International Jascha Heifetz Competition is a competition for violinists of all nationalities, which is held in

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. The first International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists was held in 2001, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of violinist

Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (; December 10, 1987) was a Russian-American violinist, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time. Born in Vilnius, he was soon recognized as a child prodigy and was trained in the Russian classical violin styl ...

. The competition was organised by the Lithuanian Cultural Foundation together with the

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.Vilniuje baigėsi pirmasis tarptautinis Jaschos Heifetzo vardo smuikininkų konkursas.

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, 2001 02 19 Nr. 40. Currently the competition is organised by Public Institution Natų knygynas together with

. Main supporters of the competition are the Lithuanian Council for Culture and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania. The competition takes place every four years. The participants that pass the preliminary round are evaluated by an international jury.

Past winners

References

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