Jascha Heifetz
Born: February 2, 1901
Died: December 10, 1987
in Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: December 10, 1987
in Vilnius, Lithuania
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.
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.
Movies for Jascha Heifetz...
Title: The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.
Title: Rubinstein: In Performance
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
This historic film captures the legendary pianist Artur Rubinstein in rare performance film footage. The first portion of the program features Rubinstein playing solo works. The next segment of the program takes us into his home, with the master playing a program of Chopin. The concluding portion of the film is the result of LIFE Magazine's famous photographic story on the great soloists Rubinstein, Jasha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky in rehearsal together. It is an intimate study of genius at work.
Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Title: Jascha Heifetz Master Classes
Released: May 31, 1962
Type: Movie
Maestro Jascha Heifetz, becomes Professor Heifetz in these rare filmed master classes from the early 1960s. Taken from his legendary sessions at USC, Los Angeles, this brilliant musician can be seen demonstrating, cajoling, inspiring and occasionally-terrifying his pupils as he imparts his unquestioned genius and lifetime of musical experience. Learn the secrets of intonation, phrasing and vibrato from the man whose name has become synonymous with the violin.
Title: Of Men and Music
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 1951
Type: Movie
A documentary featuring musicians including Artur Rubinstein, Jan Peerce-Nadine Conner, and Jascha Heifetz.
Title: Carnegie Hall
Character: Jascha Heifetz
Released: February 28, 1947
Type: Movie
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 as the people she meets there gradually shape her life. The film also includes a variety of performances from some of the foremost musical artists of the times: conductors Bruno Walter & Leopold Stokowski, solists Arthur Rubinstein & Jascha Haifetz, singers Lily Pons & Jan Peerce and bandleader Vaughn Monroe among many others.
Title: They Shall Have Music
Character: Himself
Released: August 18, 1939
Type: Movie
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 the basement of a music school for poor children.
Title: Arthur Rubinstein
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The first segment of this program presents Rubinstein at a recording session playing for his children and exhibiting his technique with the music of Liszt, Chopin, and Mendelssohn. The second segment shows the pianist at home in an all-Chopin program. The final segment features Rubinstein, Heifetz, and Piatigorsky interpreting Schubert and Mendelssohn.
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