Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz

From Wikipedia Jascha Heifetz (/ˈhaɪfɪts/; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Lithuanian-born American violinist. He was born in Vilnius. As a teen, he moved with his family to the United States, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. He had a long and successful performing and recording career; after an injury to his right (bowing) arm, he focused on teaching. The New York Times called him "perhaps the greatest violinist of all time." Heifetz played a featured role in the movie They Shall Have Music (1939) directed by Archie Mayo and written by John Howard Lawson and Irmgard von Cube. He played himself, stepping in to save a music school for poor children from foreclosure. He later appeared in the 1947 film, Carnegie Hall, performing an abridged version of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, with the orchestra led by Fritz Reiner, and consoling the star of the picture, who had watched his performance. Heifetz later recorded the complete Tchaikovsky concerto with Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as one of RCA Victor's "Living Stereo" discs. In 1951, he appeared in the film Of Men and Music. In 1962, he appeared in a televised series of his master classes, and, in 1971, Heifetz on Television aired, an hour-long color special that featured the violinist performing a series of short works, the Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch, and the Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 by J.S. Bach. Heifetz even conducted the orchestra, as the surviving video recording documents. The most recent film featuring Heifetz, Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler, premiered on April 16, 2011 at the Colburn School of Music. It is described as "The only film biography of the world's most renowned violinist, featuring family home movies in Los Angeles and all over the world. The documentary-like film talks about Heifetz's life and accomplishments and gives an inside view of his personal life. Heifetz died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California in December 1987.

  • Title: Jascha Heifetz
  • Popularity: 1.447
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1901-02-02
  • Place of Birth: Vilnius, Lithuania
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Jascha Heifetz Movies

  • 1947
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    Carnegie Hall

    Carnegie Hall

    5.2 1947 HD

    A young Irishwoman comes to the United States to live and work with her mother as a cleaning lady at Carnegie Hall. She becomes attached to the place...

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  • 1939
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    They Shall Have Music

    They Shall Have Music

    6 1939 HD

    The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in...

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  • 1962
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    Jascha Heifetz Master Classes

    Jascha Heifetz Master Classes

    1 1962 HD

    Maestro Jascha Heifetz, becomes Professor Heifetz in these rare filmed master classes from the early 1960s. Taken from his legendary sessions at USC,...

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  • 1951
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    Of Men and Music

    Of Men and Music

    1 1951 HD

    A documentary featuring musicians including Artur Rubinstein, Jan Peerce-Nadine Conner, and Jascha Heifetz.

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  • 1993
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    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

    9 1993 HD

    Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.

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  • 1970
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    Arthur Rubinstein

    Arthur Rubinstein

    1 1970 HD

    The first segment of this program presents Rubinstein at a recording session playing for his children and exhibiting his technique with the music of...

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  • 1977
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    Rubinstein: In Performance

    Rubinstein: In Performance

    1 1977 HD

    This historic film captures the legendary pianist Artur Rubinstein in rare performance film footage. The first portion of the program features...

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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