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When the violinist Itzhak Perlman walked onto the empty stage last Sunday to perform a recital in celebration of the life of arguably the greatest violinist of the 20th century, Jascha Heifetz, the expectation that filled the magnificent Symphony Hall was palpable. Some would say Perlman himself has taken over the mantle Heifetz has traditionally held. Even for those who don't believe that, this performance would have strengthened Perlman's bid for the title...
...recital began with the Vitali Chaconne, a staple of Perlman's repertoire but no less beautiful for that. The piece, which was the first piece that Heifetz performed in America, allowed the violinist to display a good deal of technical mastery within a supremely lyrical setting...
...second piece, though, Faure's "Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Opus 13," displayed an intensity of feeling based firmly in knowledge of the music being played, which gave it an appeal only matched by the crowd-pleasing Heifetz Transcriptions at the end of the program. This was the most substantial piece in the recital, a formal four-movement sonata, and an illustration of Faure at his intimate best...
...concert ended with a series of transcriptions by Heifetz of some famous pieces, the highlights being the sprightly and light-hearted (yet extremely technical) "Rondo in E-flat Major" by Hummel, the moving spiritual "Deep River," and the audience's favourite, "It Ain't Necessarily So" from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess...
...fall of 2000 devoted to the study of public leadership. The center, which Kennedy School Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr. cites as one of the major accomplishments of his tenure, will be led by Public Service Professor David R. Gergen, a former White House adviser, and by Ronald A. Heifetz, a lecturer in public policy...