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David Oistrakh

1908 - 1974

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David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (né Eustrach; 30 September [O.S. 17 September] 1908 – 24 October 1974) was a Soviet Russian violinist, violist, and conductor. He was also Professor at the Moscow Conservatory, People's Artist of the USSR (1953), and Laureate of the Lenin Prize (1960). Oistrakh collaborated with major orchestras and musicians from many parts of the world and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works, including both of Dmitri Shostakovich's violin concerti and the violin concerto by Aram Khachaturian. He is considered one of the preeminent violinists of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Oistrakh is the 90th most popular musician (up from 93rd in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 70th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Musician.

David Oistrakh is most famous for his recordings of the Bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin.

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Among musicians, David Oistrakh ranks 90 out of 3,175. Before him are Paco de Lucía, Yehudi Menuhin, Django Reinhardt, Glenn Gould, Jamiroquai, and Jon Lord. After him are Giorgio Moroder, Nadia Boulanger, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Dave Grohl, Cosima Wagner, and Sia.

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Among people born in 1908, David Oistrakh ranks 25. Before him are Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Simon Wiesenthal, Bette Davis, Anna Magnani, John Bardeen, and Ian Fleming. After him are Józef Gosławski, Mika Waltari, Geli Raubal, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Ilya Frank, and Aden Adde. Among people deceased in 1974, David Oistrakh ranks 19. Before him are Vittorio De Sica, U Thant, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Baldur von Schirach, Nick Drake, and Julius Evola. After him are Erich Kästner, Rudolf Dassler, Imre Lakatos, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Darius Milhaud, and Duke Ellington.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, David Oistrakh ranks 61 out of 1,365. Before him are Sholem Aleichem (1859), Moshe Sharett (1894), Sviatoslav Richter (1915), Georges Charpak (1924), Levi Eshkol (1895), and Selman Waksman (1888). After him are Lesya Ukrainka (1871), Nikolai Berdyaev (1874), Isaac Babel (1894), Ivan Franko (1856), Lazar Kaganovich (1893), and Ilya Ehrenburg (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, David Oistrakh ranks 3. Before him are Vladimir Horowitz (1903), and Sviatoslav Richter (1915). After him are Emil Gilels (1916), Isaac Stern (1920), Heinrich Neuhaus (1888), Leonid Kogan (1924), Nikolai Kapustin (1937), Alexander Siloti (1863), Igor Oistrakh (1931), Gregor Piatigorsky (1903), and Arkady Luxemburg (1939).

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