Jascha Heifetz
Subtitle: early years in Russia
By: Galina Kopytova with the collaboration of Albina Starkova-Heifetz ; translated and edited by Dario Sarlo and Alexandra Sarlo
Contributors: Starkova-Heifetz, Albina, author; Sarlo, Dario, editor, translator; Sarlo, Alexandra, editor, translator
Series: Russian music studies; Russian music studies (Bloomington, Ind.)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9780253010766; 9780253010896
Subjects: Appreciation; Violinists; Biography
Work titles: I︠A︡sha Kheĭfet︠s︡ v Rossii
Description: This book traces Jascha Heifetz's little-known upbringing and the events and experiences that shaped him. It explores his meteoric rise in the Russian music world from his first violin lessons with his father, to his studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with the well-known pedagogue Leopold Auer, to his tours throughout Russia and Europe. Spotlighting Auer's close-knit circle of musicians, this book uncovers the lives of artists in Russia's 'Silver Age' - an explosion of artistic activity amid the rapid social and political changes of the early 20th century.--From book jacket.
Notes: Translation from the Russian of: ︠I︡Asha Kheĭfe︠t︡s v Rossii.

"The present edition in English is more than a translation of the original. With the support and approval of the author, it has been updated with new research and sources and has been adapted to an English-speaking audience"--Editors' introduction.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-453) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early roots of the Heifetz family; title: 1901-1906 : Vilnius; title: 1906-1909 : music school; title: 1910 : St. Petersburg Conservatory and Nalbandian; title: First performances in St. Petersburg; title: Summer 1911 : concerts in Pavlovsk and Odessa; title: Fall 1911 : in the class of Professor Auer; title: The beginning of 1912; title: 1912 : first trip to Germany; title: 1912 : a German tour; title: The beginning of 1913; title: Summer-Fall 1913 : Loschwitz; title: Winter 1913-1914 : bar mitzvah; title: Spring 1914; title: Summer-Fall 1914 : war; title: January-September 1915; title: The end of 1915; title: The first half of 1916; title: The second half of 1916 : Norway and Denmark; title: The first half of 1917 : February revolution; title: Summer 1917 : departure for America; title: Appendix 1. Reviews of Jascha Heifetz's debut at Carnegie Hall, October 27, 1917; title: Appendix 2. Jascha Heifetz's repertoire in Russia.