Episode 66: Different Places, Distinct Spaces

This episode features memorable performances by Heifetz players in unusual venues both around town and on the road,  …including a New England meeting house, a Civil War ballroom, a Virginia vineyard, and even a former insane asylum!

This Episode’s Playlist

Aaron Copland: Celebration, from Billy the Kid
Mstislav Rostropovich: Humoreske, Op. 5
Mo Mo, cello | Hsin-Ciao Liao, piano
Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, RI
Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.24.2015

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
VI. Gigue
Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello
Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, Georgetown, ME
Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.12.2017

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2
I. Allegro con brio
Yebin Yoo, violin | Jingxuan Zhang, piano
Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, Georgetown, ME
Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.24.2019

Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Air and Dances (arr. for string quartet)
I. Italiana [excerpt]
SoHyun Ko, violin | Minchae Kim, violin | Jerome McCoy, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2022

Turlough O’Carolan: Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór
Nigel Armstrong, violin | Peter Blanchette, guitar
The American Hotel Grand Ballroom, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.17.2018

Mark O’Connor: Appalachia Waltz
Kenneth Naito, violin | Adam Savage, viola | Jared Blajian, cello
Barren Ridge Vineyards, Fishersville, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.25.2021

Arr. Danish Quartet: The Peat Dance
Theo Bockhorst, violin | Masato Chang, violin | John Harry Clark, viola | Benjamin Doane, cello
Blackburn Inn & Conference Center, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021

Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell
Maura Shawn Scanlin, violin | Robin Williams, guitar | Linda Williams, banjo
Colonnade Ballroom, Hotel 24 South, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2015

J.S. Bach: Two Part Invention No. 11 in G minor, BWV 782
Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Marlène Ngalissamy, bassoon
House performance, Montreal, Quebec
Heifetz Institute Recording | 01.03.2021

Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne in G minor
Ji-Won Song, violin | Stefan Petrov, piano
Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC
Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2017