Word: heifetz
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week, in Manhattan's Carnegie Hall, slim, courtly Jacques Thibaud, looking much younger than his 66 years, made his first U.S. appearance in 15 years. In the audience were Violinists Fritz Kreisler, Mischa Elman and Nathan Milstein. Concertgoers used to the opulent Russian-style fiddling of Heifetz and Milstein had to pay sharp attention to Thibaud's delicate and smaller tone, but the effort was worth it. Thibaud played the violin solo in Lalo's melodious, tricky-rhythmed Symphonie Espagnole with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. He had to come on stage six times to take bows...
Telephone Hour (Mon. 9 p.m., NBC). Violin selections from Bach's Partita No. 3. Soloist: Jascha Heifetz...
Last week in Hollywood, the man who called himself Jim Hoyl revealed his identity. He had written the song to prove how easy it was. The composer: Violinist Jascha Heifetz...
Telephone Hour (Mon. 9 p.m., NBC). Hérold's overture to Zampa, selections from Gershwin's Porgy & Bess. Soloist: Jascha Heifetz...
Jascha Heifefz and the Hollywood Bowl had words. The Bowl management made public covert cracks about "certain artists" wanting a lot of money and then deciding not to play. Heifetz promptly fielded the innuendo. The Bowl, said he to the public, had begged him to play, and he had agreed to for $5,000, and then the Bowl itself had called it off. Well, sure, said the Bowl-Heifetz had promised not to tell how much he was being paid, and then he went and told. Now everybody was getting expensive ideas. "Such things as artistic interests," intoned Heifetz...