Progetto Martha Argerich

italiano

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violin and voice

Ivry Gitlis

 

To many in the musical world he has become a legendary figure. Born in Israel, Gitlis was discovered by Bronislaw Huberman, thanks to whom the doors of the Conservatoire National de Paris were opened to him. His training was marked by some of the most illustrious violinists of the century: Georges Enescu, Jacques Thibaud and Carl Flesh. In addition to appearing with the most important orchestras and the greatest conductors, this famous concert artist has founded various festivals. His first recording - Alban Berg’s Concerto – received the "Grand Prix du Disque", and his recordings of concertos by Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Wieniawski, Sibelius, and Stravinsky are particularly significant. He has recorded the Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata and Franck and Debussy sonatas with Martha Argerich. Gitlis is also a renowned pedagogue, giving master classes all over the world, regularly spending summers at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and in France, where he has created memorable festivals. A frequent contributor to the cinema as a composer as well as an actor, he has worked with the likes of Truffaut and Schlondorff. In 1981 his autobiographical book, "L’Âme et la Corde", was published to unanimous critical acclaim.

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