Emanuel Bay

Emanuel Bay graduated from the Imperial Conservatory of St Petersburg in 1914, wining First Prize (Piano). From 1914 to 1922, Mr. Bay toured Russia, Siberia, Germany, and the Scandinavian Countries. At the same time, he was associated with the Moscow Conservatoire as Professor of Music Instruction. Efrem Zimbalist, who had met Mr. Bay in Russia, invited him to come to America as pianist, an invitation which Mr. Bay accepted, touring with Mr. Zimbalist for 7 years. Sometime later he joined Jascha Heifetz as his accompanist, an associate which laster over 20 years. During this time Mr. Bay and Mr. Heifetz record the complete book of the Beethoven Sonatas for piano and violin. In 1954, Mr. Bay decided to retire from the concert stage and devoted himself to teaching. He was a member of the faculty of the Music School of the University of Souther California and taught piano at the Music Academy of West in Santa Barbara, California.