Various: David Oistrakh plays... (ICA Classics DVD)

Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (violin)
English Chamber OrchestraMoscow Philharmonic
Kirill Kondrashin, Yehudi Menuhin & Colin Davis: conductors


The first two performances on this DVD feature David Oistrakh in one of his favourite performing partnerships, with his son, violinist Igor Oistrakh. The Bach concerto for two violins formed the duo’s first foreign engagement whilst the Mozart was performed two years later in a sell-out performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Kirill Kondrashin, one of Oistrakh’s preferred conductors, directs the Brahms concerto, which has all the warmth and confidence one would expect from a classic Oistrakh recording.

The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.

Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 February 1961

Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (violin)

English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Davis


Royal Festival Hall, London, 19 September 1963

David Oistrakh (violin)

Moscow Philharmonic, Kirill Kondrashin & Yehudi Menuhin