Violin Virtuoso Jascha Heifetz Died On This Day in 1987 – Aged 86 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Luminary Russian-American violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz died on this day in 1987 – aged 86

Luminary Russian-American violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz died on this day in 1987 – aged 86.

A protege of Leopold Auer, he is remembered as arguably the greatest violinist of all time - with his technical command and precision regarded by many as unequalled.

For much of his career he concertized on the 1742 ex-David Guarneri del Gesu.

JASCHA HEIFETZ & EMANUEL BAY | PAGANINI | CAPRICE NO.24 (AUER EDITION)