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. Heifetz ...
Always ready to profer advice to musicians, George Bernard Shaw once told the young Jascha Heifetz: ”Nothing must be perfect in this world, or else the gods become jealous and destroy it.” Shaw went ...
It's hard not to talk numbers when it comes to the new Jascha Heifetzcollection. Last week Sony Classical released a 10-pound box of the famed violinist's recordings — 103 CDs in all, which the ...
The magnificent, wild and difficult genius of violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz. A new documentary takes us in. Violinist Jascha Heifetz. (Library of Congress) The great violinst Jascha Heifetz was great ...
Jascha Heifetz, regarded as the greatest violin virtuoso since Paganini, died early Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, several weeks after undergoing brain surgery following a fall at his Beverly ...
Jascha Heifetz, widely regarded as the supreme master of the violin in this century, died late Thursday at the age of 86. He entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 16 to be treated ...
Jascha Heifetz, well known Jewish violinist, was married to Mrs. Florence Vidor, a Christian, last Monday in New York City. Charles E. Kelby, former Supreme Court Justice performed the ceremony. Mr.
STAUNTON – Heifetz International Music Institute Founder and Artistic Director Daniel Heifetz announced in a release a partnership with the Jerusalem Music Centre to bring Heifetz faculty, students ...
Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler were both born on Feb. 2 — Kreisler in 1875 and Heifetz in 1901. But the two men share more than just a birthday. Music commentator Miles Hoffman joins Renee Montagne ...
Daniel Heifetz prefers to play second fiddle to his students’ first violin. Heifetz, a University of Maryland music professor, is the founder and director of the Heifetz International Music Institute, ...