swap_horiz Isaac Stern Alternatives

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Jascha Heifetz

Born in Vilnius in 1901, when the city was part of the Russian Empire, Jascha Heifetz became an American violinist with...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

9.20 Excellent

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Hilary Hahn

American violinist Hilary Hahn, born in 1979, combines precise technique with a sustained commitment to new music. Her e...

Classical Virtuoso American Contemporary

9.20 Excellent

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David Oistrakh

David Oistrakh was a Soviet violinist and conductor born in Odesa in 1908. His career became closely linked to composers...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

9.20 Excellent

4

Yehudi Menuhin

Born in New York City in 1916, Yehudi Menuhin emerged as a child prodigy and developed an international career as a viol...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

9.20 Excellent

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Nathan Milstein

Nathan Milstein was an American violinist born in Odesa, in present-day Ukraine, in 1903. He studied with Leopold Auer a...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

9.20 Excellent

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Arthur Grumiaux

Arthur Grumiaux (1921–1986) was a Belgian violinist and pianist associated with the Franco-Belgian violin tradition. He...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

9.07 Excellent

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Henryk Szeryng

Henryk Szeryng (1918–1988) was a Polish-Mexican violinist noted for his refined tone and intellectual approach, having s...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

8.98 Great

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Ginette Neveu

Ginette Neveu was a French classical violinist born in 1919 who achieved international fame at a young age. In 1935, she...

Classical Virtuoso French 20TH Century

8.89 Great

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Joseph Szigeti

Joseph Szigeti (1892–1973) was a Hungarian-American violinist known for his intellectual approach to music and his advoc...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

8.80 Great

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Ruggiero Ricci

Ruggiero Ricci (1918–2012) was an American violin virtuoso who rose to prominence as a child prodigy after his 1929 Carn...

Classical Virtuoso American 20TH Century

8.67 Great

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Ruggero Ricci

Ruggero Ricci (1918–2012) was an American violinist known for his virtuoso technique and interpretations of nineteenth-c...

Classical Virtuoso American 20TH Century

8.67 Great

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Zino Francescatti

Zino Francescatti was a French violinist born in Marseille in 1902 to a musical family of Italian origin. Associated wit...

Classical Virtuoso French 20TH Century

8.64 Great

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Ida Haendel

Ida Haendel was a Polish-British violinist whose performing and recording career spanned more than seven decades. Born i...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Legendary

8.63 Great

14

Christian Ferras

Christian Ferras was a French classical violinist, born in 1933, whose career was distinguished by a refined technique a...

Classical Virtuoso French 20TH Century

8.57 Great

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Dorothy DeLay

Dorothy DeLay (1917–2002) was a prominent American violin pedagogue who taught at the Juilliard School and several other...

Classical American 20TH Century Historical

8.42 Great

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Ivry Gitlis

Ivry Gitlis (1922–2020) was an Israeli violinist born in Haifa who established an international career across more than...

Classical Virtuoso Israeli 20TH Century

8.25 Great

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Oscar Shumsky

Oscar Shumsky (1917-2000) was an American violinist recognized for his refined technique and interpretations of classica...

Classical Virtuoso American 20TH Century

8.05 Great

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Aaron Rosand

Aaron Rosand was an American concert violinist, recognized internationally for his mastery of the Romantic repertoire. A...

Classical Virtuoso American 20TH Century

7.86 Good

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Eugene Fodor

Eugene Fodor (1950-2011) was an American classical violinist who became prominent through international competition vict...

Classical Virtuoso American 20TH Century

6.90 Fair

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Charles Treger

Charles Treger was an American violinist who lived from 1935 to 2019. In 1962 he became the first American to win the He...

Classical Virtuoso American 20TH Century

6.82 Fair