The Nazi Strad that Oistrakh played

The Nazi Strad that Oistrakh played

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norman lebrecht

April 07, 2015

How did a poor boy from Odessa lay hands on a Stradivarius in the grim Soviet 1930s? And another in the 1940s?

The story is told in Tarisio’s new digital exhibition on the instruments played by the great contenders, a series timed to concide with the LSO’s upcoming international violin festival.

Click here to read about Oistrakh’s Strad and sign up for the full Tarisio series.
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