Word: oistrakhs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...week's end, the orchestra went on to wow Moscow with the same program. Joining in the frenzy of enthusiasm were such musical greats as Violinist David Oistrakh, Composers Dmitry Shostakovich. Dmitry Kabalevsky and Aram Khachaturian. Said Khachaturian: "Marvelous, marvelous...
Russia's David Oistrakh to William Moennig Jr. during his U.S. visit: "I'd love to play one of your violins in my concerts, but I must use a Strad. Otherwise, if I made a mistake, people would blame it on the instrument...
...Moscow, top-ranking U.S. Violinist Isaac Stern was turned loose in the hall where Yehudi Menuhin, the last American artist to play in Russia, fiddled a decade ago. More than 2,000, including (as the U.S.S.R.'s Violinist David Oistrakh put it) "all the violinists in Moscow," crammed the hall. A member of the diplomatic corps called it the most elegant gathering seen in Moscow in years...
...recent cultural exchange that gave us concerts by several Russian musicians has also produced a number of outstanding records. In true communist fashion, violinist David Oistrakh has avoided the usual monopolism and recorded for almost every label. Some of his records have been reviewed here; by this time it is possible to look back on and evaluate his entire output. His recent Angel recording of Prokofief's First Violin Concerto stands out as one of the best examples of Oistrakh's technical virtuosity, rich tone, and great musicianship. An early Prokofief work, the concerto finds the composer in a lyrical...
Backstage, Igor Oistrakh anxiously asked Soviet friends, "How did the sound come across?" When he was assured that the acoustics were adequate, he smiled in relief, packed up his 1751 Guadagnini fiddle and left for Moscow, and some more lessons from father...