Zina Schiff, Cameron Grant

Unlikely as it might seem, relatively few of Jascha Heifetz's students ever found their way to the mainstream concert pool; there are some real gems among these former students, however, and virtuoso Zina Schiff is one of them. Though Schiff's name has never been well-known (owing mostly to a reserved recording catalog), her sweet tone and vigorous interpretations have been welcome wherever she has traveled. Schiff has long championed the works of Jewish composers as well as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers," William Grant Still. She has also established a fruitful and ong...