In honour of The Strad's new gallery, 'The hands of violinist Ivry Gitlis' — the first in a series focusing on the hands of famous string players — here are the violinist's hands in action, performing Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.
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Violinist Ivry Gitlis, who died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 98, performs Berg’s 1935 Violin Concerto ’To the Memory of an Angel’ with WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Hans Vonk. Read: 8 opinions on performance and career by violinist Ivry Gitlis Read: Ivry Gitlis: a timeline ...
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