you what you feel is you! And the one you don't feel isn't you. Remember that a beautiful "wrong" note by a Kreisler, a Thibaud, a Casals or a Callas is worth more than a thousand so-called "right" notes and that playing that is hygienically and clinically correct is not necessarily a sign of good health! Take heart! Good health to you!
(Ivry Gitlis – January 2007)[20][21]
  • "... don't be so polite with the music, it's like being in love!" (IG, during a masterclass, 31 October 2011)
  • "Sheet music is a bunch of black marks; they have no significance ... I play violin, but in order to play well you have to be much more than a violin player. There is an entire world that lives together with it, like the currents in the ocean; and in any event, often I don't use sheet music at all, but improvise." (IG, October 2012)[22]
  • "... rubato is the art of playing in tempo..." (IG)
  • (on answering the question: "what is your motto?") "... to be alive, to be aware, to hear, to know, to feel, to see, to love, to be loved a little bit sometimes." (IG, July 2011)[23]

Personal life

Since the end of the 1960s, Gitlis resided in Paris, France. He died there on 24 December 2020 at the age of 98.[24]

Audio/video recordings

Sortable lists, in chronological order.

Commercial – official, studio and live releases

composer arranger work collaborating artists rec. date (yyyy/mm/dd) first release Audio / Video reprint / note
Paganini, NiccolòWilhelmj, AugustViolin Concerto No.1 in D Major (reorchestration of I.Allegro maestoso & Cadenza: É.Sauret)The Austrian Symphony Orchestra / Kurt Wöss1950, ViennaLP Remington RLP-149-20Ano CD release
Berg, AlbanViolin Concerto To the memory of an angel (1935)Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / William Strickland1954/03/30, Vienna, KonzerthaussaalLP Vox PL 8660AGrand Prix du Disque 1954 / CD Vox, 1999
Berg, AlbanChamber Concerto for violin, piano and 13 wind instruments (1923/25)Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra Wind Ensemble / Charlotte Lois Zelka, piano / Harold Byrns1954/03, Vienna, KonzerthaussaalLP Vox PL 8660Ano CD release
Mendelssohn, FelixViolin Concerto in E minor, Op.64Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Hans Swarowsky1954, ViennaLP Vox PL 8840A3CD Vox, 1992
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichViolin Concerto in D major, Op.35Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Heinrich Hollreiser1954, ViennaLP Vox PL 8840A3CD Vox, 1992
Bartók, BélaViolin Concerto No.2, Sz.112, BB 117Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein1954/9, ViennaLP Vox PL 9020A3CD Vox, 1992
Bartók, BélaSonata for solo violin, Sz.117, BB 1241954/9, ViennaLP Vox PL 9020A3CD Vox, 1992
Stravinsky, IgorViolin Concerto in D (1931)Concerts Colonne Orchestra / Harold Byrns1955, ParisLP Vox PL 9410ACD Vox, 1999
Stravinsky, IgorDuo Concertant, for violin and piano (1931/32)Charlotte Lois Zelka, piano1955, ParisLP Vox PL 9410Ano CD release
Bruch, MaxViolin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein1955/9/10, ViennaLP Vox PL 9660A3CD Vox, 1992
Sibelius, JeanViolin Concerto in D minor, Op.47Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein1955/9/10, ViennaLP Vox PL 9660A3CD Vox, 1992
Sibelius, JeanViolin Concerto in D minor, Op.47New York Philharmonic Orchestra / George Szell1955/12/18, New York2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010A"1955 USA début"
Hindemith, PaulViolin Concerto (1939)Westphalia Symphony Orchestra / Hubert Reichert1961LP Vox PL 11980ACD Vox, 1999
Leibowitz, RenéViolin Concerto, Op.50 (1958, dedicated to Ivry Gitlis)Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR / René Leibowitz1961/1/20, Hannover, Grosse Sendesaal2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010Aw.p. at "Tag der Neuen Musik 1961"
Hindemith, PaulViolin Concerto (1939)SO des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden / Hans Rosbaud1962/09/14, Baden-Baden, Studio 5CD Music&Arts MACD0627, 1990A
Brahms, JohannesViolin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 (I. Allegro)Tasso Janopoulo, piano1962/6/5, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Bartók, BélaSonata for solo violin, Sz.117, BB 124 (III. Melodia. Adagio)1962/6/5, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Elgar, EdwardLa Capricieuse, Op.17Tasso Janopoulo, piano1962/6/5, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Wieniawski, HenrykPolonaise brillante (No.1) in D major, Op.4Tasso Janopoulo, piano1962/6/5, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichViolin Concerto in D major, Op.35Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Francesco Mander1965/6/13, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Paganini, NiccolòViolin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.6 (cadenza: Émile Sauret)Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanisław Wisłocki1966, WarsawLP Philips 6504 019 / Polskie NagraniaA2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994
Paganini, NiccolòViolin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Op.7 La Campanella (cadenza: I.Gitlis)Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanisław Wisłocki1966, WarsawLP Philips 6504 019 / Polskie NagraniaA2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994
Paganini, NiccolòViolin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Op.7 La Campanella (III. Rondò)Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanisław Wisłocki1966/10/2, ParisDVD: EMI classic archive 50Vvideo playback w. Philips audio rec.
Franck, CésarViolin Sonata in A major, M.8 -segments-Philippe Entremont, piano1966/5/14, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010V
Hindemith, PaulViolin Concerto (1939)Bamberger Symphoniker / Sixten Ehrling1966/5/19, Bamberg, Dominikanerbau2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010A
Paganini, NiccolòKreisler, FritzLa Campanella (III. Rondò, from Violin Concerto No.2)Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòKreisler, FritzCaprice No.20, Op.1, MS 25Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòKreisler, FritzCaprice No.13, Op.1, MS 25Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòAuer, LeopoldCaprice No.24, Op.1, MS 25Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòI Palpiti, Op.13, MS 77Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòCantabile in D major, Op.17, MS 109Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòSonatina in E minor, Op.3 No.6, MS 27Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòMinuetto in F major, for violin and guitar/piano (1836/37)Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967, ParisLP Philips 6504 023A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Paganini, NiccolòAuer, LeopoldCaprice No.24, Op.1, MS 25Tasso Janopoulo, piano1967/5/31, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010Vvideo session from the Philips audio recording
Berg, AlbanViolin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" (1935)Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Fritz Rieger1967/3/14, Paris, Maison de la Radio5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013Afirst release
Saint-Saëns, CamilleYsaÿe, Eugène"Caprice pour violon et orchestre" in D major (Etude en forme de Valse, Op.52 No.6)Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Edouard van Remoortel1968/3/7-10, Monte-CarloLP Philips 6504 055A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Saint-Saëns, CamilleViolin Concerto No.2 in C major, Op.58Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Edouard van Remoortel1968/3/7-10, Monte-CarloLP Philips 6504 055A2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Saint-Saëns, CamilleViolin Concerto No.4 Inachevé (Morceau de concert) in G major, Op.62Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Edouard van Remoortel1968/3/7-10, Monte-CarloLP Philips 6504 055A2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Wieniawski, HenrykCapriccio-Valse in E major, Op.7Tasso Janopoulo, piano1968/4/12, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Franck, CésarViolin Sonata in A major (II. Allegro – Quasi lento – Tempo I°)Georges Pludermacher, piano1969/2/9, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010V
Wieniawski, HenrykViolin Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.14 (version pratique, with short orch.intro 1st mvmt)Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Jean-Claude Casadesus1969/7/3-8, Monte-CarloLP Philips 6504 001A2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Wieniawski, HenrykViolin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Jean-Claude Casadesus1969/7/3-8, Monte-CarloLP Philips 6504 001A2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Brahms, JohannesDouble Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op.102Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Maurice Gendron, cello / Michel Tabachnik1970/12/08, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Saint-Saëns, CamilleIntroduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op.28Georges Pludermacher, piano1971/11/17, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Paganini, NiccolòViolin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Op.7 La Campanella (cadenza: I.Gitlis)Stuttgart Radio Symphonieorkester / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1972/06/13, Stuttgart2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010A2CD SWR MUSIC SWR19005CD, 2016
Haubenstock-Ramati, RomanSequences für Violine und Orchester (1958)SWR Sinfonieorchester Freiburg / Hans Rosbaud1962, studio SWR FreiburgA2CD SWR MUSIC SWR19005CD, 2016
Haubenstock-Ramati, RomanSequences für Violine und Orchester (1958)ORF-Symphonieorchester / Milan Horvat1972/11/29, ViennaLP Amadeo 415 314–1, 1984Ano CD release
Moszkovski, MoritzSarasate, Pablo deGuitarre, Op.45 No.2Georges Pludermacher, piano1973/8/21, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Albéniz, IsaacKreisler, FritzMalagueña, Op.165 No.3 (from "España")Georges Pludermacher, piano1973/8/21, ParisDVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007V
Franck, CésarViolin Sonata in A major, M.8 (II. Allegro – Quasi lento – Tempo I°)Georges Pludermacher, piano1974/10/5, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010V
Mendelssohn, FelixViolin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 (III. Allegro molto vivace -without intro-)Orchestra conducted by Michel Legrand1974/10/5, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010V
Bartók, BélaSonata for solo violin, Sz.117, BB 124 (III. Melodia. Adagio -fragment-)1974/11/22, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010V
Paganini, Niccolò24 Caprices for solo violin, Op.1, MS 251976/I-III, studio Des Dames, ParisCD Philips 442 8960, 2007A5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Franck, CésarViolin Sonata in A major, M.8Martha Argerich, piano1976/X, Ricordi studio, MilanoLP Ricordi RCL-27018ACD RCA Red Seal BVCC-35110, 2001+2015
Debussy, ClaudeViolin Sonata in G minor, L 140Martha Argerich, piano1976/X, Ricordi studio, MilanoLP Ricordi RCL-27018ACD RCA Red Seal BVCC-35110, 2001+2015
Ravel, MauricePièce en forme de Habañera (Vocalise)unknown, piano1977/10/31, Paris2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010V
Mendelssohn, FelixViolin Concerto in E minor, Op.64Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / David Josefowitz1978/6/13, Monte-CarloCD Doron 4013, 2012A
Sibelius, JeanViolin Concerto in D minor, Op.47Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Antonio de Almeida1978/6/14, Monte-CarloCD Doron 4013, 2012A
Vivaldi, AntonioConcerto for 4 violins in B minor, Op.3 No.10, RV 580 (from "L'estro Armonico")Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Ida Haendel, Isaac Stern, Shlomo Mintz / Zubin Mehta1982/12/13-19, Tel-Aviv2LP: DGG 2741 026A + Vlive, "The Huberman Week Festival, 30th Anniversary" / no CD release / YouTube
Bartók, BélaViolin Concerto No.2, Sz.112, BB 117Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta1982/12/13-19, Tel-Aviv4CD Helicon 02-9667Alive, "The Huberman Week Festival, 30th Anniversary" (4-CD set)
Bernstein, Charles HaroldRhapsodie Israélienne, for violin solo (1984)1984CD Arcobaleno 93922, 1996A
Bernstein, Charles HaroldRomantic Suite, for violin solo (1984)1984CD Arcobaleno 93922, 1996A
Cosma, VladimirConcerto de Berlin for violin and orchestra (from the film "Le Septième Cible" of Claude Pinoteau)Berliner Philharmoniker / Vladimir Cosma1984CD: Larghetto Music 004/8Asoundtrack release 2009 / YouTube
Legrand, MichelStanislas se souvient (from the film "La Bûche" of Danièle Thompson)Orchestra conducted by Michel Legrand1980sCD: EmArcy Records 982908-1A'Le cinéma de Michel Legrand', release 2005
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichViolin Concerto in D major, Op.35 (III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo)Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Tele Luxembourg / Leopold Hager1985/2/18, LuxembourgDVD: Doremi DHR-7981-3Vlive, release 2010
Sarasate, Pablo deZigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) Op.20Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Tele Luxembourg / Leopold Hager1985/2/18, LuxembourgDVD: Doremi DHR-7981-3Vlive, release 2010
Saint-Saëns, CamilleIntroduction et rondo capriccioso, Op.28Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Tele Luxembourg / Leopold Hager1985/2/18, LuxembourgDVD: Doremi DHR-7981-3Vlive, release 2010
Beethoven, Ludwig vanViolin Sonata No.5 in F major, Op.24 Spring (III. Scherzo. Allegro molto)Pierre Barbizet, piano1985/2/18, LuxembourgDVD: Doremi DHR-7981-3Vlive, release 2010
Brahms, JohannesViolin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 (III. Un poco presto e con sentimento)Pierre Barbizet, piano1985/2/18, LuxembourgDVD: Doremi DHR-7981-3Vlive, release 2010
Bach, Johann SebastianWilhelmj, AugustAir on G string (from Orchestral Suite No.3, BWV 1068)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65Aonly in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Bazzini, AntonioLa Ronde des Lutins, scherzo fantastique Op.25Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65Aonly in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Bloch, ErnestNigun -Improvisation- (No.2 from "Baal Shem", Three Pictures of Chassidic Life)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Debussy, ClaudeHartmann, ArthurLa fille aux cheveux de linShigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Dinicu, GrigorasHeifetz, JaschaHora StaccatoShigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Dvořák, AntonínKreisler, FritzSongs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55 No.4 (from "Gypsy Songs")Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Dvořák, AntonínKreisler, FritzHumoresque in G-flat major, Op.101 No.7Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Elgar, EdwardSalut d'amour, Op.12Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Elgar, EdwardLa Capricieuse, Op.17Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65Aonly in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Gabriel-Marie, JeanLa Cinquantaine, Air dans le style ancien / 'The Golden Wedding Anniversary' (No.2 from "2 Pieces", ca.1887)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, FritzThe Londonderry Air, 'Farewell to Cucullain' (old Irish melody)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, FritzLiebesfreud (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No.1)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, FritzLiebesleid (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No.2)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, FritzSchön Rosmarin (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No.3)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, FritzCaprice Viennois, Op.2Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, FritzRondino on a Theme of Beethoven -based on an unused theme by Beethoven, from the rejected final movement of the Wind Octet in E-flat major (1793), later used as theme in the Rondò for violin and piano in G major WoO 41-Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Massenet, JulesMarsick, Martin-PierreMéditation de ThaïsShigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Mendelssohn, FelixHeifetz, JaschaAuf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), Op.34 No.2Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Paganini, NiccolòCantabile in D major, Op.17, MS 109Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Paradis, Maria Teresa vonDushkin, SamuelSicilienneShigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Poldini, Edward (Ede)Kreisler, FritzPoupée valsante (d'après l'Album 'Marionnettes')Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Rachmaninoff, SergeiKreisler, FritzDaisies (Marguerite), Op.38 No.3Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Raff, JoachimCavatina, Op.85 No.3Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Ravel, MauricePièce en forme de Habañera (Vocalise)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Sarasate, Pablo deHabanera, Op.21 No.2 (Spanish Dance No.2)Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65Aonly in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Sarasate, Pablo deZigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op.20Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Moszkovski, MoritzSarasate, Pablo deGuitarre, Op.45 No.2Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65Aonly in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichMélodie in E flat major, Op.42 No.3 (from "Souvenir d'un lieu cher")Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichValse sentimentale in F minor, Op.51 No.6Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Wieniawski, HenrykCapriccio-Valse, Op.7Shigeo Neriki, piano1985/5/8-11, TokyoCD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309A'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Massenet, JulesMarsick, Martin-PierreMéditation de ThaïsYves Henry, piano1988/1/13, ParisDVD: Doremi DHR-7981-3Vlive, release 2010 / YouTube
Mendelssohn, FelixKreisler, FritzRomance sans paroles No.25 in G Major, Op.62 No.1 'Brise de Mai'Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Sarasate, Pablo deHeifetz, JaschaIntroduction et Tarantelle, Op.43Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Kreisler, FritzSyncopation (1926)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Falla, Manuel deKochansky, PaulJota (No.6 from "Suite populaire espagnole")Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Glazunov, AlexanderMéditation, Op.32Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Sarasate, Pablo deRomanza andaluza, Op.22 No.1 (Spanish Dance No.3)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Kreisler, FritzTambourin Chinois, Op.3 (1910)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Albéniz, IsaacKreisler, FritzMalagueña, Op.165 No.3 (from "España")Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Brahms, JohannesJoachim, JosephHungarian dance No.1 in G minor, W.o.O. 1, Allegro moltoShuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Falla, Manuel deKreisler, FritzDanse espagnole No.1 (from "La vida breve")Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Tartini, GiuseppeKreisler, FritzSonata in G minor, B.g5 "The Devil's Trill"Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Chopin, FrédéricMilstein, NathanNocturne No.20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.Shuku Iwasaki, piano1989/6/14-15, TokyoCD: EMI 54774A'Extravaganza'
Bach, Johann SebastianPartita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (V. Ciaccona)1990/6/30, TokyoDVD: Toshiba EMI 3527Vlive, Casals Hall Tokyo
Bartók, BélaSonata for solo violin, Sz.117, BB 1241990/6/30, TokyoDVD: Toshiba EMI 3527Vlive, Casals Hall Tokyo
Bach, Johann SebastianSonata No.3 in C major, BWV 1005 (II. Fuga)1990/6/30, TokyoDVD: Toshiba EMI 3527Vlive, Casals Hall Tokyo
Gitlis, IvryImprovisation – Impromptu "...for you, ...for Japan, ...for Music"1990/6/30, TokyoDVD: Toshiba EMI 3527Vlive, Casals Hall Tokyo
Bach, Johann SebastianPartita No.3 in E major, BWV 1006 (III. Gavotte en rondeau)1990/6/30, TokyoDVD: Toshiba EMI 3527Vlive, Casals Hall Tokyo
Berg, AlbanViolin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" (1935)WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Hans Vonk1992/1/24, KölnDVD: Doremi DHR-7981-3Vlive, release 2010
Simonetti, AchilleMadrigale in D major (1901)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Schumann, RobertKreisler, FritzRomance in A major, Op.94 No.2Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Kreisler, FritzMenuet in the style of Porpora (1910)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Kreisler, FritzMarche Miniature Viennoise (1925)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr IlyichAndante cantabile (2nd mvmt, from String Quartet No.1, in D major, Op.11)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Kreisler, FritzChanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the style of Couperin (1910)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Couperin, FrançoisBachmann, AlbertoLes Chérubins (from Suite XX, No.3)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Handel, Georg FriederichViolin Sonata in E major, Op.1 No.15, HWV 373 (doubtful)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Fauré, GabrielBachmann, AlbertoAprès un rêve, Op.7 No.1Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Fauré, GabrielBerceuse, Op.16Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Chaminade, CécileKreisler, FritzSérénade espagnole, Op.150Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Fibich, ZdeněkKubelik, Jan / Gitlis, IvryPoème, Op.41 No.6Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Dawes, Charles GatesKreisler, FritzMelody in A major (1912)Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Bartók, BélaSzékely, Zoltán(6) Danses populaires roumaines, Sz.56, BB 58Shuku Iwasaki, piano1994/12-1995/1, TokyoCD: Philips 456 192–2A'Le violon enchanté'
Brahms, JohannesViolin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108Ana-Maria Vera, piano1996/12/10-12, JapanCD: Voicelle VXD-AH-971120AJapan release
Beethoven, Ludwig vanViolin Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 KreutzerAna-Maria Vera, piano1996/12/10-12, JapanCD: Voicelle VXD-AH-971120AJapan release
Hindemith, PaulViolin Sonata No.1 in E-flat major, Op.11/1Ana-Maria Vera, piano1996/12/10-12, JapanCD: Voicelle VXD-AH-971120AJapan release
Franck, CésarViolin Sonata in A major, M.8Martha Argerich, piano1998/11/28, JapanCD: EMI TOCE-55260Alive, "Beppu Argerich Festival" / Japan release
Beethoven, Ludwig vanViolin Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 KreutzerMartha Argerich, piano1999/11/20, JapanCD: EMI TOCE-55260Alive, "Beppu Argerich Festival" / Japan release

Filmography

original title year director / producer collaborating artists Gitlis role / content genre info and note
Mendelssohn, Felix1963/06/23"Discorama" / Philippe DucrestPro Musica Symphony Vienna (Wiener Symphoniker) / Hans SwarowskyViolin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 (I. Allegro molto appassionato)TV footage, archive by Meloclassic1963 video playback over the 1954 VOX audio rec. / video YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Musica da Camera1963, MilanoElisa Quattrocolo (RAI)Loredana Franceschini, pianoDebussy, Violin Sonata / Paganini, Cantabile Op.17 / Wieniawski, Capriccio-Valse Op.7 / Moszkowski/arr. Sarasate, GuitarreTV broadcast [T.T. 23'35"]RAI5 Classica / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – interview + Paganini1965/01/10, ParisJacqueline Barsac (RTF, “JT 13 heures”)unknown orchestra and conductorinterview + rehearsal Paganini/Wilhelmj Violin Concerto Nr.1 in D major, Op.6 (fragment)TV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Journal de Paris (ina.fr)1966/10/11, ParisJacqueline BarsacYves Henry, pianorehearsal Paganini Caprice No.24 / Brahms Violin Sonata No.3, Op.108 + interviewTV footageina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – "Un violon, une valise"1968/10/06, ParisJacques Busnel (ina.fr)Girolamo Arrigo (composer)rehearsing Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No.2 Op.58, at his home in Paris + interviewTV footageina.fr, watch video / YouTube
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus: Whole Lotta Yoko1968Rolling StonesJohn Lennon, Yoko Onoviolin solo improvisationsfilmed concertwatch video / DVD release, 1996
Ivry Gitlis – avec les Tziganes1970simprovisations in gypsy styleTV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Ivry Gitlis plays Bach (ina.fr)1970sBach – Partita No.3 in E major, BWV 1006 (III. Gavotte en rondeau)TV footagedailymotion, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – "Sur le vif, ou un violon dans la ville"1971, ParisM.Philippe-Gérard / Edmond Tyborowskyavec : Ivry Gitlis / violon off : Stéphane Grappellimusique de : M.Philippe-Gérard / ingenieurs du son : Guy Solignac, Claude Bittan / assistés de : Edouard Hoffmann, Hervé Chauvel / directeur de la photographie: Henri Martin / cadreurs : Guy Maçon, Adrien Ballester, Bernard Gapail / montage : Jean-Claude Couprie / assisté de : Yves Charoy / scripts-girls : Andrée Gautey, Christiane Barreau / décorateur : Armand Braun / mixage : Jean-Paul Quiquempois / collaborateur artistique : Didier Philippe-Gérard / assistants-réalisateur : Toni Tounsi, Jeanne Barbillon, Xavier Guilhem-Ducléon / réalisation : Edmond Tyborowsky / Date de diffusion : 21/03/1971 / Durée : 00h 47' 35"TV film, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Vence Music Festival1972, VenceGeorges Cziffra, Dizzy Gillespie, Georges Moustaki, François-René Duchable, Zubin MehtaChopin – Fantasie Impromptu Op.66 (G.Cziffra) / Bach – Chaconne BWV 1004 (I.Gitlis) / jam sessions (I.Gitlis & D.Gillespie & G.Moustaki) / Z.Mehta, conducting string orchestra / Schubert – fragments "Trout Quintet" (I.Gitlis, Z.Mehta, F.-R.Duchable, & friends)TV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Ivry Gitlis – an Ambassador for Children, Young People and Music1973, Venceexplaining music to children / Beethoven – Violin Concerto Op.61 (fragments)TV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Ivry Gitlis with Barbara1974, ParisGitlis improvising the violin part in "Une petite cantate" with BarbaraTV footageYouTube
Ivry Gitlis with Léo Ferré1974, ParisGitlis improvising the violin part in the song "Les Étrangers"TV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Ivry Gitlis with Michel Legrand1974, ParisGitlis with Michel Legrand and his orchestra, playing compositions for the movies "Summer of '42" (1971) and "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968)TV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Jean Arp ou le nageur énigmatique (ina.fr)1975/5/17, ParisGeorges Alain Baudry (Antenne 2)Ivry Gitlis, violin / Schola Cantorum / Jean Arp TV footageina.fr, watch video
L'Histoire d'Adèle H.1975François TruffautIsabelle Adjani, Bruce RobinsonThe Hypnotistfilm-dramaIMDB
Ivry Gitlis – Musique en fête (ina.fr)1977/9/01, BordeauxJacques Schreiber (France Region 3)Improvisation workshop with childrenTV footageina.fr, watch video
La vie devant soi1977Moshé MizrahiSimone Signoret, Michal Bat-Adamviolin solofilm-dramaIMDB
Ivry Gitlis – "Les violons qui miaulent" (ina.fr)1979/11/24, ParisPierre Leherle (TF1)TV footageina.fr, watch video / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Les mystères de l'hérédité (ina.fr)1979/12/10, ParisJean Archimbaud (TF1)Pierre Paul Grasse, André Langaney, Jean Didier Vincent, Jacques Mehler TV footageina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – Ecole maternelle, musique (ina.fr)1981/1/28, ParisMartine Chardon (Antenne 2) TV footageina.fr, watch video
Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret1981Jean Richardepisode: "Maigret et l'homme tout seul" / René Vivien (a violin-playing tramp)TV fictionTélévision Française, 1982
Festival de musique de Bonifacio (ina.fr)1984/9/06, BonifacioPierre Jean Luccioni (France 3 Corse) TV footageina.fr, watch video
Un amour de Swann1984Volker SchlöndorffJeremy Irons, Ornella Mutiviolinistfilm-dramaIMDB
La Septième Cible1984Vladimir Cosma, soundtrack"Berlin Concerto" from the French film "La Septième cible" at Berliner Philharmoniker played by Gitlisfilm-dramaIMDB / watch video
Ivry Gitlis – Journal de Paris (ina.fr)1987/1/01, ParisAndré Halimi (Editing Prod.)TV footageina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – "hommage à Jascha Heifetz"1988/1/13, Parisbroadcast "Le Grand Échiquier" – Vive la rentrée, by André FlédérickIvry Gitlis – "hommage à Jascha Heifetz" († 10.XII.1987) + Jules MASSENET: Méditation de Thaïs (Yves Henry, piano)TV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
Léo Ferré, 'Les Etrangers' (ina.fr)1988/4/23, ParisMichel Drucker (France 2)TV footageina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – Afrique (ina.fr)1990/05/15Arnaud Hamelin, Jean Pierre Van Geirt (Sunset)TV footageina.fr, watch video
Un violon dans la tête1992Claude Edelmann (Arte video)I.Gitlis & Vinh Phammusic and neurosciencesscientific documentaryInstitut français / VHS PAL only
The Soul of The Violin1993André Delacroix (France 3)Pierre Amoyal, Patrice Fontanarosa, Ivry Gitlis, Sergei Krilov, Hugh Maguire, Yehudi Menuhin, Anne-Sophie Mutterdocumentarymedici.tv, medici.tv
Ivry Gitlis & Ana-Maria Vera – recital1999Yvon Gérault (Qualite Communication, 2000)Ana-Maria Vera, pianoConcert recorded at the Abbaye Saint-Léonard de Corbigny (Nièvre): Mozart – Violin Sonata K.301 / Chopin – Fantaisie-Impromptu Op.66 (piano solo) / Bloch – Nigun (No.2 from "Baal Shem") / Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen Op.20 / Kreisler – Liebesleid / Beethoven – Violin Sonata No.9 Op.47 "Kreutzer"filmed concertMEZZO.tv (broadcast, 2004/2/19) / YouTube
Beppu! 20012001feat.: Akane Sakai, Geza Hosszu-Legocky, Martha Argerich, Ivry Gitlis, Nelson Freire, Antonio PappanoA film for insidersTV footage, archive by MeloclassicYouTube
The Art of Violin2001Bruno MonsaingeonItzhak PerlmanI.Gitlis (commentator/performer) / Part 1. "The Devil's Instrument" & Part 2. "Transcending the Violin"documentaryDVD release, 2010 / YouTube
Sansa2003SiegfriedRoschdy Zem, Emma Suarez, Martha ArgerichI.Gitlis (Monsieur Click)film-dramaIMDB / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis, documentary2003Robertie Nahoum ValeeAustralia Chamber Orchestra / Richard TognettiBeethoven – Sonata "Kreutzer" / Saint-Saëns – Introduction and rondo capriccioso Op.28 (arranged by R.Tognetti for violin and string orchestra) + interviewfilmed concertIvry Gitlis / short clip on YouTube
Ivry Gitlis and the Great Tradition2004Tony PalmerperformerdocumentaryDVD release, 2012 / YouTube
Ruggiero Ricci – Life is a Violin2006Fernando Casablancas (Xochil Prod.)Ruggiero Ricci, Ivry GitlisRicci at his home in Palm Springs, in Paris with fellow fiddler Ivry Gitlis, and in Mozarteum Salzburg for a Master Class. A personal portrait of a great artist and warm and endearing man.documentarymedici.tv / YouTube
Inspiration, Playing by Heart2009Marlies Huitink, Fried-jan van den EerenbeemtDavid Stern, Daniel Rowland, Anna Korpalska, Jaap van Zweden, 't Stift Weerselo, Kim Cramer, Pete Saunders, Peter ZieglerhimselfdocumentaryCrossmarkpictures, Avro / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis & Michel Legrand2009Tandem (France 2)Ivry Gitlis and Michel Legrand, playing a joke, imitating 'Contemporary Music'TV footagedailymotion, watch video
Ivry Gitlis, le violon sans frontières2009Sandra Joxe, Christian LabrandeperformerdocumentaryClassifilms, Arte, ina / DVD, 2010 / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis, improvisation2009/10/18Brigitte Engerer, Boris Berezovskyrecorded during Pianoscope à Beauvais – Festival 2009 – improvisation sur le nom 'Brigitte' (Ivry Gitlis, violin – Boris Berezovsky, piano)private recordingdailymotion, watch video
Ivry Gitlis, interview – wallcast #132011/7/27, VerbierMatthieu Escande (MUSEEC/medici.tv)Verbier Festivaldocumentarymedici.tv, watch video / YouTube
Legends Interview Series – Ivry Gitlis2011/12/17, LondonSteven Isserlis, Josè LasherasSteven Isserlis, interviewer / Stephen Hough, pianoInterview at Wigmore Hall, London + concert with piano (Paradis – Sicilienne / Kreisler – Liebesleid)documentaryYouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Un violon pour la paix dans le monde2012/04/02Patrick Simonin (L'Invité, TV5Monde)TV interviewdailymotion, watch video
Masterclass with Ivry Gitlis2012, ThessalonikyAngela Maria Arbeláez, Thanasis ProtatosInstitut Français de Thessaloniquedocumentaryvimeo, watch video
Des gens qui s'embrassent2013Danièle ThompsonMonica BellucciAron (the patriarch of a Jewish family)film-comedyIMDB / watch film / YouTube
Des gens qui s'embrassent2013/04/5Ivry Gitlis & Monica BellucciL'invité du jour du 05/04/2013 dans 'A La Bonne Heure'interviewdailymotion, watch video / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Legendary Violin Recital in 20132013/6/14, TokyoNakamura Toshitake (Tempo Primo, Japan)Vahan Mardirossian, pianoHändel – Sonata in E major Op.1 No.15, HWV 373 / Franck – Violin Sonata in A major / Brahms – Scherzo F.A.E. / Bloch – Nigun / Kreisler – Liebesleid, Syncopation, Schön Rosmarin / Massenet – Meditation de Thais / Paradis – Sicilienne / Narita – The Song of the Seashore / Paganini – Cantabile Op.17filmed concertDVD Tempo Primo Co., Ltd., 2015
Ivry Gitlis – La matinale2013/11/02Jean Michel Dhuez (France Musique)"Jean Michel Dhuez reçoit l'invité du jour le célèbre violoniste Ivry Gitlis dont l'autobiographie "L'âme et la corde" paraît dans une nouvelle édition augmentée aux éditions Buchet/Chastel."TV interviewdailymotion, watch video

References

Notes

  1. Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 28 (2013)
  2. Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde (2013)
  3. Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde (2013)
  4. Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 62 (2013)
  5. In the context of French Conservatoires, first prize, second prize and so on are the same as A and B grades, i.e. the highest level. Winning first prize meant graduation.
  6. Violinist Ivry Gitlis remembers George Enescu Archived 24 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Strad, 19 August 2013.
  7. "Profile of Theodore and Alice Pashkus on Rudolf Bruil's 'The Remington Site'". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 152 (2013)
  9. Ivry Gitlis, 28-year-old violinist, today ranks with the foremost young masters of his instrument in the world. He started the study of the violin at the age of five. His debut was made shortly after that and he so impressed the noted virtuoso, Bronislaw Huberman, that he was sent to Paris to study. At the age of 11, the boy won first place among 150 competitors for admission to the Paris Conservatoire, and at 13, he got "Premier Prix" (graduated) at the Conservatoire. Gitlis continued his studies with such noted virtuosi as Georges Enesco, Jacques Thibaud and Theodore Pashkus, after which we embarked on a European concert tour. During the war, the youngster remained in London where he performed for the armed forces in hundreds of concerts. In the last few years he has been soloist with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, London Symphony, Liverpool Philharmonic, etc. Recently he has featured contemporary music on his program ranging from works of Bartok to Lennox Berkley, Ivor Walsworth and Hindemith, as well as continuing his programs of the music of the classics. Further tours of the European continent have strengthened critical belief that Ivry Gitlis is destined to become one of the world's greatest violinists. (text extracted from: Don Gabor archives, ©1950)
  10. "Sibelius, 15,16,18 December 1955 in New York". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  11. Israeli Violinist Gives Successful Concerts in Soviet Cities, JTA Archive, 25 October 1963.
  12. Ivry Gitlis bio at Musicamundi.org
  13. ‘Debris violins’ pull at heartstrings, Instruments crafted from homes, trees washed away by tsunami at center of musical relay project – The Japan Times, 26 April 2012
  14. Ivry Gitlis – UNESCO Celebrity Advocates | UNESCO.org Archived 11 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Ivry Gitlis | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  16. "Fellows and Honorary Members". Royal Northern College of Music.
  17. Documented in handwritten letter dated 31 March 2008, from Bowden
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. Gitlis – CD Booklet for the first release of Paganini's 24 Caprices (Philips, January 2007)
  21. Gitlis – L'Âme et la corde, foreword (Buchet-Chastel, 2013)
  22. Ben Zeev, Noam: "At 90, master violinist wants to bestow his knowledge onto a new generation" – Haaretz, 5 October 2012
  23. Interview at the Verbier Festival, 2011
  24. Israel's violin genius Gitlis dies at 98

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