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American Violin Virtuoso Oscar Shumsky Died On This Day [ON-THIS-DAY]

American virtuoso, pedagogue and conductor Oscar Shumsky died on this day in 2000 – aged 83

American virtuoso, pedagogue and conductor Oscar Shumsky died on this day in 2000 – aged 83.

Mr Shumsky served distinguished teaching positions at the Curtis Institute of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Yale University and The Juilliard School.

For much of his career he concertized on the 1715 'Ex-Pierre Rode' Stradivarius.

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

OSCAR SHUMSKY & GLENN GOULD | STRAUSS | VIOLIN SONATA IN E FLAT MAJOR | 1ST MVT | 1962

 

OSCAR SHUMSKY & MILTON KAYE | TARTINI | 'DEVIL'S TRILL' SONATA (ARR. KREISLER)

 

OSCAR SHUMSKY | YSAYE | SOLO SONATA NO. 1 IN G MINOR

 

OSCAR SHUMSKY & MILTON | CORELLI | LA FOLIA SONATA (ARR. KREISLER)

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