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David Oistrakh

David Oistrakh, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (died 1974)

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Born
September 30, 1908
Died
October 24, 1974
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1908

About David Oistrakh

David Fyodorovich Oistrakh 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). In 1927, Oistrakh relocated to Moscow, where he gave his first recital and met his future wife: the pianist Tamara Rotareva (1906–1976). In at least one of the recordings of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, Igor Oistrakh played violin, while his father David played viola. He was also awarded the Stalin Prize in 1942. His first foreign engagement was to appear at the newly founded "Prague Spring" Festival where he was met with enormous success.

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David Oistrakh timeline

  1. In 1927, Oistrakh relocated to Moscow, where he gave his first recital and met his future wife: the pianist Tamara Rotareva (1906–1976).
  2. He was also awarded the Stalin Prize in 1942.

The world when David Oistrakh was born

David Oistrakh was born in 1908. 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 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

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

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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