</s> ▁Car av elli ▁( born ▁Claude ▁Vas ori ; ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Paris , ▁France ▁– ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁C ann et , ▁France ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁or chestra ▁leader , ▁composer ▁and ▁arr anger ▁of ▁orch est ral ▁music . ▁ ▁Biography ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁Italian ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁French ▁mother , ▁Vas ori ▁was ▁initially ▁instruct ed ▁in ▁music ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁in ▁piano ▁and ▁vo icing / harm ony ▁at ▁seven ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁later , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁th ir teen ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Paris ▁Conserv atoire . ▁At ▁twenty ▁he ▁was ▁profession ally ▁tour ing , ▁accomp any ing ▁sing ers ▁on ▁piano , ▁and ▁at ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁old ▁he ▁started ▁as ▁an ▁or chestra ▁conduct or . ▁ ▁Vas ori ▁took ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁from ▁the ▁newly ▁introduced ▁tw in - jet ▁Car av elle ▁from ▁Car av elle ▁Aer osp at iale . ▁This ▁plane ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁jet ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁short - ha ul ▁market . ▁The ▁first ▁Car av elle ▁entered ▁service ▁for ▁Air ▁France ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁made ▁it ▁more ▁Italian ate ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁orig ins , ▁changing ▁the ▁last ▁letter : ▁“ C AR AV E LL I ▁et ▁son ▁Vi ol ons ▁Mag iques / & ▁his ▁Magn ific