Rudolf Barshai
Rudolf Barshai · Arts & Literature
Conductor and violist
1924, Labinskaya, Russia (Soviet Union) — 2010, Ramlinsburg, Switzerland
Soviet Union · Israel · United Kingdom · Switzerland
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Rudolf Barshai was a Soviet-born violist and conductor, born to a Jewish father in southern Russia. He founded the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, one of the leading ensembles of its kind, before emigrating from the Soviet Union and building an international conducting career in Israel, Britain and elsewhere. He was also admired for his orchestral transcriptions, including of Shostakovich's string quartets.
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Conductor and violist
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