The problem with a large part of contemporary chamber music lies in its excessive comfort. Too many concerts sound as ...

His father, David, was one of the 20th century’s finest violinists, but Igor more than held his own as a musician and interpreter performing throughout the West. By Neil Genzlinger Igor Oistrakh, a ...

To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the legendary violinist David Oistrakh, Bruno Monsaingeon has curated a commemorative set. James Jolly went to visit him The French film maker Bruno ...

Clockwise from top: David Oistrakh with Mao Yukuan; a postcard from Oistrakh to Mao; rehearsing with Li Delun and the Central Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO); playing with the CPO; Oistrakh at the Winter ...

Tully Potter focuses on the Soviet all-rounder violinist who left a vast recorded legacy, shone most brightly in Russian works and inspired big-name composers to write for him Few great musicians have ...

Igor Oistrakh, who has died aged 90, was a Ukranian-born violinist associated with the Cold War years whose early career was spent in the shadow of his father, the celebrated virtuoso David Oistrakh.

David Oistrakh, the Soviet violinist, who is a Jew, was cheered here last night when he gave his first concert in Israel beginning a tour throughout the country that will include 11 recitals in 15 ...

Just before Soviet Violinist David Oistrakh left for his first visit to the U.S., he played the world premiere of a new concerto dedicated to him by top Soviet Composer Dimitry Shostakovich. That was ...