Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Heifetz, Jascha
HEIFETZ, JASCHA, a Russian violinist,
born at Vilna, Russia, in 1901. He
began studying the violin at the age of
3, and at 5 years of age entered the
Royal School of Music at Vilna. He
continued to study at St. Petersburg and
made his first public appearance at the

age of 5. At 9 years of age he gave a
recital in St. Petersburg and was
engaged for solo work with the Symphony
Orchestra. He later appeared in the
leading cities of Germany, Austria, and
Russia. He made his first appearance
in New York on October 27, 1917. He
at once gained recognition as a master
of the violin. He made frequent tours
throughout the United States in the
years following.