12/8/21

John Waxman and Yuan-Qing Yu Talk Heifetz, Carmen, and Auld Lang Syne

John Waxman, son of composer Franz Waxman, and Yuan-Qing Yu, Assistant Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, discuss the friendship between Jascha Heifetz and Franz Waxman that led to some iconic works including Heifetz's recording of the Bach Double Violin Concerto, the score to the film Humoresque, and the premieres of the Carmen Fantasie and Auld Lang Syne Variations.
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