swap_horiz Oscar Shumsky Alternatives

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Isaac Stern

Isaac Stern was an American classical violinist who maintained a major international performing and recording career fro...

Classical Virtuoso American 20TH Century

9.2 Excellent

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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

8.9 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

8.7 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

8.7 Great

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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

8.6 Great

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Erica Morini

Erica Morini (1904–1995) was an Austrian-American violinist born in Vienna. A child prodigy, she made her Leipzig Gewand...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Historical

8.4 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

8.4 Great

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Georg Kulenkampff

Georg Kulenkampff was a German violinist who lived from 1898 to 1948 and became a prominent European soloist between the...

German Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century

8.3 Great

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Igor Oistrakh

Igor Oistrakh (1931–2021) was a Soviet and Russian violinist, the son of the renowned violinist David Oistrakh. He studi...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Historical

8.2 Great

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Szymon Goldberg

Szymon Goldberg was a Polish-born American classical violinist and conductor, active throughout the 20th century. He ser...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Historical

8.2 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

7.9 Good

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Alfredo Campoli

Alfredo Campoli was an Italian-British violinist who enjoyed a prominent international career during the twentieth centu...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Historical

7.7 Good

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Albert Spalding

Albert Spalding (1888–1953) was a prominent American classical violinist and composer recognized as one of the first Uni...

Classical Virtuoso American Historical

7.6 Good

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Roman Totenberg

Roman Totenberg (1911–2012) was a Polish-born American violinist and pedagogue renowned for his extensive performing car...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Historical

7.5 Good

15

Louis Kaufman

Louis Kaufman (1905–1994) was an American violinist and conductor whose career spanned much of the twentieth century. Ac...

Classical American 20TH Century Historical

7.4 Good

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Eduard Grach

Eduard Grach (1930–2020) was a Soviet and Russian violinist and pedagogue. Born in Odessa, he studied at the Central Mus...

Classical Virtuoso Russian 20TH Century

7.3 Good

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Manoug Parikian

Manoug Parikian (1920–1987) was an Armenian-British violinist who served as concertmaster of the Philharmonia Orchestra...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Historical

7.2 Good

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Frederick Grinke

Frederick Grinke (1911-1987) was a Canadian-born British violinist who worked as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral...

Classical Virtuoso 20TH Century Historical

6.9 Fair

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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

6.9 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

6.8 Fair