Inscribed program of two identical duo recitals by the outstanding French violinist and teacher, given in Casablanca and Rabat (Morocco) on December 14 and 17, 1948 to the accompaniment of pianist Andrée Davenet (1919–2013). In French. Inscription to title to "Mademoiselle Jacqueline Benarrosh". 10.5 x 8.25 inches (27 x 21 cm). Creases; punch holes from needles to margins; edges frayed; else fine. Uncommon. Devy Erlih, born in Paris to immigrants from what is now Moldova, was a violinist whose parents owned and operated a "pops" orchestra performing in cafes. Being Jewish, he managed to survive the German occupation in hiding. After the war he quickly rose to prominence. He premiered several new concertos, including the Second Violin Concerto by Darius Milhaud and concertos by André Jolivet and Henri Tomasi. He taught in Paris in his final decades, first at the conservatory and later at the École normale. Jacqueline Benarrosh (1928–2018) was a promising Casablanca-born pianist who later studied at the Paris conservatory. While in Paris, she met her husband, an American Air Force man who became a physician after the Korean War. She lived with him in Stamford, Conn.
