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Name
Veissi, Jascha
First name
Jascha
Surname
Veissi
Birth name
Joseph Weissman
Date of birth
25.01.1898
Date of death
11.10.1983
Note
American 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.
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Employment
Name
Employment details
Since
Until
San Francisco Symphony (San Francisco Symphony)
Violist
1931
Cleveland Orchestra (Cleveland Orchestra)
Violinist
1921
Kolisch Quartet (Kolisch Quartet)
Coolidge Quartet (Coolidge Quartet)