Episode 25: Sunday Matinee

A sampling of the sounds of a Heifetz Sunday Matinee concert, a heady mix of great music played by promising students, outstanding alumni, and renowned Heifetz Institute faculty. Works by Beethoven, Vivaldi, Paganini and more.

This Episode’s Playlist

Paganini: Caprice No. 2 in B minor
Daniel Aizensthadt, violin
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2015

Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’Estate” (Summer) from The Four Seasons
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Heifetz Chamber Orchestra
First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2021

Mozart: Duo in B-flat Major for Violin & Viola, K. 424
III. Andante grazioso con variazioni [excerpt]
Rachell Ellen Wong, violiN | Andrew Gonazalez, viola
Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 05.21.2020

Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
Thomas J. Mesa, cello | Dina Vainshtein, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.22.2017

Robert Schumann: Romance in F, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt]
Lynne Mackey, piano
House Concert, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2020

Karol Szymanowski: Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28
Jeein Kim, violin | Allison Freeman, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2022

Go Deeper

• Check out our full lineup of Sunday Matinees on tape for the Heifetz summer of 2023.  Each concert starts at 2 pm in Francis Auditorium on the campus of Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, VA. Tickets & Info
• “I hope you can feel the languor of heat immediately from the start of this first movement; so hot that you are too lazy to move..”. Check out violinist and Heifetz alumna Rachell Ellen Wong’s personalized program notes on the “Spring” concerto – as well as the entirety of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons –  in words…and then witness the full performance!
• Tommy Mesa‘s association with the Heifetz Institute began as a student, and has continued over the years as an Artist in Residence, a member of Heifetz On Tour, a chamber music coach, and in 2023 a studio teacher in our Junior Division.  In 2023, Tommy was awarded a prestigious Sphinx Medal of Excellence, “recognizing extraordinary classical Black and Latinx musicians. Along with a $50,000 career grant, Sphinx annually awards the Medals of Excellence to three artists who, early in their career, demonstrate artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, a spirit of determination, and an ongoing commitment to leadership and their communities.”