Igor Oïstrakh
Igor Oistrakh was one of the more important violinists to emerge from the mid-20th century USSR, despite being largely overshadowed by his famous father, violinist David Oistrakh. Igor often partnered with his father in duo repertoire ranging from J.S. Bach and Mozart to Prokofiev and Ysaÿe. However, the younger Oistrakh also struck out his own path as a soloist and recitalist in a broad range of repertoire by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Khrennikov, and others. Like his father, he also played the viola and conducted. In addition, Igor Oistrakh was active as a teacher for most of his career and made numerous recordings, available from Melodiya, Berlin Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, and others.
Igor Oistrakh was born in Odessa, Ukraine, on April 27, 1931. His father was his first teacher, but during the early war years, he abandoned studies on violin. Igor resumed studies in 1943 with Pyotr Stolyarsky and later enrolled at Moscow's Central Music School. From 1947, Oistrakh regularly began appearing in duo concerts with his father. Igor made his official debut as a soloist in 1948, and the following year won the Budapest-based World Festival of Youth and Students Violin Competition. That same year, Oistrakh enrolled at the Moscow Conservatory, remaining until 1955.
Oistrakh was busy concertizing during his student years, even taking time in 1952 to win the International Wieniawski Competition in Poznan, Poland. In 1958, he joined the faculty at the Moscow Conservatory while continuing to steadily build a successful career in chamber, solo, and recital performance. From 1968, he began conducting. Though his father died in 1974, Oistrakh continued making duo appearances with his wife Natalia Zertsalova, a talented pianist. Together, the two would make distinguished recordings on the Melodiya label of all the Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano, as well as works by Bach, Prokofiev, and many others.
In 1996, Oistrakh accepted the post of professor of violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels. In the new century, Oistrakh remained active as a performer, often appearing with his wife, as well as his son, Valeri, who is also a talented violinist. Among Igor Oistrakh's more acclaimed recordings is the Mozart Sinfonia concertante and other works on the Doron label (2001). Here, partnered with his son Valeri, Igor conducted the orchestra and also played the viola in the featured work and in two chamber pieces. Oistrakh died on August 14, 2021.
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Igor Oistrakh in Recital (with Igor Oistrakh (Violin) and Natalia Zertslova (Piano))
Igor Oïstrakh, Natalia Zertslova
Klassiek - Released by Collins Classics on 19 apr. 2011
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Beethoven: Romance for Piano - Chausson: Poem for Violin - Haydn: Violin Concerto
Klassiek - Released by Denon on 1 jul. 2009
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Locatelli, Vieuxtemps & Others: Works (Live)
David Oïstrakh, Igor Oïstrakh, Vladimir Yampolsky, Vladimir Schreibman, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent
Klassiek - Released by Russian Compact Disc on 20 aug. 2021
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Classical Romance with Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini, Erich Appel, Igor Oïstrakh, Valter Despalj
Lounge - Released by PMI Collins Classics on 1 feb. 2019
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Op.35 / Wieniawski: Etude-Caprices Nos.2, 4 & 5 / Sarasate: Navarra, Op.33
David Oïstrakh, Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Franz Konwitschny
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 2009
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59 (Live Recording, Lausanne 1973)
Igor Oïstrakh, Orchestre National de France, Jean Martinon
Concertmuziek - Released by Claves Records on 1 mei 2020
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins and Continuo in D Minor, Bwv 1043 - Ludwig Van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 In G Major, Op. 40 + No.2 In F Major, Op. 50 - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo In (Album of 1961( 60 Anniversery))
David Oïstrakh, Igor Oïstrakh, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugène Goossens
Pop - Released by GazzaLadra on 30 sep. 2021
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Violin Masterpieces: Bach, Vivaldi, Vitali & Mozart
Igor Oïstrakh, David Oïstrakh, Abram Makarov, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 11 mrt. 2022
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto & Suite "Sleeping Beauty"
Igor Oïstrakh, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, London Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Collins Classics on 18 okt. 2011
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Bach: Violinkonzert D-Moll & Vivaldi: Concerto grosso
David Oïstrakh, Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Klassiek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1971
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Brahms: Violin Sonatas No.1, 2 & 3
Igor Oïstrakh, Natalia Zertslova
Klassiek - Released by Collins Classics on 1 aug. 1991
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Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019
Igor Oïstrakh, Natalia Zertsalova
Kamermuziek - Released by CDK Music Classical on 1 jan. 2016
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Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 (Digitally Remastered)
Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Igor Oïstrakh
Concertmuziek - Released by EMG Classical on 14 aug. 2015
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Bach: Violinkonzerte No. 2 & D-Moll
Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Berlin, Franz Konwitschny
Klassiek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1970
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Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2, BWV 1042 - Beethoven: 2 Romances for Violin and Orchestra (Mono Version)
Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1957
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David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh plays Mozart & Brahms
David Oïstrakh, Otto Klemperer, Igor Oïstrakh
Klassiek - Released by Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Musica on 1 jan. 1972
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Franck: Sonate pour violon et piano, FWV 8 (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Shostakovich & Rakov: Concertos pour violon (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Tchaikovsy: The Seasons - Svetlanov: Poem for Violin and Orchestra
USSR State Academy Symphony Orchestra, Igor Oïstrakh
Klassiek - Released by Blaricum CD Company (B.C.D.) B.V. on 21 okt. 2014
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 - Violin Concerto No. 1
USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, Igor Oïstrakh
Klassiek - Released by Blaricum CD Company (B.C.D.) B.V. on 20 okt. 2014
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Bach: Sonata for Two Violins and Harpsichord / Trio Sonata in F Major & Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in A Minor
Klassiek - Released by Radio Tower Records on 26 nov. 2014
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