Jascha Heifetz's US debut in 1917 | Focus
2021-02-02T14:48:00+00:00 The Carnegie Hall recital sealed the 16-year-old’s reputation as an astonishing and unruffled performer, set a new bar for violin playing and led to a season full of engagements and a recording contract, as Dario Sarlo reveals in this piece from The Strad’s archive The following is an extract from The Strad’s November 2017 issue cover story – to read the full article download the issue on desktop computer or via the The Strad App, or buy the print edition It all happened in New York 100 years ago, on 27 October 1917. On what began as a typical Saturday ...