JASCHA HEIFETZ.

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 32, 6 August 1921, Page 9

JASCHA HEIFETZ.

The famous Russian violinist, • Jascha Heifetz, whom Messrs. J. and N. Tait Jiave brought to New Zealand for a short toiir, which commenced in Auckland last Wednesday .evening, is undoubtedly a most remarkable personage. He was born in Vilna,-Russia,, .on 2nd February ,'; 1901. : Eyen before he .was; old, enough to talk it was frequently noticed that music had a. strikingly happy effect upon him. Jascha was given his first violin lesson when he was three years old. i When he was five) arrangements were made for him to enter the Royal School of Music at Vilna, and the same year he gave his first concert before anastonished audience. At nine he mad© bis debut in P«trograd, appearing with the Pavlosk Symphony orchestra., playing before an audience of 6000 people, and in a few hours his name flashed! throughout RusAia; He created one sensation after another in Hungary, Gerr many, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; and in 1917 he reached America. To-day this youth is the highest^salaried -musician In the world. At his farewell concert in the Royal Albert Hall, London, Dame Melba, stepping on to the \plafc-: form, placed on his, head a laurel wreath. Only. Auckland and Wellington can. be visited by the virtuoso, and.the box plans for the three Wellington con-l certs will be opened at the Bristol on Tuesday morning next. Intending patrons ■will note that not more than twelve seats can be booked by one person at one time, also that concessions will be made to musical fctudante and scholam from schools and colleges.