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Rudolf Barshai

Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (died 2010)

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Born
September 28, 1924
Died
November 2, 2010
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1924

About Rudolf Barshai

Rudolf Borisovich Barshai was a Soviet and Russian conductor and violist. During his career Barshai won numerous Soviet and international competitions and was the founding violist of the Borodin Quartet in 1945, where he remained a member until 1953. In 1955, Barshai founded the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, which he led and conducted until he emigrated to the West in 1977. In 2015, the English label ICA Classics released A Tribute to Rudolf Barshai, a commemorative 20-CD set of his recordings.

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Rudolf Barshai timeline

  1. During his career Barshai won numerous Soviet and international competitions and was the founding violist of the Borodin Quartet in 1945, where he remained a member until 1953.
  2. In 1955, Barshai founded the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, which he led and conducted until he emigrated to the West in 1977.
  3. In 2015, the English label ICA Classics released A Tribute to Rudolf Barshai, a commemorative 20-CD set of his recordings.

The world when Rudolf Barshai was born

Rudolf Barshai was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rudolf Barshai's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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