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- ↑ Official EMCY (European Music Competitions for Youth network) webpage
- ↑ Independent Classical music lovers website
- ↑ Danguolė Dainienė, Nijolė Sisaitė. Jaša Heifecas (Jascha, Joseph Heifetz). Vilnijos vartai. Vilniaus apskrities kraštotyra, 2012. Vilnius.
- ↑ Vilniuje baigėsi pirmasis tarptautinis Jaschos Heifetzo vardo smuikininkų konkursas. Lietuvos aidas, 2001 02 19 Nr. 40.