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Violinist Jascha Heifetz...and goat!

2015-09-11T00:00:00+01:00

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It may be childish, but it tickled our funny bone...

A mash-up between Jascha Heifetz performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and a particularly vocal (and remarkably in tune) goat.

Watch a video of Heifetz imitating bad playing.

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