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Oistrakh

American  
[oi-strahk, -strahkh] / ˈɔɪ strɑk, -strɑx /

noun

  1. David 1908–74, Russian violinist.


Oistrakh British  
/ ˈɔjstrəx, ˈɔɪstrɑːk /

noun

  1. David (daˈvit). 1908–74, Russian violinist

  2. his son, Igor (ˈiɡərj). born 1931, Russian violinist

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This may not eclipse the classic Oistrakh recording, but it is as fine as any modern version on the market.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2015

Perlman and Zukerman began to build on the more selfless interpretations of older players such as Henryk Szeryng, Arthur Grumiaux and David Oistrakh.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2015

There are limits though: where Oistrakh, Mengelberg and Klemperer find, in their own ways, a truly Bachian range of expression and experience, Karajan seems to smother Bach in a Wagnerian ooze.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2013

“The violin is not only a friend,” said Aaron Rosand, 84, once a prominent soloist in the tradition of the great Romantics like Oistrakh, Milstein and Heifetz.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2012

At the Moscow State Conservatory, Kremer caught the eye and ear of the late David Oistrakh and worked with him for eight years.

From Time Magazine Archive