Sascha Jacobsen [SEP] date of death
Sascha Jacobsen
Sascha Jacobsen (11 December [O.S. 29 November] 1895 - 19 March 1972) was a Jewish-American violinist and teacher born in Russia, now Finland. He grew up in St. Petersburg, then moved with his family to New York City as a boy.
Biography.
He was born on 11 December 1895 in Helsinki, Finland.
He graduated from the Juilliard School in New York in 1915 as a pupil of Franz Kneisel, and on graduation received the Morris Loeb Memorial Award. He
other performers on that occasion included singers Charles Kullman, Helen Jepson, and Lawrence Tibbett; flutist Frances Blaisdell; violinists Jascha Heifetz and Sascha Jacobsen; violist Leon Barzin; cellist Gaspar Cassadó; and double bassist Anselme Fortier.
From 1955 until his death, Wolff taught at Michigan State University. His widow and family donated a collection of his papers to the MSU library; it includes photographs and other memorabilia and his diary, student notes, and performing scores. MSU has established an Ernst Victor Wolff Memorial Fund to support awards