Entertainment & Arts
At age 89, master violinist Abram Shtern keeps his impressive musical lineage going through a host of adoring students.
Nov. 2, 2008
The death of violinist Jascha Heifetz marks the end of an era in more ways than one.
Dec. 26, 1987
Music
Jascha Heifetz, a mortal, dared to play like a god--and succeeded.
During World War II my first duty station was France Field, Colon, Panama.
Throughout his lengthy career, the late Jascha Heifetz was held in awe by fellow violinists for showing them that nothing was technically impossible.
April 3, 1988
World & Nation
Jascha Heifetz, one of the world’s premier violinists, is hospitalized “with a very serious illness” and undergoing treatment for a malignant tumor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a family friend said today.
Nov. 19, 1987
They feared him. They treasured him. They abided him. They adored him. They bowed down to him.
May 8, 1988
While sitting in his hilltop studio overlooking the Beverly Hills canyons, violinist Jascha Heifetz could look out the wide windows and imagine he was in Tuscany.
Dec. 17, 1989
Jascha Heifetz, regarded as the greatest violin virtuoso since Paganini, died Thursday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, several weeks after undergoing brain surgery after a fall at his Beverly Hills home.
Dec. 12, 1987
If you know anything about classical music, you know Jascha Heifetz.
Aug. 2, 2001