Episode 37: September to Remember

This episode is a  showcase of some great musical moments from the Heifetz summer of 2023. Including a riveting performance by the Borromeo Quartet of an overlooked Haydn quartet, a savory Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky, a 10-year old violinist’s Spanish flair, and even a Swan for string sextet!

This Episode’s Playlist

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2

II. Scherzo
Phoenix Quartet: Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, violin | Hyun Ji Lee, violin | Arielle Fentress, viola | Elliott Kim, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.06.2023

Pablo de Sarasate: Introduction & Tarantella, Op. 43
Le-Yu Ho, violin | Jingxuan Zhang, piano
South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.15.23

Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto No. 1 in D major
III. Rondo
Rebekah Sung, viola | Tae Kim, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2023

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
III. Andante Cantabile [excerpt]
Madison Vest, violin | Kevin Mills, cello | Carlos Avila, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
I. Allegro con spirito
Kyoko Takezawa, violin | Judith Ingolfsson, violin | Nicholas Cords, viola | Michael Casimir, viola | Steven Doane, cello | Rosemary Elliott, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute recording | 07.21.2023

Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Nicholas Kitchen: The Swan, fr. Carnival of the Animals
Zeyu Zhu, cello solo | Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Ji Hyun Baik, violin | Stephen “Adam” Savage, viola | Elliott Kim, cello | Benjamin Doane, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute recording | 06.29.2023

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in F major, Op 74, No. 2
Borromeo Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Melissa Reardon, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute recording | 07.06.23

Go Deeper

• Our “September to Remember” is also a season-ending campaign to gin up support for the non-profit Heifetz Institute.  We are thrilled to share with you the best and brightest moments from our summer season—a bountiful harvest of inspiring performances that we hope will inspire you to support the Heifetz Institute before we close our financial books for the season at the end of this month. Read more about our dollar-for-dollar matching campaign.
• 2023 was a summer for the ages here in Staunton, as we welcomed 164 students to our campus, from 22 states and 15 countries. We presented a whopping532pieces across 57 total concerts, in addition to the 23 outreach events at health care and assisted living facilities, farmers markets, places of worship, and more. See the complete 2023 student roster here.
• After witnessing what we consider to be the highest quality series of performances ever delivered by our youngest students, we have, for the first time ever, compiled a catalog of every performance from the Junior Division stage this past summer—all 149 performances by 99 students across 13 concerts! It is now easier than ever to find and share every performance – simply click the button below, and then use the search function (Cmd+F on Mac; Ctrl+F on PC) to search for a specific performer, composer, or composition (see here if you need a quick tutorial on using the search function.)