For many listeners, Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) remains the greatest violinist of the 20th century. He had one of the longest recording careers in history -- more than 60 years -- and his principal ...

The magnificent, wild and difficult genius of violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz. A new documentary takes us in. Violinist Jascha Heifetz. (Library of Congress) The great violinst Jascha Heifetz was great ...

To Itzhak Perlman, he was, simply, “God.” The greatest violin virtuoso of the 20th century. The violinist who almost singlehandedly defined the art of violin performance for an entire era. That Jascha ...

Jascha Heifetz, well known Jewish violinist, was married to Mrs. Florence Vidor, a Christian, last Monday in New York City. Charles E. Kelby, former Supreme Court Justice performed the ceremony. Mr.

It's hard not to talk numbers when it comes to the new Jascha Heifetz collection. Last week Sony Classical released a 10-pound box of the famed violinist's recordings — 103 CDs in all, which the ...

Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler were both born on Feb. 2 — Kreisler in 1875 and Heifetz in 1901. But the two men share more than just a birthday. Music commentator Miles Hoffman joins Renee Montagne ...

To Itzhak Perlman, he was, simply, "God." He was the greatest violin virtuoso of the 20th century. He was the violinist who almost single-handedly defined the art of violin performance for an entire ...

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts was abuzz Wednesday evening with a sense of anticipation usually reserved for a rock band or royalty. This time, the capacity audience of adoring fans and ...

STAUNTON – Heifetz International Music Institute Founder and Artistic Director Daniel Heifetz announced in a release a partnership with the Jerusalem Music Centre to bring Heifetz faculty, students ...

Twenty-five years after meeting in 1853 and being great friends all that time, Johannes Brahms consulted with violinist Joseph Joachim for technical advice on writing what would be Brahms’ only Violin ...