Artist description Celebrated violinist Jascha Heifetz was born in Vilnius, Russia on February 2, 1899. His father, an able musician, taught him the rudiments of violin playing at a very early age.Mr. Heifetz then studied with Ilya Malkin at the Vilnius Music School and made his public debut at the age of six, playing Medelssohn's Concerto. In 1910 he was accepted as astudent by Leopold Auer, world-renowned violinist and professor of music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. In 1912, with a letter of recommendation from ProfessorAuer, he went to Berlin to play at the Hochschule für Musik and was engaged to play the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic. Mr. Heifetz achieved sensationalsuccess as a child prodigy of extraordinary gifts. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Heifetz family went to America by way of Siberia and the Orient. At age 17, Mr. Heifetzmade his U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall and won the highest expression of enthusiasm from the public and the press. After becoming a naturalized American citizen in 1925, he madehis home in Beverly Hills, California. In subsequent years he continued to travel throughout the world as a concert violinist, visiting virtually every country in the world. After 1974he ceased to appear in public as a soloist, but participated in a trio (with Piatigorsky and Pennario) and also taught classes of exceptionally talented pupils at the University ofSouthern California, Los Angeles (1962-72). Throughout his life, Mr. Heifetz made extensive transcriptions for violin by Bach, Vivaldi, and contemporary composers. He alsomade hundreds of recordings before his death in 1987.

Instruments violin, piano, cello, string quartet, symphony orchestra, viola, piano trio, bass, soprano, alto, tenor, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, horn, etc...

Location Ellensburg, WA - USA

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