Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz (; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Russian-American violinist, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time. Born in Vilnius, he was soon recognized as a child prodigy and was trained in the Russian classical violin style in St. Petersburg. Accompanying his parents to escape the violence of the Russian Revolution, he moved to the United States as a teenager, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. Fritz Kreisler, another leading violinist of the twentieth century, said after hearing Heifetz's debut, "We might as well take our fiddles and break them across our knees." By the age of 18, Heifetz was the highest-paid violinist in the world. He had a long and successful concert career, including wartime service with the United Service Organizations (USO). After an injury to his right (bowing) arm in 1972, he switched his focus to teaching.

George Szell conducts Brahms Violin Concerto and Piano Concerto No. 2 live in New York - 2023-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - 2020-07-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Jascha Heifetz Plays Bruch, Vieuxtemps & Tchaikovsky - 2015-02-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Serenade in D Major, Op. 8 & Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 (Remastered) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor & Vivaldi: Concerto in B-Flat Major & Martinu: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1 (Remastered) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 & Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 (Remastered) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Heifetz: Transcriptions, Vol. 1 - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Heifetz: Encores, Vol. 1 (1946-1956) - 2013-05-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Heifetz: Encores, Vol. 2 (1946-1947) - 2012-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

A Tribute to Fritz Kreisler - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor; Schubert: Violin Sonatina in G Minor; Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, Chaconne - 2011-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D; Chausson: Poeme; Bruch: Scottish Fantasy - 2011-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A;Benjamin: Romantic Fantasy; Toch: Divertimento No. 2 - 2011-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

The Heifetz Collection (1935 - 1937) - Early Recordings of Concertos, Sonatas and Encores - 2011-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Jascha Heifetz Miniatures, Vol. 2 (1944-1948) - 2011-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Jascha Heifetz Miniatures, Vol. 1 (1944-1946) - 2011-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach: Sonata No. 3, BWV 1005, in C, Partita No. 1, BWV 1002, in B Minor - 2011-09-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Jascha Heifetz in Performance (1945-1954) - 2011-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Walton: Violin Concerto - Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concerto No. 2, 'The Prophets' - 2011-04-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven / Brahms / Sibelius / Prokofiev / Korngold: Violin Concertos (Heifetz) (1945-1951) - 2011-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole - Chausson: Poeme (1951-1954) - 2011-01-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Greatest Hits - 2009-06-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Icon: Jascha Heifetz - 2008-09-22T00:00:00.000000Z