Jacques Israelievitch

Violinist, Musical Artist

1948 –

70

Who is Jacques Israelievitch?

Jacques Israelievitch is a French violinist, and one of Canada's foremost chamber musicians.

At 11 years old he was the youngest graduate in the history of the Le Mans Conservatory. He went on to study at the Conservatoire de Paris with Henryk Szeryng and René Benedetti, receiving three first prizes at age 16. He also studied at Indiana University with Josef Gingold, János Starker, William Primrose and Menahem Pressler.

Israelievitch also performs as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with artists such as Carlo Maria Giulini, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, and Yo-Yo Ma. In 1972, Sir Georg Solti appointed him as Assistant Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony, making him the youngest member of the orchestra. He then served as Concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony. He served as Concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 2008. Since 2005, Israelievitch has served as the Music Director of the Koffler Chamber Orchestra at the Koffler Centre of the Arts.

He has recorded works by Ludwig van Beethoven and R. Murray Schafer with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, violin works by Edvard Grieg, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
May 6, 1948
Cannes
Also known as
  • Israelievitch, Jacques
Profession
Education
  • Conservatoire de Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Jacques Israelievitch." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jacques_israelievitch>.

Discuss this Jacques Israelievitch biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net