Is Jascha Heifetz still alive?
Deceased (1901–1987)
Jascha Heifetz/Living or Deceased
Who owns Heifetz violin?
The Dolphin Strad is currently owned by the Nippon Music Foundation. The Heifetz Tononi violin, used at his 1917 Carnegie Hall debut, was left in his will to Sherry Kloss, his Master-Teaching Assistant, with “one of my four good bows”.
What school did Heifetz go to?
University of Southern California
St. Petersburg Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov
Jascha Heifetz/Education
Who did Heifetz study with?
Leopold Auer
His name became associated with musical perfection. Heifetz studied violin from age three and at six performed Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. At nine he entered the St. Petersburg (Russia) Conservatory, where he studied under the noted violinist and teacher Leopold Auer.
Did Jascha Heifetz have children?
Josepha Heifetz
Robert Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz/Children
What happened Heifetz violin?
“But this Guarnerius violin was the prized possession of Jascha Heifetz, generally considered the best violinist of the 20th century. It has been played only occasionally since 1987, when Heifetz died and the instrument was bequeathed to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Where did Jascha Heifetz live?
Vilnius
Jascha Heifetz/Places lived
When did Jascha Heifetz make his first recording?
Shortly after his Carnegie Hall debut on November 7, 1917, Heifetz made his first recordings for the Victor Talking Machine Company/RCA Victor where he would remain for most of his career.
When did Jascha Heifetz perform with the Berlin Philharmonic?
Heifetz visited much of Europe while still in his teens. In April 1911, he performed in an outdoor concert in St. Petersburg before 25,000 spectators; there was such a reaction that police officers needed to protect the young violinist after the concert. In 1914, he performed with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Arthur Nikisch.
When did Jascha Heifetz return to RCA Victor?
Returning to RCA Victor in 1946, Heifetz continued to record extensively for the company, including solo, chamber, and concerto recordings, primarily with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Reiner.
How old was Jascha Heifetz when he joined Phi Mu?
In 1917, Heifetz was elected an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music, by the fraternity’s Alpha chapter at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. At 16, he was perhaps the youngest person ever elected to membership in the organization.
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