Igor Davidovich Oistrakh (; 27 April 1931 – 14 August 2021) was a Soviet and Russian violinist. He was described by Encyclopædia Britannica as "noted for his lean, modernist interpretations". Life and career Oistrakh was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, the son of Tamara Rotareva and the violinist David Oistrakh. He began studying violin with Valeria Merenbloom at age 6, though his main teacher was his father. In 1943, the 12-year-old Oistrakh enrolled in the Central Music School, Moscow, studying with Pyotr Stolyarsky who had taught both his father and Nathan Milstein. He made his concert debut in 1948; the next year he won the International Violin Competition in Budapest and enrolled in the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He won the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 1952 and graduated from Moscow Conservatory in 1955. He then joined the faculty of the Conservatory in 1958, becoming a lecturer in 1965. Beginning in 1996, Oistrakh held the post of Professor of the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. Oistrakh appeared frequently internationally, both as a soloist and in joint recitals with his father, or with his father conducting. His wife Natalya Zertsalova is a pianist and has performed with him. Their son, Valery, is an active violist. On 14 August 2021, Oistrakh died at age 90; however, media generally reported this on 1 September 2021. Oistrakh was overshadowed by the fame of his father. The asteroid 42516 Oistrach was named in his and his father's honour. References 1931 births 2021 deaths Ukrainian classical violinists Musicians from Odesa Soviet classical violinists 20th-century classical violinists Male classical violinists Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition prize-winners Moscow Conservatory alumni Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels Jewish classical violinists 21st-century classical violinists 20th-century male musicians 21st-century male musicians Jewish Ukrainian musicians Odesa Jews Russian classical violinists Russian classical musicians Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory Russian Jews Soviet Jews Classical violists 20th-century violists 21st-century violists