biography
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Oistrakh, David (Fyodorovitch)
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pronunciation:
[oystrak]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1908–74)
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| biography:
| Violinist, born in Odessa, S Ukraine. He studied at Odessa Conservatory, graduating in 1926. In 1928 he went to Moscow, and began to teach at the Conservatory there in 1934, being appointed professor in 1939. He made concert tours in Europe and America, and was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1945 and the Lenin Prize in 1960. His son Igor Davidovitch Oistrakh (1931– ), born in Odessa, is also a noted violinist. |
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