Today is Israeli Virtuoso Ivry Gitlis' 94th Birthday! [ON-THIS-DAY]

Today is Israeli violin virtuoso Ivry Gitlis' 94th birthday!

Today is Israeli violin virtuoso Ivry Gitlis' 94th birthday!

A student of Carl Flesch, George Enescu and Jacques Thibaud, Mr Gitlis is one of the pre-eminent virtuosi of the 20th Century.

He currently performs on the the 1713 'Sancy' Stradivarius.

IVRY GITLIS & KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI | 2016 AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q95uAWmL8N8&showinfo=0&autohide=1

IVRY GITLIS | SARASATE | ZIGEUNERWEISEN | GRAND ORCHESTRE DE RAYMOND LEFEVRE 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjwEJqZjGaE&showinfo=0&autohide=1

IVRY GITLIS & PIERRE BARBIZET | BRAHMS | VIOLIN SONATA NO. 3 | 3RD MVT | 1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSzOcZ2FGX4&showinfo=0&autohide=1

IVRY GITLIS | SIBELIUS | VIOLIN CONCERTO | JASCHA HORENSTEIN & VIENNA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 1955