General information
NameVeissi, Jascha
First nameJascha
SurnameVeissi
Birth nameJoseph Weissman
Date of birth25.01.1898
Date of death11.10.1983
NoteAmerican violist (and violinist before 1931) of Ukrainian descent.
He met Martinu in the late 1920s in Paris. In 1951 he commissioned Martinu to compose a concerto for viola.
References
Employment
San Francisco Symphony (San Francisco Symphony)
Since1931
Employment detailsViolist
Cleveland Orchestra (Cleveland Orchestra)
Since1921
Employment detailsViolinist
Kolisch Quartet (Kolisch Quartet)
Coolidge Quartet (Coolidge Quartet)