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Gérard Jarry

French violinist, born 6 June 1936 in Châtellerault, France and died 18 January 2004 in Saint-Éliph, France. An award-winning violinist by the age of 14, he came to be regarded as one of the greatest French violinists of the 20th century. He formed [a=Le Trio À Cordes Français] in 1959 with violist [a=Serge Collot], and cellist [a=Michel Tournus], a collaboration which lasted for more then 30 years. In 1969, he joined the [a=Orchestre De Chambre Jean-François Paillard] as solo violinist, and remained active with the orchestra for 30 years, participating in more than 150 recordings, and 2 500 concerts all over the world. Between 1984 and 2001, he was also first solo violinist with the [a2900207], with which he also recorded extensively.

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