Episode 22: Play it Forward

Swallows to Capistrano, pilgrims to Mecca, and great young string players to Staunton…we’re setting up for a great summer to come at the Heifetz Institute that will include no fewer than 53 concerts and events. This episode, “Play it Forward,”  a preview of the performers, composers, and concert venues on tap for #Heifetz2023, ranging from Hootenannies under the Big Heifetz Tent, to the symphonic bang of the Heifetz Band.

This Episode’s Playlist

J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
I. Preludio
Sophie Leung, violin
Virtual Performance – Hong Kong, China
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.21.2021

Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy
Zachary Brandon, violin | Beilin Han, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2022

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
III. Lied. Allegretto [excerpt]
Yezu Woo, violin | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexander Broekaert, piano
South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022

Dvořák: 4 Miniatures, Op. 75A
II. Capriccio
Audrey Ang,violin | Rosie Chang, violin | Caeli Smith, viola
South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2022

Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34
XIV. Vocalise
George Wolfe-McGuire, cello | Yoon Lee, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2021

Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
IV. Vif et agité
Rapidan Quartet: Miray Ito, violin | Eunha Kim, violin | Adam Savage, viola | Davis You, cello
Staunton Augusta Arts Center, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2021

Jesse Montgomery: Strum [excerpt]
Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello
First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2021

Arr. Alasdair Fraser: Stirling Castle Set
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Nicholas Mariscal, cello
Colonnade Room, Hotel 24 South, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2015

Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango
I. Bordel 1900
Clay Hancock, violin | Robby Brown, guitar
Barren Ridge Vineyards, Fishersville, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2021

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
IV. Allegro vivace
The Heifetz Band 2017
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.14.2017

Go Deeper

• Come check out a Heifetz performance this summer! Our 2023 Festival of Concerts boasts a robust schedule of 50+ concerts of vital, compelling music-making in the unique Heifetz style, from the flagship Stars of Tomorrow and the rollicking Heifetz Hootenannies to the masterful Celebrity Series and Sunday Matinees, presented in venues across Staunton and throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Tickets & Info
• Learn why Alasdair Fraser has been called The Michael Jordan of Scottish Fiddling, and how the Scottish fiddler came to team up with the California cellist Natalie Haas. Alasdair and Natalie’s Gaelic-flavored tunes have been part of Heifetz Hootenannies from the jump, and we’re thrilled to announce that the groundbreaking duo will be in residence at the 2023 Heifetz Summer Institute! 
• Welcome to the Rachmaninoff Year!  Segei Rachmaninoff famously said “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”  Well, 2023 is a big year to celebrate the Russian-born composer’s lifetime of music, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth.  And we’ll be joining in the worldwide festivities ourselves, highlighted by our July 9 Celebrity Series concert that will feature Rachmaninoff performances by cellist Amit Peled, violinist Kyung Sun Lee, and soprano – and Heifetz Institute audience favorite – Angel Azzarra.