Ivry in his element

Ivry in his element

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norman lebrecht

October 29, 2014

I had a call last night from Ivry Gitlis in the interval of a concert in Poland. ‘Must rush,’ he said, ‘we’re about to play the Enesco Octet.’

Ivry is 92. Today, he is visiting Auschwitz. Irrepressible.

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Ivy, yesterday, with the pianist, Maria Szwajgier-Kulakowska (c) Aleksander Hanslik/Slipped Disc

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