Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Sketch
Date | Event |
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1901 February 2 | Born in Vilna (Vilnius), Lithuania |
1904 | Received first violin lessons with father, Ruvim (Reuven) |
1910 | Admitted to St. Petersburg Conservatory and began studies with Leopold Auer |
1912 May 24 | Berlin recital debut |
1912 October 28 | Berlin Philharmonic debut under Arthur Nikisch, performing Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Violin |
1917 June 27 | Immigrated to the United States |
1917 October 27 | Carnegie Hall debut |
1917 November | Made first recordings, for Victor records |
1920 May 5 | London debut, Queen's Hall |
1921 | Toured Australia and New Zealand |
1923 | Toured Far East Purchased Guarneri del Gesu violin |
1925 | Became an American citizen |
1926 | Toured Palestine |
1928 | Married Florence Vidor |
1930 | First child, Josepha, born |
1931 | Radio debut |
1932 | Second child, Robert, born |
1934 | Toured Russia for the first and last time after immigrating to the United States |
1938 | Starred in Samuel Goldwyn film They Shall Have Music |
1939 December 7 | Premiered concerto by William Walton in Cleveland under Artur Rodzinski |
1940 | Toured South America |
1941-1945 | Performed at American military bases, completing three overseas tours for USO camp shows |
1945 | Divorced from Florence Vidor |
1946 | Married Frances Spiegelberg |
1947 | Took two-year sabbatical from concert performances Continued to record |
1948 | Joseph (Jay) born to Frances and Jascha Heifetz |
1949 January | Returned to concert stage |
1951 | Acquired "Dolphin" Stradivarius |
1952 February 28 | Deposited collection of music and correspondence at the Library of Congress |
1953 April 16 | Attacked following Jerusalem recital, apparently for having performed the Richard Strauss Sonata for Violin |
1956 | Curtailed concert appearances |
1960 | Formed duo with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky |
1962 | Began teaching at the University of Southern California |
1972 | Made final recordings |
1972 October 23 | Presented final public concerts |
1975 | RCA released "Heifetz Collection," a 5-volume, 30-disc set |
1987 December 10 | Died in Los Angeles |