Legendary violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz was born on this day in 1901.
Heifetz commissioned and premiered a number of new works - including violin concertos by William Walton, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Miklós Rózsa, Louis Gruenberg, and Erich Korngold.
He passed in 1987, aged 86.
JASCHA HEIFETZ & EMANUEL BAY | GRIGORA DINICU | HORA STACCATO