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ON THIS DAY | Violin Virtuoso Jascha Heifetz Was Born in 1901

By The Violin Channel

February 2, 2021

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A protégé of Leopold Auer, he is remembered in history as one of the most important and influential musicians of all time

Legendary violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz was born on this day in 1901.

Heifetz commissioned and premiered a number of new works - including violin concertos by William Walton, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Miklós Rózsa, Louis Gruenberg, and Erich Korngold.

He passed in 1987, aged 86.

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The Magic of Jascha Heifetz |3CDS|

Jascha Heifetz, Violin
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Sony

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