Devy Erlih (Paris, 5 November 1928 – Paris, 7 February 2012) was a French violinist and the 1955 winner of the
Long-Thibaud competition
The Long–Thibaud–Crespin Competition is an international classical music competition for pianists, violinists and singers that has been held in France since 1943. (A Jacques Thibaud Competition was held the year before in Bordeaux: Jacques ...
.
Background
Erlih was born in France in 1928 to first-generation immigrants to France from
Bessarabia
Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...
(now
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
).
[http://www.jessicaduchen.co.uk/pdfs/other_2012/erlithfeb12.pdf ] His father was a folk musician who played the
cimbalon and
pan pipes. His parents made sure that he spoke only French so that he would not be known as an immigrant.
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20th-century French Jews
1928 births
2012 deaths
Musicians from Paris
21st-century French male classical violinists
Jewish violinists
Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition prize-winners
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris
French people of Moldovan-Jewish descent
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