The artists' artist: violinists

Seven violinists nominate their favourite living artist in their fieldHilary Hahn on Ivry GitlisIvry Gitlis's playing has a virtuosic boldness and a warm, lyrical sound. He grew up in an era when there were few recordings and live music would only have been experienced on special occasions. Nowadays, we tend to analyse recordings, whereas when you only have a single chance to learn from a live concert you pick up different aspects. Moreover, because travel was slower and musicians used to spend ...

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