Ivry Gitlis, the world-renowned violinist who was equally comfortable performing the classical works of Felix Mendelssohn as he was jamming with John Lennon, is dead at 98. The musician died Thursday ...

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 ...

PARIS, France — 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 ...

At 91 years of age, legendary Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis shows no signs of retiring his bow as he has returned to Korea after two decades to perform a special solo concert in Seoul and to conduct ...

Celebrated Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis has died in Paris aged 98, his family has said. A hugely charismatic figure with a passion for experimentation, Gitlis has been described as one of the modern ...

Ivry Gitlis (Hebrew: עברי גיטליס‎) (born Haifa, August 22, 1922 is an Israeli violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He has performed with the world's top orchestras (New York Philharmonic, Berlin ...

Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis, ambassador to the UNESCO, plays at the funeral ceremony of Oscar-winning British actor and play-writer, Sir Peter Ustinov, in the cathedral St. Pierre, in Geneva, ...

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 ...

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FILE - In this April 3 2004, Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis, ambassador to the UNESCO, plays at the funeral ceremony of Oscar-winning British actor and play-writer, Sir Peter Ustinov, in the cathedral ...