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FLASHBACK FRIDAY | David Oistrakh - 1935 Wieniawski International Violin Competition [AUDIO]

By The Violin Channel

October 28, 2016

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Incredible 1935 archival recital of the then 27 year old David Oistrakh performing in the inaugural Wieniawski International Violin Competition

Incredible 1935 archival recital of the then 27 year old David Oistrakh performing in the inaugural Wieniawski International Violin Competition, in Warsaw.

Oistrakh was awarded 2nd prize - with 1st prize famously presented to the then 16 year old Ginette Nevue.

Programme includes: Dvorak's 'Slavonic Dance No. 8', 'Schumann's 'Widmung', Townsend's 'Lullaby', Wolf's 'Verborgenheit' and Tchaikovsky's 'Meditation' - with collaborative pianist Vsievolod Topilin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwacpJM7i08&showinfo=0&autohide=1

DAVID OISTRAKH & VSIEVOLOD TOPILIN | 1935 WIENIAWSKI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

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