Jascha Heifetz: Patriotic Service During World War II | American Masters

Jascha Heifetz Concerts for 1923 Japan Earthquake Victims | American Masters

Jascha Heifetz Biography | Pantheon

Jascha Heifetz Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives

Jascha Heifetz - Heifetz Encores

Oliver Randall Scott on Instagram: "Bow Games Series — Spider Crawl (Exercise 1) These bow games have truly stood the test of time — musicians have been practising them for hundreds of years. Leopold Mozart wrote about the benefits of these drills, and they’ve remained part of the string tradition ever since. Spider crawls are the first thing I do in my warm-up every day, and apparently even the great Jascha Heifetz began his practice with them. They cultivate control, relaxation, and an intelli

Violin Archives on Instagram: "In 1953, three of the greatest musicians who ever lived gathered in Los Angeles to record Mendelssohn’s Trio in D minor: Jascha Heifetz, Artur Rubinstein, and Gregor Piatigorsky. Each was already a legend to their craft. Jascha Heifetz, the violinist born in Vilnius, was widely called “the greatest who ever lived.” His technique was so flawless, critics said he had “no human weakness.” By 11, he had debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic; by 16, Carnegie Hall. His pr