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Ivry Gitlis ((ヘブライ語:עברי גיטליס); born Haifa, Israel 25 August 1922)〔Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 28 (2013)〕 is an Israeli violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He has performed with the world's top orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. ==Life== Yitzhak-Meir (Isaac) Gitlis, born in Haifa, Palestine Mandate, to Jewish parents, emigrated in 1921 from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Russia, now Ukraine. Gitlis got his first violin when he was 5 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).〔Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde (2013)〕 When he was 8, she arranged for him to play for Bronisław Huberman which prompted a fundraising campaign to allow him to study in France.〔Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde (2013)〕 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 introduced him to George Enescu and Jacques Thibaud. In that period he decided to change his birth name (Isaac〔Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 62 (2013)〕) to Ivry. At 11, Gitlis (''Jitlis'') entered the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Jules Boucherit, graduating in 1935.〔In the context of French Conservatoires, First Prize, Second Prize etc. are like A and B grades at the highest level. Getting the first prize = graduating.〕 Later, in 1939–1940, his teachers included George Enescu〔(Violinist Ivry Gitlis remembers George Enescu ), The Strad, 19 August 2013.〕 and Jacques Thibaud in Paris and Carl Flesch in Spa, Belgium and later in London. In 1940, during WWII, 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 B.B.C. and all other principal orchestras of Great Britain. In 1951, as suggested by his teacher Alice Pashkus,〔(Profile of Theodore and Alice Pashkus on Rudolf Bruil's 'The Remington Site' )〕 he participated at the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris, where he took fifth place. During preliminary stages of the Competition, a rumor circulated that he'd stolen a Stradivarius 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.〔Gitlis, L'Âme et la corde, p. 152 (2013)〕 In the same year, Gitlis made his debut in Paris, playing a recital at the 'Salle Gaveau', sponsored by the music manager Marcel de Valmalète (9 July 1951). In the 50s,〔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)〕 he moved to the United States where he met Jascha Heifetz.〔(Ivry Gitlis | hommage à Jascha Heifetz | 1988 )〕 There he made several tours, managed by Sol Hurok, including those conducted by Eugene Ormandy (Tchaikovsky, in Philadelphia) and George Szell (Sibelius, 15,16,18 December 1955 in New York).〔(Sibelius, 15,16,18 December 1955 in New York )〕 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-, awarded with 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 Bartok'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. 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 from Vilna (23 October 1963). His other concerts were given in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Odessa.〔(Israeli Violinist Gives Successful Concerts in Soviet Cities ), JTA Archive, 25 October 1963.〕 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 in DVD. Many composers were fascinated by his sound and way of playing, among whom René Leibowitz who dedicated the "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, 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). In 1972, Ivry Gitlis founded the ''Festival de Vence'', famous for its innovative programming. He is also the inspirer and organiser of Saint André de Cubzac, Alfortville and Bonifacio Music Festivals.〔(Ivry Gitlis bio at Musicamundi.org )〕 He has often visited Japan where he is very popular.〔(‘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〕 In 1975 he acted in a dramatic role as Hypnotist in François Truffaut's film, ''The Story of Adele H.''. In 1990 Gitlis was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.〔(Ivry Gitlis – UNESCO Celebrity Advocates | UNESCO.org )〕 His stated aim is the "support of education and culture of peace and tolerance". Ivry Gitlis is a commentator (along with Itzhak Perlman) all the way through the DVD ''The Art of Violin'' (2000) which showcases performances and gives biographical details of many of the great violinists of the 20th century. Since the end of the sixties, Gitlis has resided in Paris, France. In 2008, he became patron of the Paris-based Association "inspiration(s)", whose aim is to make classical music accessible to all. Among other, he is a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rncm.ac.uk/about/college-information/fellows-honorary-members/ )〕 At various stages in his career, he played on a ''1699 Giovanni Battista Rogeri'', which he sold to famed violin author Sidney Bowden,〔Documented in handwritten letter dated 31 March 2008, from Bowden〕 the ''1737 "Chant du Cygne" Antonio Stradivari''〔http://www.cozio.com/Instrument.aspx?id=540〕 and the ''1740 "Ysaye" Guarneri del Gesù''.〔http://www.cozio.com/instrument.aspx?id=64〕 Ivry Gitlis currently owns the ''1713 "Sancy" Antonio Stradivari''.〔http://www.cozio.com/Instrument.aspx?id=491〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivry Gitlis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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