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PARIS Ivry Gitlis, an acclaimed violinist who played with famed conductors, rock stars and jazz bands around the world and worked to make classical music accessible to the masses, has died in Paris at 98.
France s culture minister announced his death Thursday, hailing him as a magnificent performer, a generous musician who dedicated his life to serving all kinds of music. The cause of death and plans for funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
Recognizable in recent decades by his long white hair and distinctive caps and scarves, Gitlis began playing in the 1920s and performed into the 2010s. The Paris Philharmonic celebrated one of the longest and most prolific careers in the history of music.
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Ivry Gitlis, a violinist who spanned genres, dies at 98
Gitlis notably worked to make classical music accessible to the masses and once performed with the Rolling Stones. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:07 AM EST December 25, 2020
PARIS, France Ivry Gitlis, an acclaimed violinist who played with famed conductors, rock stars and jazz bands around the world and worked to make classical music accessible to the masses, has died in Paris at 98.
France’s culture minister announced his death Thursday, hailing him as “a magnificent performer, a generous musician” who dedicated his life “to serving all kinds of music.” The cause of death and plans for funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
Ivry Gitlis, an acclaimed violinist who played with famed conductors, rock stars and jazz bands around the world and worked to make classical music accessible to the masses, has died in Paris at 98. France’s culture minister announced his death Thursday, hailing him as “a magnificent performer, a generous musician”…
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Israeli virtuoso violinist Ivry Gitlis has died in Paris aged 98, his family told AFP Thursday.
As one of the modern greats of classical music, he not only performed with the best orchestras in the world but never stopped experimenting, seeking new fans far beyond the elite.
Gitlis was as comfortable playing with the Rolling Stones or jazzman Stephane Grapelli, with African storytellers or gypsies, as he was with classical repertoire.
Hugely charismatic, he took the time to meet people, to seduce them, to learn to like them, Le Parisien newspaper wrote of the musician, who lived in the French capital.