September 28, 1924 - November 2, 2010 Just a week before his death, Rudolf Barshai completed his orchestration of Bach’s The Art of Fugue, that he worked on for the past 44 years and considered his life-time achievement.
First Concert of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory 1955.
Rehearsing for the 1000-th performance of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in December of 1968 with Sviatoslav Richter.
After a concert with Leonid Kogan in Moscow, 1956.
With Sir Yehudi Menuhin in London. 1978.
Playing Mozart's Simphonia Concertante with David Oistrakh, Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, 1959.
With Sviatoslav Richter and Yehudi Menuhin, after Menuhin's Concert In Moscow, 1962..
Rudolf Barshai
Rudolf Barshai
Rudolf Barshai
With David Oistrakh during a rehearsal of Berlioz's Harold in Italy, Oistrakh wrote: "To my wonderful Harold, musician-poet, with sincere admiration from loving David Oistrakh. 11-April 1964"