Musicology Annotation << Back To the Problem of Personality in the History of Violin Performance (Through the Conversations with Viktor Pikaisen and Eduard Grach) Safonova E.L. This article is written according to the author’s conversations with David Oistrach’s pupils, Viktor Pikaisen, Eduard Grach. Their opinions enlarge and enrich our notions about personality of the greatest musician of the 20th century. Key words: Oistrach, Pikaisen, Grach, violin performance, violin pedagogics. E-mail: musicology@tgizd.ru