Ivry Gitlis was the first Israeli violinist to perform a series of concerts in the USSR in 1963.
Ivry Gitlis's recording of Béla Bartók's second violin concerto was named 'Record of the Year'.
Beyond his concert career, Ivry Gitlis founded several festivals, organized events for children, and performed in prisons and hospitals.
Ivry Gitlis, the violinist on this album, began violin lessons at age five and gave his first concert at seven.
Bronislaw Huberman, a great violinist, arranged a scholarship for a ten-year-old Ivry Gitlis to study in Europe.
Ivry Gitlis studied with three highly renowned violinists: George Enescu, Jacques Thibaud, and Carl Flesch.
Ivry Gitlis's recording of the Violin Concerto by Alban Berg earned him the 'Grand Prix du Disque'.
