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Ivry Gitlis
Ivry Gitlis at home (Paris, 2010)
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
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.

Early life and education

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Yitzhak-Meir (Isaac) Gitlis was born on 25 August 1922 in Haifa, Israel to Jewish parents Asher and Hedva Gitlis,[1] who emigrated in 1921 from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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)[5]) to Ivry. At 11, Gitlis (Jitlis) entered the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Jules Boucherit, and graduated in 1935.[6]

In 1938–1940, his teachers included George Enescu[7] and Jacques Thibaud in Paris and Carl Flesch in Spa, Belgium and later in London.

Career

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World War 2

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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

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In 1951, as suggested by his teacher Alice Pashkus,[8] 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.[9] 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,[10] 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).[11] 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

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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, Kyiv and Odesa.[12]

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.

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 "Mikka", which Gitlis premièred in 1972;[13] Charles Harold Bernstein with two works for solo violin, inspired by Gitlis, "Rhapsodie Israélienne" and "Romantic Suite" (1984).

1970s

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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.[14]

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.[15]

1990s

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In 1990, Gitlis was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.[16] 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.[17]

2000s

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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.[18]

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

Violins

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At various stages in his career, Gitlis played on a 1699 Giovanni Battista Rogeri, which he sold to famed violin author Sidney Bowden,[19] the 1737 "Chant du Cygne" Antonio Stradivari,[20] and the 1740 "Ysaye" Guarneri del Gesù.[21] 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

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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)[22][23]

  • "... 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)[24]
  • "... 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)[25]

Personal life

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Ivry Gitlis was married from 1959 to 1960 to American director and writer Sandra Hochman;[26] also to French Actress France Lambiotte [de; fr], with whom he had one child;[27] and until his death was married to German actress Sabine Glaser [de], mother of three of his four children, including musicians David Gitlis and John Gitlis.[28][29][30]

Since the end of the 1960s, Gitlis resided in Paris, France. He died there on 24 December 2020 at the age of 98.[31]

Ivry Gitlis Edition - Rhine Classics

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According to the Ivry Gitlis Edition page at the Rhine Classics website.

Audio/video recordings

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Sortable lists, in chronological order.

Commercial – official, studio and live releases

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composer arranger work collaborating artists rec. date (yyyy/mm/dd) first release Audio / Video reprint / note
Paganini, Niccolò Wilhelmj, August Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major (reorchestration of I.Allegro maestoso & Cadenza: É.Sauret) The Austrian Symphony Orchestra / Kurt Wöss 1950, Vienna LP Remington RLP-149-20 (p)1951 A --
Berg, Alban Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / William Strickland 30.III.1954, Vienna, Konzerthaussaal LP Vox PL-8660 (p)1954 A Grand Prix du Disque 1954 / CD Vox, 1999
Berg, Alban Chamber Concerto for Violin, Piano & 13 winds Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra Wind Ensemble / Charlotte Lois Zelka, piano / Harold Byrns 30.III.1954, Vienna, Konzerthaussaal LP Vox PL-8660 (p)1954 A CD Rhine Classics RH-019
Mendelssohn, Felix Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Hans Swarowsky 1954, Vienna LP Vox PL-8840 (p)1954) A 3CD Vox, 1992
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Heinrich Hollreiser VII.1954, Vienna LP Vox PL-8840 (p)1954 A 3CD Vox, 1992
Bartók, Béla Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112, BB 117 Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein IX.1954, Vienna LP Vox PL-9020 (p)1955 A 3CD Vox, 1992
Bartók, Béla Sonata for solo Violin, Sz.117, BB 124 IX.1954, Vienna LP Vox PL-9020 (p)1955) A 3CD Vox, 1992
Stravinsky, Igor Violin Concerto in D (1931) Concerts Colonne Orchestra / Harold Byrns 16.VI.1956, Paris, Theatre Pigalle LP Vox PL-9410 (p)1956 A CD Vox, 1999
Stravinsky, Igor Duo Concertant, for Violin and Piano Charlotte Lois Zelka, piano 1955, Vienna LP Vox PL-9410 (p)1956 A CD Rhine Classics RH-019
Bruch, Max Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein 10.IX.1955, Vienna LP Vox PL-9660 (p)1956 A 3CD Vox, 1992
Sibelius, Jean Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 Vienna Symphony (Pro Musica) Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein 10.IX.1955, Vienna LP Vox PL-9660 (p)1956 A 3CD Vox, 1992
Sibelius, Jean Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 New York Philharmonic Orchestra / George Szell 18.XII.1955, New York 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 A "1955 USA début"
Hindemith, Paul Violin Concerto〈1939〉 Westphalia Symphony Orchestra / Hubert Reichert 1961 LP Vox PL 11980 A CD Vox (p)1999
Leibowitz, René Violin Concerto, Op.50 (1958, dedicated to Ivry Gitlis) Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR / René Leibowitz 20.I.1961, Hannover, Grosse Sendesaal 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 A w.p. at "Tag der Neuen Musik 1961"
Hindemith, Paul Violin Concerto〈1939〉 SO des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden / Hans Rosbaud 14.IX.1962, Baden-Baden, Studio 5 CD Music&Arts MACD0627 (p)1990 A
Brahms, Johannes Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 (I. Allegro) Tasso Janopoulo, piano 5.VI.1962, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50 (p)2007 V
Bartók, Béla Sonata for solo Violin, Sz.117, BB 124 (III. Melodia. Adagio) 5.VI.1962, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50 (p)2007 V
Elgar, Edward La Capricieuse, Op.17 Tasso Janopoulo, piano 5.VI.1962, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50 (p)2007 V
Wieniawski, Henryk Polonaise brillante (No.1) in D major, Op.4 Tasso Janopoulo, piano 5.VI.1962, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50 (p)2007 V
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Francesco Mander 1965/6/13, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007 V
Paganini, Niccolò Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.6 (Cadenza: Émile Sauret) Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanisław Wisłocki 17–23.II.1966, Warsaw LP Philips 6504 019 / Polskie Nagrania A 2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon (p)1994
Paganini, Niccolò Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Op.7 “La Campanella” (Cadenza: Ivry Gitlis) Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanisław Wisłocki 17–23.II.1966, Warsaw LP Philips 6504 019 / Polskie Nagrania A 2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon (p)1994
Paganini, Niccolò Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Op.7 “La Campanella” (III. Rondò) Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanisław Wisłocki audio: 17–23.II.1966, Warsaw + video: 2.X.1966, Paris DVD: EMI classic archive 50 V video playback w. Philips audio rec.
Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M.8 -segments- Philippe Entremont, piano 14.V.1966, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V
Hindemith, Paul Violin Concerto〈1939〉 Bamberger Symphoniker / Sixten Ehrling 19.V.1966, Bamberg, Dominikanerbau 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 A
Paganini, Niccolò Kreisler, Fritz “La Campanella” (III. Rondò, from Violin Concerto No.2) Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A --
Paganini, Niccolò Kreisler, Fritz Caprice No.20, Op.1, MS 25 Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A --
Paganini, Niccolò Kreisler, Fritz Caprice No.13, Op.1, MS 25 Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A --
Paganini, Niccolò Auer, Leopold Caprice No.24, Op.1, MS 25 Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A --
Paganini, Niccolò I Palpiti, Op.13, MS 77 Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait (p)2013
Paganini, Niccolò Cantabile in D major, Op.17, MS 109 Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait (p)2013
Paganini, Niccolò Sonatina in E minor, Op.3 No.6, MS 27 Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait (p)2013
Paganini, Niccolò Minuetto in F major, for Violin and Guitar/Piano 〈1836/37〉 Tasso Janopoulo, piano V.1967, Paris LP Philips 6504 023 (p)1967 A 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait (p)2013
Paganini, Niccolò Auer, Leopold Caprice No.24, Op.1, MS 25 Tasso Janopoulo, piano 31.V.1967, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V video session from the Philips audio recording
Berg, Alban Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” (1935) Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Fritz Rieger 14.III.1967, Paris, Maison de la Radio 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013 A
Saint-Saëns, Camille Ysaÿe, 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 Remoortel 7–10.III.1968, Monte-Carlo LP Philips 6504 055 A 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Saint-Saëns, Camille Violin Concerto No.2 in C major, Op.58 Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Edouard van Remoortel 7–10.III.1968, Monte-Carlo LP Philips 6504 055 A 2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Saint-Saëns, Camille Violin Concerto No.4 “Inachevé” (Morceau de concert) in G major, Op.62 Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Edouard van Remoortel 7–10.III.1968, Monte-Carlo LP Philips 6504 055 A 2CD Philips 446189-2 L'homme au violon, 1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Wieniawski, Henryk Capriccio-Valse in E major, Op.7 Tasso Janopoulo, piano 12.IV.1968, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007 V
Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major (II. Allegro – Quasi lento – Tempo I°) Georges Pludermacher, piano 9.II.1969, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010 V
Wieniawski, Henryk Violin 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 Casadesus 3–8.VII.1969, Monte-Carlo LP Philips 6504 001 (p)1969 A 2CD Philips 446189-2 'L'homme au violon' (p)1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 'Ivry Gitlis portrait' (p)2013
Wieniawski, Henryk Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22 Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Jean-Claude Casadesus 3–8.VII.1969, Monte-Carlo LP Philips 6504 001 (p)1969 A 2CD Philips 446189-2 'L'homme au violon' (p)1994 / 5CD Decca 5346246 'Ivry Gitlis portrait' (p)2013
Brahms, Johannes Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op.102 Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Maurice Gendron, cello / Michel Tabachnik 1970/12/08, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3, 2010 A 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Saint-Saëns, Camille Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op.28 Georges Pludermacher, piano 17.XI.1971, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50, 2007 V
Paganini, Niccolò Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Op.7 “La Campanella” (Cadenza: Ivry Gitlis) Stuttgart Radio Symphonieorkester / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski 13.VI.1972, Stuttgart 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 A 2CD SWR MUSIC SWR19005CD (p)2016
Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman “Sequences” für Violine und Orchester (1958) SWR Sinfonieorchester Freiburg / Hans Rosbaud 1962, studio SWR Freiburg A 2CD SWR MUSIC SWR19005CD (p)2016
Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman “Sequences” für Violine und Orchester (1958) ORF-Symphonieorchester / Milan Horvat 29.XI.1972, Vienna LP Amadeo 415 314–1 (p)1984 A no CD
Moszkovski, Moritz Sarasate, Pablo de Guitarre, Op.45 No.2 Georges Pludermacher, piano 21.VIII.1973, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50 (p)2007 V
Albéniz, Isaac Kreisler, Fritz Malagueña, Op.165 No.3 (from “España”) Georges Pludermacher, piano 21.VIII.1973, Paris DVD EMI classic archive 50 (p)2007 V
Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M.8 (II. Allegro – Quasi lento – Tempo I°) Georges Pludermacher, piano 5.X.1974, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V
Mendelssohn, Felix Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 (III. Allegro molto vivace -no intro-) Orchestra conducted by Michel Legrand 5.X.1974, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V
Bartók, Béla Sonata for solo Violin, Sz.117, BB 124 (III. Melodia. Adagio -fragment-) 22.XI.1974, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V
Paganini, Niccolò 24 Caprices for solo violin, Op.1, MS 25 I-III.1976, studio Des Dames, Paris CD Philips 442 8960 (p)2007 A 5CD Decca 5346246 Ivry Gitlis portrait, 2013
Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M.8 Martha Argerich, piano X.1976, Ricordi studio, Milano LP Ricordi RCL-27018 (p)1976 A CD RCA Red Seal BVCC-35110 (p)2001+2015
Debussy, Claude Violin Sonata in G minor, L 140 Martha Argerich, piano X.1976, Ricordi studio, Milano LP Ricordi RCL-27018 (p)1976 A CD RCA Red Seal BVCC-35110 (p)2001+2015
Ravel, Maurice Pièce en forme de Habañera (Vocalise) unknown, piano 31.X.1977, Paris 2CD+DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V
Mendelssohn, Felix Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / David Josefowitz 13.VI.1978, Monte-Carlo CD Doron 4013 (p)2012 A
Sibelius, Jean Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Antonio de Almeida 14.VI.1978, Monte-Carlo CD Doron 4013 (p)2012 A
Vivaldi, Antonio Concerto 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 Mehta 13–19.XII.1982, Tel-Aviv 2LP DGG 2741 026 A + V live, "The Huberman Week Festival, 30th Anniversary"
Bartók, Béla Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112, BB 117 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta 13–19.XII.1982, Tel-Aviv 4CD Helicon 02-9667 A live, "The Huberman Week Festival, 30th Anniversary"
Bernstein, Charles Harold “Rhapsodie Israélienne”, for Violin solo〈1984〉 1984 CD Arcobaleno 93922 (p)1996 A
Bernstein, Charles Harold “Romantic Suite”, for Violin solo〈1984〉 1984 CD Arcobaleno 93922 (p)1996 A
Cosma, Vladimir “Concerto de Berlin” for violin and orchestra (from the film “Le Septième Cible” of Claude Pinoteau) Berliner Philharmoniker / Vladimir Cosma 1984 CD Larghetto Music 004/8 A soundtrack release (p)2009 / YouTube
Legrand, Michel “Stanislas se souvient” (from the film “La Bûche” of Danièle Thompson) Orchestra conducted by Michel Legrand 1980s CD EmArcy Records 982908-1 A 'Le cinéma de Michel Legrand' (p)2005
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 (III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo) Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Tele Luxembourg / Leopold Hager 18.II.1985, Luxembourg DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V live
Sarasate, Pablo de Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) Op.20 Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Tele Luxembourg / Leopold Hager 18.II-1985, Luxembourg DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V live
Saint-Saëns, Camille Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op.28 Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Tele Luxembourg / Leopold Hager 18.II.1985, Luxembourg DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V live
Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, Op.24 “Spring” (III. Scherzo. Allegro molto) Pierre Barbizet, piano 18.II.1985, Luxembourg DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V live
Brahms, Johannes Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 (III. Un poco presto e con sentimento) Pierre Barbizet, piano 18.II.1985, Luxembourg DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V live
Bach, Johann Sebastian Wilhelmj, August Air on G string (from Orchestral Suite No.3, BWV 1068) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65 A only in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Bazzini, Antonio La Ronde des Lutins, scherzo fantastique Op.25 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65 A only in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Bloch, Ernest Nigun -Improvisation- (No.2 from "Baal Shem", Three Pictures of Chassidic Life) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Debussy, Claude Hartmann, Arthur La fille aux cheveux de lin Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Dinicu, Grigoras Heifetz, Jascha Hora Staccato Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Dvořák, Antonín Kreisler, Fritz Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55 No.4 (from "Gypsy Songs") Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Dvořák, Antonín Kreisler, Fritz Humoresque in G-flat major, Op.101 No.7 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Elgar, Edward Salut d'amour, Op.12 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Elgar, Edward La Capricieuse, Op.17 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65 A only in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Gabriel-Marie, Jean La Cinquantaine, Air dans le style ancien / 'The Golden Wedding Anniversary' (No.2 from "2 Pieces", ca.1887) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, Fritz The Londonderry Air, 'Farewell to Cucullain' (old Irish melody) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, Fritz Liebesfreud (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No.1) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, Fritz Liebesleid (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No.2) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, Fritz Schön Rosmarin (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No.3) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, Fritz Caprice Viennois, Op.2 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Kreisler, Fritz Rondino 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, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Massenet, Jules Marsick, Martin-Pierre Méditation de Thaïs Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Mendelssohn, Felix Heifetz, Jascha Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), Op.34 No.2 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Paganini, Niccolò Cantabile in D major, Op.17, MS 109 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Paradis, Maria Teresa von Dushkin, Samuel Sicilienne Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Poldini, Edward (Ede) Kreisler, Fritz Poupée valsante (d'après l'Album 'Marionnettes') Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Kreisler, Fritz Daisies (Marguerite), Op.38 No.3 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Raff, Joachim Cavatina, Op.85 No.3 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Ravel, Maurice Pièce en forme de Habañera (Vocalise) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Sarasate, Pablo de Habanera, Op.21 No.2 (Spanish Dance No.2) Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65 A only in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Sarasate, Pablo de Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op.20 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Moszkovski, Moritz Sarasate, Pablo de Guitarre, Op.45 No.2 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65 A only in: 'Legendary Virtuoso', 3CD
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Mélodie in E flat major, Op.42 No.3 (from "Souvenir d'un lieu cher") Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Valse sentimentale in F minor, Op.51 No.6 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Wieniawski, Henryk Capriccio-Valse, Op.7 Shigeo Neriki, piano 1985/5/8-11, Tokyo CD: Toshiba EMI CC33-3308/3309 A 'The best of violin melodies', 2CD
Massenet, Jules Marsick, Martin-Pierre Méditation de Thaïs Yves Henry, piano 13.I.1988, Paris DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V live
Mendelssohn, Felix Kreisler, Fritz Romance sans paroles No.25 in G Major, Op.62 No.1 “Brise de Mai” Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Sarasate, Pablo de Heifetz, Jascha Introduction et Tarantelle, Op.43 Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Kreisler, Fritz Syncopation (1926) Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Falla, Manuel de Kochansky, Paul Jota (No.6 from “Suite populaire espagnole”) Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Glazunov, Alexander Méditation, Op.32 Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Sarasate, Pablo de Romanza andaluza, Op.22 No.1 (Spanish Dance No.3) Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Kreisler, Fritz Tambourin Chinois, Op.3 (1910) Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Albéniz, Isaac Kreisler, Fritz Malagueña, Op.165 No.3 (from "España") Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Brahms, Johannes Joachim, Joseph Hungarian dance No.1 in G minor, W.o.O. 1, Allegro molto Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Falla, Manuel de Kreisler, Fritz Danse espagnole No.1 (from "La vida breve") Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Tartini, Giuseppe Kreisler, Fritz Sonata in G minor, B.g5 “The Devil's Trill” Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Chopin, Frédéric Milstein, Nathan Nocturne No.20 in C-sharp minor, Op.posth. Shuku Iwasaki, piano 1989/6/14-15, Tokyo CD: EMI 54774 A 'Extravaganza'
Bach, Johann Sebastian Chaconne (from Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V) 30.VI.1990, Tokyo DVD Toshiba EMI 3527 V live, Casals Hall Tokyo
Bartók, Béla Sonata for solo Violin, Sz.117, BB 124 30.VI.1990, Tokyo DVD Toshiba EMI 3527 V live, Casals Hall Tokyo
Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga (from Sonata No.3 in C major, BWV 1005: II) 30.VI.1990, Tokyo DVD Toshiba EMI 3527 V live, Casals Hall Tokyo
Gitlis, Ivry Improvisation – Impromptu “...for you, ...for Japan, ...for Music” 30.VI.1990, Tokyo DVD Toshiba EMI 3527 V live, Casals Hall Tokyo
Bach, Johann Sebastian Gavotte en rondeau (from Partita No.3 in E major, BWV 1006: III) 30.VI.1990, Tokyo DVD Toshiba EMI 3527 V live, Casals Hall Tokyo
Berg, Alban Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Hans Vonk 24.I.1992, Köln DVD Doremi DHR-7981-3 (p)2010 V live
Simonetti, Achille Madrigale in D major (1901) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Schumann, Robert Kreisler, Fritz Romance in A major, Op.94 No.2 Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Kreisler, Fritz Menuet “in the style of Porpora” (1910) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Kreisler, Fritz Marche Miniature Viennoise (1925) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Andante cantabile (from String Quartet No.1 in D major, Op.11: II) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Kreisler, Fritz Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the style of Couperin (1910) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Couperin, François Bachmann, Alberto Les Chérubins (from Suite XX, No.3) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Handel, Georg Friederich Violin Sonata in E major, Op.1 No.15, HWV 373 (doubtful) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Fauré, Gabriel Bachmann, Alberto Après un rêve, Op.7 No.1 Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Fauré, Gabriel Berceuse, Op.16 Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Chaminade, Cécile Kreisler, Fritz Sérénade espagnole, Op.150 Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Fibich, Zdeněk Kubelik, Jan / Gitlis, Ivry Poème, Op.41 No.6 Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Dawes, Charles Gates Kreisler, Fritz Melody in A major (1912) Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Bartók, Béla Székely, Zoltán (6) Danses populaires roumaines, Sz.56, BB 58 Shuku Iwasaki, piano XII.1994 - I.1995, Tokyo CD Philips 456 192–2 A 'Le violon enchanté'
Brahms, Johannes Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 Ana-Maria Vera, piano 10–12.XII.1996, Japan CD Voicelle VXD-AH-971120 A JP release
Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 “à Kreutzer” Ana-Maria Vera, piano 10–12.XII.1996, Japan CD Voicelle VXD-AH-971120 A JP release
Hindemith, Paul Violin Sonata No.1 in E-flat major, Op.11/1 Ana-Maria Vera, piano 10–12.XII.1996, Japan CD Voicelle VXD-AH-971120 A JP release
Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M.8 Martha Argerich, piano 28.XI.1998, Japan CD EMI TOCE-55260 A live, "Beppu Argerich Festival" / JP release
Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 “à Kreutzer” Martha Argerich, piano 20.XI.1999, Japan CD EMI TOCE-55260 A live, "Beppu Argerich Festival" / JP release

Filmography

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original title year director / producer collaborating artists Gitlis role / content genre info and note
Mendelssohn, Felix 1963/06/23 "Discorama" / Philippe Ducrest Pro Musica Symphony Vienna (Wiener Symphoniker) / Hans Swarowsky Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 (I. Allegro molto appassionato) TV footage, archive by Meloclassic 1963 video playback over the 1954 VOX audio rec. / video YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Musica da Camera 1963, Milano Elisa Quattrocolo (RAI) Loredana Franceschini, piano Debussy, Violin Sonata / Paganini, Cantabile Op.17 / Wieniawski, Capriccio-Valse Op.7 / Moszkowski/arr. Sarasate, Guitarre TV broadcast [T.T. 23'35"] RAI5 Classica / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – interview + Paganini 1965/01/10, Paris Jacqueline Barsac (RTF, “JT 13 heures”) unknown orchestra and conductor interview + rehearsal Paganini/Wilhelmj Violin Concerto Nr.1 in D major, Op.6 (fragment) TV footage, archive by Meloclassic YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Journal de Paris (ina.fr) 1966/10/11, Paris Jacqueline Barsac Yves Henry, piano rehearsal Paganini Caprice No.24 / Brahms Violin Sonata No.3, Op.108 + interview TV footage ina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – "Un violon, une valise" 1968/10/06, Paris Jacques Busnel (ina.fr) Girolamo Arrigo (composer) rehearsing Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No.2 Op.58, at his home in Paris + interview TV footage ina.fr, watch video / YouTube
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus: Whole Lotta Yoko 1968 Rolling Stones John Lennon, Yoko Ono violin solo improvisations filmed concert watch video / DVD release, 1996
Ivry Gitlis – avec les Tziganes 1970s improvisations in gypsy style TV footage, archive by Meloclassic YouTube
Ivry Gitlis plays Bach (ina.fr) 1970s Bach – Partita No.3 in E major, BWV 1006 (III. Gavotte en rondeau) TV footage dailymotion, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – "Sur le vif, ou un violon dans la ville" 1971, Paris M.Philippe-Gérard / Edmond Tyborowsky avec : Ivry Gitlis / violon off : Stéphane Grappelli musique 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 Meloclassic YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Vence Music Festival 1972, Vence Georges Cziffra, Dizzy Gillespie, Georges Moustaki, François-René Duchable, Zubin Mehta Chopin – 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 Meloclassic YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – an Ambassador for Children, Young People and Music 1973, Vence explaining music to children / Beethoven – Violin Concerto Op.61 (fragments) TV footage, archive by Meloclassic YouTube
Ivry Gitlis with Barbara 1974, Paris Gitlis improvising the violin part in "Une petite cantate" with Barbara TV footage YouTube
Ivry Gitlis with Léo Ferré 1974, Paris Gitlis improvising the violin part in the song "Les Étrangers" TV footage, archive by Meloclassic YouTube
Ivry Gitlis with Michel Legrand 1974, Paris Gitlis 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 Meloclassic YouTube
Jean Arp ou le nageur énigmatique (ina.fr) 1975/5/17, Paris Georges Alain Baudry (Antenne 2) Ivry Gitlis, violin / Schola Cantorum / Jean Arp   TV footage ina.fr, watch video
L'Histoire d'Adèle H. 1975 François Truffaut Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson The Hypnotist film-drama IMDb
Ivry Gitlis – Musique en fête (ina.fr) 1977/9/01, Bordeaux Jacques Schreiber (France Region 3) Improvisation workshop with children TV footage ina.fr, watch video
La vie devant soi 1977 Moshé Mizrahi Simone Signoret, Michal Bat-Adam violin solo film-drama IMDb
Ivry Gitlis – "Les violons qui miaulent" (ina.fr) 1979/11/24, Paris Pierre Leherle (TF1) TV footage ina.fr, watch video / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Les mystères de l'hérédité (ina.fr) 1979/12/10, Paris Jean Archimbaud (TF1) Pierre Paul Grasse, André Langaney, Jean Didier Vincent, Jacques Mehler   TV footage ina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – Ecole maternelle, musique (ina.fr) 1981/1/28, Paris Martine Chardon (Antenne 2)   TV footage ina.fr, watch video
Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret 1981 Jean Richard episode: "Maigret et l'homme tout seul" / René Vivien (a violin-playing tramp) TV fiction Télévision Française, 1982
Festival de musique de Bonifacio (ina.fr) 1984/9/06, Bonifacio Pierre Jean Luccioni (France 3 Corse)   TV footage ina.fr, watch video
Un amour de Swann 1984 Volker Schlöndorff Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti violinist film-drama IMDb
La Septième Cible 1984 Vladimir Cosma, soundtrack "Berlin Concerto" from the French film "La Septième cible" at Berliner Philharmoniker played by Gitlis film-drama IMDb / watch video
Ivry Gitlis – Journal de Paris (ina.fr) 1987/1/01, Paris André Halimi (Editing Prod.) TV footage ina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – "hommage à Jascha Heifetz" 1988/1/13, Paris broadcast "Le Grand Échiquier" – Vive la rentrée, by André Flédérick Ivry Gitlis – "hommage à Jascha Heifetz" († 10.XII.1987) + Jules MASSENET: Méditation de Thaïs (Yves Henry, piano) TV footage, archive by Meloclassic YouTube
Léo Ferré, 'Les Etrangers' (ina.fr) 1988/4/23, Paris Michel Drucker (France 2) TV footage ina.fr, watch video
Ivry Gitlis – Afrique (ina.fr) 1990/05/15 Arnaud Hamelin, Jean Pierre Van Geirt (Sunset) TV footage ina.fr, watch video
Un violon dans la tête 1992 Claude Edelmann (Arte video) I.Gitlis & Vinh Pham music and neurosciences scientific documentary Institut français Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine / VHS PAL only
The Soul of The Violin 1993 André Delacroix (France 3) Pierre Amoyal, Patrice Fontanarosa, Ivry Gitlis, Sergei Krilov, Hugh Maguire, Yehudi Menuhin, Anne-Sophie Mutter documentary medici.tv, medici.tv
Ivry Gitlis & Ana-Maria Vera – recital 1999 Yvon Gérault (Qualite Communication, 2000) Ana-Maria Vera, piano Concert 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 concert MEZZO.tv (broadcast, 2004/2/19) / YouTube
Beppu! 2001 2001 feat.: Akane Sakai, Geza Hosszu-Legocky, Martha Argerich, Ivry Gitlis, Nelson Freire, Antonio Pappano A film for insiders TV footage, archive by Meloclassic YouTube
The Art of Violin 2001 Bruno Monsaingeon Itzhak Perlman I.Gitlis (commentator/performer) / Part 1. "The Devil's Instrument" & Part 2. "Transcending the Violin" documentary DVD release, 2010 / YouTube
Sansa 2003 Siegfried Roschdy Zem, Emma Suarez, Martha Argerich I.Gitlis (Monsieur Click) film-drama IMDb / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis, documentary 2003 Robertie Nahoum Valee Australia Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti Beethoven – Sonata "Kreutzer" / Saint-Saëns – Introduction and rondo capriccioso Op.28 (arranged by R.Tognetti for violin and string orchestra) + interview filmed concert Ivry Gitlis Archived 27 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine / short clip on YouTube
Ivry Gitlis and the Great Tradition 2004 Tony Palmer performer documentary DVD release, 2012 / YouTube
Ruggiero Ricci – Life is a Violin 2006 Fernando Casablancas (Xochil Prod.) Ruggiero Ricci, Ivry Gitlis Ricci 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. documentary medici.tv / YouTube
Inspiration, Playing by Heart 2009 Marlies Huitink, Fried-jan van den Eerenbeemt David Stern, Daniel Rowland, Anna Korpalska, Jaap van Zweden, 't Stift Weerselo, Kim Cramer, Pete Saunders, Peter Ziegler himself documentary Crossmarkpictures, Avro / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis & Michel Legrand 2009 Tandem (France 2) Ivry Gitlis and Michel Legrand, playing a joke, imitating 'Contemporary Music' TV footage dailymotion, watch video
Ivry Gitlis, le violon sans frontières 2009 Sandra Joxe, Christian Labrande performer documentary Classifilms Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Arte, ina / DVD, 2010 / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis, improvisation 2009/10/18 Brigitte Engerer, Boris Berezovsky recorded during Pianoscope à Beauvais – Festival 2009 – improvisation sur le nom 'Brigitte' (Ivry Gitlis, violin – Boris Berezovsky, piano) private recording dailymotion, watch video
Ivry Gitlis, interview – wallcast #13 2011/7/27, Verbier Matthieu Escande (MUSEEC/medici.tv) Verbier Festival documentary medici.tv, watch video / YouTube
Legends Interview Series – Ivry Gitlis 2011/12/17, London Steven Isserlis, Josè Lasheras Steven Isserlis, interviewer / Stephen Hough, piano Interview at Wigmore Hall, London + concert with piano (Paradis – Sicilienne / Kreisler – Liebesleid) documentary YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Un violon pour la paix dans le monde 2012/04/02 Patrick Simonin (L'Invité, TV5Monde) TV interview dailymotion, watch video
Masterclass with Ivry Gitlis 2012, Thessaloniki Angela Maria Arbeláez, Thanasis Protatos Institut Français de Thessalonique documentary YouTube, watch video
Des gens qui s'embrassent 2013 Danièle Thompson Monica Bellucci Aron (the patriarch of a Jewish family) film-comedy IMDb / watch film / YouTube
Des gens qui s'embrassent 2013/04/5 Ivry Gitlis & Monica Bellucci L'invité du jour du 05/04/2013 dans 'A La Bonne Heure' interview dailymotion, watch video / YouTube
Ivry Gitlis – Legendary Violin Recital in 2013 2013/6/14, Tokyo Nakamura Toshitake (Tempo Primo, Japan) Vahan Mardirossian, piano Händel – 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.17 filmed concert DVD Tempo Primo Co., Ltd., 2015
Ivry Gitlis – La matinale 2013/11/02 Jean 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 interview dailymotion, watch video

References

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Notes

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  2. ^ Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 28 (2013)
  3. ^ Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde (2013)
  4. ^ Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde (2013)
  5. ^ Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 62 (2013)
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Violinist Ivry Gitlis remembers George Enescu Archived 24 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Strad, 19 August 2013.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 152 (2013)
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ "Sibelius, 15,16,18 December 1955 in New York". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  12. ^ Israeli Violinist Gives Successful Concerts in Soviet Cities, JTA Archive, 25 October 1963.
  13. ^ "Mikka - Catalog of works - Iannis Xenakis". iannis-xenakis.org. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Ivry Gitlis bio at Musicamundi.org". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  15. ^ ‘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
  16. ^ Ivry Gitlis – UNESCO Celebrity Advocates | UNESCO.org Archived 11 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Ivry Gitlis | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Fellows and Honorary Members". Royal Northern College of Music.
  19. ^ Documented in handwritten letter dated 31 March 2008, from Bowden
  20. ^ "Cozio.com: Violin by Antonio Stradivari, 1737 (Swan, Chant du Cygne)". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Cozio.com: Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, 1740 (Ysaÿe)". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  22. ^ Gitlis – CD Booklet for the first release of Paganini's 24 Caprices (Philips, January 2007)
  23. ^ Gitlis – L'Âme et la corde, foreword (Buchet-Chastel, 2013)
  24. ^ Ben Zeev, Noam: "At 90, master violinist wants to bestow his knowledge onto a new generation" – Haaretz, 5 October 2012
  25. ^ Interview at the Verbier Festival, 2011
  26. ^ [2]
  27. ^ [3]
  28. ^ [4]
  29. ^ [5]
  30. ^ [6]
  31. ^ Israel's violin genius Gitlis dies at 98

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Further reading

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