Clergyman's

The main thing is not to lose your identity and to continue working ... You have a quartet. That is such joy! You can forget everything else in the world. I'm playing a lot of chamber music these days. Tomorrow we were going to give the first performance of two trios, but because of the mourning, all concerts have been canceled.
- David Oistrakh

I was three and a half years old when my father brought home a toy fiddle,"" playing ""with which I am very happy fancies himself a street musician... I thought not and could not be happier than go from house to house with a violin .
- David Oistrakh

When I think of myself in those years, it seems to me that I was playing quite freely and fluently, tonally pure. But there is still have many years of hard work over the sound, rhythm and dynamics. Of course, most importantly, a deep comprehension of the inner content.
- David Oistrakh