The majority of people do not remember the time when they were not yet able to walk, whereas Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) – could not recall himself unable to play violin. Born and raised in Vilnius, one of the most prominent violinists in the world, he started playing violin when he was three years old, and he climbed to the philharmonic stage for the first time when he was barely five. The first teacher of Jascha was his father and after him – Ilja Malkin – who worked at Vilnius Music School, established in this building. Malkin soon realized his inability to contribute further to the education of the child with extraordinary capabilities and contacted his own former teacher – legendary Leopold Auer (1845-1930), the leader (first violin) of the orchestra of Saint Petersburg Imperial Theatres.