David Oistrakh
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David Oistrakh was a renowned Soviet violinist and conductor, celebrated as one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Oistrakh canonical | 7 |
| David Fyodorovich Oistrakh | 1 |
| Oistrakh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3062010 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Oistrakh Context triple: [Moscow Conservatory, notableAlumni, David Oistrakh]
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A.
Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Richter was a renowned 20th-century Soviet pianist celebrated for his powerful technique, vast repertoire, and deeply insightful interpretations.
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B.
Felix Galimir
Felix Galimir was an Austrian-born violinist and influential chamber music teacher renowned for his interpretations of early 20th-century repertoire and his long pedagogical career in the United States.
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C.
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich was a renowned Soviet-born cellist and conductor, celebrated as one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century and a prominent champion of human rights.
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D.
Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz was a Lithuanian-American violinist renowned as one of the greatest virtuoso performers of the 20th century.
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E.
Emil Gilels
Emil Gilels was a renowned Soviet classical pianist celebrated for his powerful yet refined interpretations of the core piano repertoire and his influential international concert career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Oistrakh Target entity description: David Oistrakh was a renowned Soviet violinist and conductor, celebrated as one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 20th century.
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A.
Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Richter was a renowned 20th-century Soviet pianist celebrated for his powerful technique, vast repertoire, and deeply insightful interpretations.
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B.
Felix Galimir
Felix Galimir was an Austrian-born violinist and influential chamber music teacher renowned for his interpretations of early 20th-century repertoire and his long pedagogical career in the United States.
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C.
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich was a renowned Soviet-born cellist and conductor, celebrated as one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century and a prominent champion of human rights.
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D.
Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz was a Lithuanian-American violinist renowned as one of the greatest virtuoso performers of the 20th century.
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E.
Emil Gilels
Emil Gilels was a renowned Soviet classical pianist celebrated for his powerful yet refined interpretations of the core piano repertoire and his influential international concert career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical musician
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ human ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of Socialist Labour
ⓘ
Lenin Prize ⓘ Order of Lenin ⓘ Order of the Red Banner of Labour ⓘ People's Artist of the USSR ⓘ Stalin Prize ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Igor Oistrakh ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-10-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Odessa Conservatory ⓘ |
| employer | Moscow Conservatory ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ukrainian Jew ⓘ |
| familyName |
David Oistrakh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Oistrakh
|
| fullName |
David Oistrakh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
David Fyodorovich Oistrakh
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
20th-century violin repertoire
ⓘ
Romantic violin repertoire ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| instrument | violin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Russian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Union of Soviet Composers ⓘ |
| movement | Soviet classical music ⓘ |
| name | David Oistrakh self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | Давид Фёдорович Ойстрах ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Boris Goldstein
ⓘ
Gidon Kremer ⓘ Igor Oistrakh ⓘ Oleg Kagan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Beethoven violin concerto
ⓘ
recordings of Brahms violin concerto ⓘ recordings of Prokofiev violin concertos ⓘ recordings of Shostakovich violin concertos ⓘ recordings of Sibelius violin concerto ⓘ recordings of Tchaikovsky violin concerto ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
ⓘ
music educator ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Berlin Philharmonic
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society Orchestra ⓘ
surface form:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Odesa
ⓘ
surface form:
Odessa
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Moscow Conservatory ⓘ |
| spouse | Tamara Rotareva ⓘ |
| studentOf | Pyotr Stolyarsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Oistrakh Description of subject: David Oistrakh was a renowned Soviet violinist and conductor, celebrated as one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 20th century.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
David Fyodorovich Oistrakh
this entity surface form:
Oistrakh