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Igor Oistrakh

1931 - 2021

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Igor Davidovich Oistrakh (Russian: И́горь Дави́дович О́йстрах; April 1931 – 14 August 2021) was a Soviet and Russian violinist. He was described by Encyclopædia Britannica as "noted for his lean, modernist interpretations". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Igor Oistrakh is the 505th most popular musician (up from 515th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 317th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Ukrainian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Igor Oistrakh ranks 505 out of 3,175. Before him are Dave Hill, Don Henley, Annie Fischer, Wojciech Żywny, Eugene Ormandy, and Matt Cameron. After him are Arthur Grumiaux, Richie Sambora, Tommy Ramone, Philly Joe Jones, Christoph Eschenbach, and Phil Rudd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Igor Oistrakh ranks 140. Before him are John Charles, Josep Lluís Núñez, Juan Goytisolo, Barbara Bain, William H. Keeler, and Margarita Lozano. After him are Hirokazu Kanazawa, Seyni Kountché, Lars Hörmander, Don Walsh, Carmen Dell'Orefice, and Claire Bloom. Among people deceased in 2021, Igor Oistrakh ranks 153. Before him are Jimmy Greaves, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Poul Schlüter, David Yonggi Cho, Marshall Sahlins, and Volodymyr Holubnychy. After him are Anna Chromý, Terry Cooper, Willy van der Kuijlen, Ned Beatty, Kurt Westergaard, and János Kornai.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Igor Oistrakh ranks 294 out of 1,365. Before him are Sergey Kamenev (1881), Sidney Reilly (1873), Ahad Ha'am (1856), Vasyl Stus (1938), Franz Doppler (1821), and Volodymyr Holubnychy (1936). After him are David Riazanov (1870), Cassandre (1901), Alfred J. Lotka (1880), Oleksii Reznikov (1966), Grunya Sukhareva (1891), and Peter Wittgenstein (1768).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, Igor Oistrakh ranks 10. Before him are Emil Gilels (1916), Isaac Stern (1920), Heinrich Neuhaus (1888), Leonid Kogan (1924), Nikolai Kapustin (1937), and Alexander Siloti (1863). After him are Gregor Piatigorsky (1903), Arkady Luxemburg (1939), Felix Blumenfeld (1863), Emanuel Feuermann (1902), Karol Mikuli (1821), and Mischa Elman (1891).

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