 Arguably one of the most heroic acts in his life was a performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto to the end in the central music hall during the Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942 while central Stalingrad was being massively bombed by the German forces.However, other sources indicate that Oistrakh performed in Leningrad that winter.Whether Oistrakh performed in Stalingrad is unconfirmed.