Jascha Heifetzwas a violinist, considered by many to be the greatest violinist of all time. Born in Wilno, Russian Empire, he moved as a teenager to the United States, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. He was a virtuoso since childhood—Fritz Kreisler, another leading violinist of the twentieth century, said on hearing Heifetz's debut, "We might as well take our fiddles and break them across our knees."...
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