Heifetz

[hahy-fits]

noun

1. Jascha 1901–1987, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.

Heifetz

/ ˈhaɪfɪts /

noun

1. Jascha (ˈjæʃə). 1901–87, US violinist, born in Russia

Example Sentences

“All I want is to play music, and the crisis I’m having is right here,” Nathaniel said, pointing to the missing strings and calling out the names of Itzhak Perlman and Jascha Heifetz, as if the renowned violinists might hear his plea and send along the strings.

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For six decades, beginning with his undergraduate years at USC — where he attracted the attention of Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky and the odd rock ‘n’ roll musician about town — Tilson Thomas has been a joy-making key figure in American music.

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As the management guru Ronald Heifetz put it brilliantly: “What people resist is not change per se, but loss.”

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Chaplin was sharing a table with Russian aristocrats and violinist Jascha Heifetz and saw Julian and his buddies kick over a lamp and generally behave like ruffians.

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But he reserves his most passionate writing for music, “a world you can live inside. … When you’re young and you’re the hero of a movie, and the Heifetz you play in your car or the Velvet Underground you first try out sex to isn’t just background, it’s location and weather. You feel it on your skin.”

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