Ivry Gitlis, a world-famous violinist from Israel and known as a pro-Japanese family who has continued to interact with the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, has died in his hometown of France.
I was 98 years old.
Born in what is now northern Israel in 1922, Ivry Gitlis discovered his talent for violin at an early age and entered the Paris National Conservatory of Music in France at the age of 11.
He studied under legendary violinists such as Jacques Thibaud, and in the 1950s he held concerts with famous conductors in the United States to solidify his position as a soloist, while also co-starring with jazz and rock musicians and gaining widespread popularity. ..
Also known as the Japanophile, many performers stopped after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and in addition to performing in Japan, the year after the earthquake, he visited Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, and pine driftwood. We continued to interact with the disaster area, such as playing a violin made from such materials as a memorial service.
Gitlis died in his hometown of Paris on the 24th, according to a family member who told French media.
The French Ministry of Culture mourned in a statement, "He was a great performer who was open-minded, inspired many young performers and devoted his life to music."