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Last week I saw Le concert whose main theme is Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: 1st Movement.

Among the many violinists in youtube I have chosen plays by David Oistrakh who turns out to be a violin virtuoso of mid 20th century.

David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (Russian and Ukrainian: September 30 [O.S. September 17] 1908 – October 24, 1974) was a Jewish-Soviet violin master and virtuoso who made many recordings and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works.

David Oistrakh is known to have played on at least seven state-owned Stradivarius violins. He then settled on the 1702 Conte di Fontana Stradivarius which he played for 10 years, before trading it for the 1705 Marsick Stradivarius in June 1966, which he owned until his death. David Oistrakh prefered bows by Andre Richaume who met when he was at Paris. [wikipedia]

I hope you enjoy this 1st movement and your weekend.

1 This is the replacement Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. It is situated right next to the real one, which is undergoing mayor renovation works untill atleast 2013. Credit: Steffen M. Boelaars #