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Who attacked Heifetz 70 years ago in Jerusalem for the crime of playing Richard Strauss? A dive into an unsolved mystery.
More than a century after his public debut, the name Jascha Heifetz (1901 – 1987) continues to evoke awe and excitement among fellow musicians. In a performing career that spanned 65 years, he ...
Performance Today explores a vivid chapter in the life of violinist Jascha Heifetz. During WWII, he played more than 300 USO shows, sometimes near the front, in perilous surroundings. Here's a ...
Jascha Heifetz, the Russian-born virtuoso who was celebrated as one of the greatest violinists in history, has died in Los Angeles at 86. A spokesman for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said Mr. Heifet… ...
Scott talks to Martin Goldsmith, former host of NPR's Performance Today, about the career of violinist Jascha Heifetz. Naxos Records is celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth with a series ...
The new 103-CD Jascha Heifetz box set presents a vast trove of fantastic fiddling over a seven-decade career, from his first recording session as a teenager to his final recital in 1972.
Discover the violin virtuoso through Itzhak Perlman, students and archival performances. Discover the story of legendary musician Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987), the first truly modern violin virtuoso ...
That Jascha Heifetz could achieve technical miracles without the slightest hint of physical effort made every other violinist stand in awe of him, a reverence that continues to this day as younger ...
Jascha Heifetz presents a frustrating challenge to would-be biographers. Although one of the most widely celebrated and recorded musicians of the 20th century, he was also intensely private, not ...
Jascha Heifetz News from United Press International.On Feb. 2, 1933, two days after becoming chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler ordered dissolution of the Parliament.
The new 103-CD Jascha Heifetz box set presents a vast trove of fantastic fiddling over a seven-decade career, from his first recording session as a teenager to his final recital in 1972.