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Episode 30: A Night at the Opera

No singers, no sets, no chorus? No problem! The grandest music from the greatest operas still rings out on the Heifetz stage, thanks to the legions of composers who have arranged, fantasized, transcribed, and otherwise transformed the opera world’s most moving and memorable melodies into instrumental showpieces. This episode features operatic performances both poignant and dazzling, played in concert by young Heifetz virtuosos.
This Episode’s Playlist
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from Gayane24 Cellos of Heifetz 2014Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2014
Georg Friderich Handel: Overture to Giulio CesareHeifetz Baroque Chamber Orchestra | David Stern, conductorBlackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2019
Gluck: Mélodie from Orfeo ed EuridiceMadison Vest, violin | Carlos Avila, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015
Georg Friderich Handel: Sonata in G Minor for Two Cellos in G minor, HWV 393I. AndanteAntonio Lysy, cello | Mo Mo, cello | Coleman Itzkoff, cello continuo | Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichordFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording 07.10.2016
Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen FantasySoHyun Ko, violin | Miki Aoki, pianoFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 07.08.2021
Bohuslav Martinů: Variations on a Theme By RossiniMo Mo, cello | Carlos Avila, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 07.16.2016
Jules Massenet: Méditation from ThaïsTommy Mesa, cello | Yoon Lee, pianoVirtual Performance, Miami FLA / New York NYHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.29.2020
Henryk Wieniawski: Fantasy on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20Marina Alba Lopez, violin | Andrew Rosenblum, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 06.25.2023

Episode 29: Welcome to Heifetz

Welcome to Heifetz 2023! Fresh performances from the first concerts of the the Heifetz Institute's summer 2023 season. You’ll hear works by Schubert, Saint-Saens, William Walton, and more, all in gripping performances by young Heifetz stars in concert.
THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST
Louis Francouer: Cello Sonata in E Major:I. Adagio CantabileII. Allegro vivoNicholas Wong, cello | Seonmi Lee, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2022
Edward Elgar: La CapricieuseDaniel Rafimayeri, violin | Jessica X. Osborne, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2023
Edward Elgar, arr. Julius Klengel: Sospiri, Op. 70Daniel Rafimayeri, violin | Jessica X. Osborne, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2023
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke”III. Andante Cantabile [excerpt]Madison Vest, violin | Kevin Mills, cello | Carlos Avila, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821I. Allegro moderatoNicholas Wong, cello | Yoon Lee, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2023
William Walton: Viola ConcertoIII. Allegro moderatoRobert Fornos, viola | Tae Kim, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 06.25.2023
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat major: I. Dolce [excerpt]Geneva Lewis, violinVirtual Performance, Los Angeles CAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.29.2020
Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op. 83Ching Shan Helen Yu, violin | Andrew Rosenblum, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2023

Episode 27: PianoPalooza

PianoPalooza! Highlights from the one night of the summer that the Heifetz faculty pianists take the stage with no strings attached….literally! Featuring works by Rossini, Astor Piazzolla, Franz Liszt and more for pianos – and pianists – in solo and in pairs, all in performances from the Heifetz Institute.
This Episode’s Playlist
Debussy: Feux D’artifice (Fireworks)
Zhenni Li-Cohen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2018
Rossini: Overture to the Barber of SevilleYoon Lee, Miki Aoki Andrew Rosenblum, piano six-handsFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021
: Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28 No. 2 [excerpt]Lynne Mackey, pianoHouse concert, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 11.09.2020
Astor Piazzolla: OblivionAndrew Rosenblum, Yadi Liang piano four-handsFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022
Irene Britton Smith: Passacaglia (1940)Jessica X. Osborne, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2Beilin Han, Yoon Lee, piano four-handsFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022
Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor (1932)II. Andante [excerpt]Andrew Rosenblum, pianoFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concertino for Two Pianos, Op. 94aJessica Osborne, piano 1 | Miki Sawada, piano 2Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op. 40Miki Sawada, Jingxuan Zhang, piano 1 | Allison Freeman, Seonmi Lee, piano 2Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022
 
Go Deeper
Check out the program and the performers fot the 2023 Heifetz Institute PianoPalooza, taking place in Francis Auditorium on the campus of Mary Baldwin University Tickets & Info.
Read the impressive lineup and biographies of the 18 keyboard artists who make up our 2023 Heifetz Institute Collaborative Piano Faculty here.
View the complete 2022 PianoPalooza Livestream on our YouTube Channel!
More at heifetzinstitute.org

Episode 26: Independence Day

An international cast of outstanding students all come together to honor the Stars and Stripes, both in Staunton and in the Charlottesville presidential home of founding father James Monroe.  Heifetz musicians investigate and celebrate the roots and branches of American music, from Bill Monroe to spirituals to Leonard Bernstein…and even leave a little room for John Philip Sousa! 
This Episode’s Playlist
William Kroll: Banjo & FiddleMadison Vest, violin | Anton Smirnoff, pianoMonroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2018
Key, arr. Heifetz: Star-Spangled Banner Noelle Naito, violin | Clara Kim, violinMonroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022
Bill Monroe, arr. Mark O’Connor: Gold Rush Passacaglia Mason, violin | Clay Hancock, violinMonroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022
Alasdair Fraser: Valley of the Moon ReelIsabella Gorman, violin | Alex Fowler, cello Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2018
Gershwin, arr. J. Heifetz:: Summertime/Someone To Watch Over MeAngela Sin Ying Chan, violin | Beilin Han, pianoMonroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022
Gershwin, arr. J. Heifetz:: It Ain’t Necessarily SoJi-Won Song, violin | Carlos Avila, pianoSunspots Pavilion, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2015
Traditional: Shenandoah [excerpt]Isabella Gorman, violin | Mairead Flory, cello Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Deep River, Op. 59, No. 10 from 24 Negro SpiritualsWynton Grant, violin | Stefan Petrov, piano Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2016
Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor (1932)AndanteAndrew Rosenblum, pianoHeifetz Institute recordingFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA | 07.21.2021
Copland / Traditional, arr. Nate Sabat: At The River / ShenandoahAngel Azzarra, soprano | The Heifetz BandFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute recording | 08.04.2017
Jessie Montgomery: Strum [excerpt]Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, celloFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2021 
Bernstein, arr. Raimundo Penaforte: West Side Story SuiteRachell Ellen Wong, violin | Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2016
Sousa, arr. Bruce Dukov: Stars & Stripes ForeverMadison Vest, violin | Geneva Lewis, violinFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2015
Go Deeper
Every year, the Heifetz Institute brings its cohort of outstanding young musicians from around the globe to celebrate Indpendence Day with a free concert at Monroe’s Highland, the Charlottesville, VA presidential home of Founding Father James Monroe. Check out a full-length video program on our Rubato Digital Concert Hall channel featuring some of our Highland performances through the years. And join us in person for the 2023 celebration!
We are delighted to welcome soprano Angel Azzarra back to the Heifetz Institute for 2023, where she serves both on our Performance & Communication Training faculty, as well as a guest soloist for both our Indpendence Day concert in Charlottesville, as well as our Friday, July 7 Celebrity Series concert that will feature works by Sergei Rachmaninoff.  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!
More info at www.heifetzinstitute.org

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 minorDaniel Aizensthadt, violinFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2015
Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’Estate” (Summer) from The Four SeasonsRachell Ellen Wong, violin | Heifetz Chamber OrchestraFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2021
Mozart: Duo in B-flat Major for Violin & Viola, K. 424III. Andante grazioso con variazioni [excerpt]Rachell Ellen Wong, violiN | Andrew Gonazalez, violaBlackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 05.21.2020
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69Thomas J. Mesa, cello | Dina Vainshtein, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.22.2017
Robert Schumann: Romance in F, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt]Lynne Mackey, pianoHouse Concert, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2020
Karol Szymanowski: Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28Jeein Kim, violin | Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VAHeifetz 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.”

Episode 24: Sounds of the Celebrity Series

The renowned faculty of the Heifetz Institute dazzle in solo and chamber settings with great colleagues. “Sounds of the Celebrity Series,” features performances by the Emerson and Borromeo Quartets, violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi, and founder Daniel Heifetz.
This Episode’s Playlist
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat, Op. 118II. Allegro furiosoEmerson Quartet: Philip Setzer, violin | Eugene Drucker, violin | Larry Dutton, viola | Paul Watkins, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016
Fritz Kreisler: Miniature Viennese MarchShmuel Ashkenasi, violin | Beilin Han, pianoBlackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2012
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522I. AllegroCarmen Balthrop, soprano (violin 1) | Daniel Heifetz, violin 2 | Anna Drobec, Stephanie Beauparlant, violins | Amanda Wilson, viola | Marie-Michel Beauparlant, celloAnderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro NHHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2004
Jesse Montgomery: Strum [excerpt]Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, celloFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2021
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956I. Allegro ma non troppoBorromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello | w/ Ralph Kirshbaum, celloFirst Presbyterian Church,, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.09.2019
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111IV. Vivace, ma non troppo prestoEmerson Quartet: Philip Setzer, violin | Eugene Drucker, violin | Larry Dutton, viola | Paul Watkins, cello | w/ Kim Kashkashian, violaFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016
Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt]III. Allegretto scherzandoYezu Woo, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Coleman Itzkoff, cello | Florence Jowers, harmoniumGreat Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.26.2021
Niccolo Paganini, arr. Sergio Drabkin: Paganissimo!Steve Doane, cello | Antonio Lysy, cello | Rosemary Elliott, cello | David Geber, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2017
Leonard Cohen/Bob Thiele: Hallelujah/What a Wonderful WorldAmit Peled, cello | Ismael Guerrero, cello | Julia Rosenbaum, cello | Dilshod Narzillaev, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2017
Go Deeper
There’s something new for our faculty Celebrity Series concerts for 2023: We have moved the start time back to 7:30 pm (consistent with all our other evening programs), and the concerts will now be full performances with intermission.  Join us every Friday for a reception beforehand “Under the big Heifetz Tent.”  Tickets & Info
The late Soprano Carmen Balthrop was a vital force in the formation of the Heifetz Institute.  Founder Daniel Heifetz recalls: “Soon after founding the Heifetz Institute I asked Carmen to bring her creative and inspiring sensibilities to our teaching.  She loved the vision of the Institute and, early on, worked with me in helping to establish the Heifetz Performance and Communication Training method. Read Daniel and Janne Heifetz’ personal tribute to Carmen Balthrop here.
The Celebrity Series concerts – where Heifetz faculty members have the opportunity to display their world-renowned artistry – have been part and parcel of the Institute from its earliest days under Founder Daniel Heifetz.  Read a timeline of Heifetz history here. 

Episode 23: Stars of Tomorrow

They come from a 25 states and more than a dozen states for the chance to make the main stage in our signature series – the Stars of Tomorrow – the twice-weekly concert devoted exclusively to solo performances by our budding stars, with dazzling virtuosity and touching lyricism on display.  On this episode, you some Stars of Tomorrow performances by our young artists in works by Fritz Kriesler, Henri Vieuxtemps, Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, and Camille Saint-Saens, featuring Heifetz artists as young as eleven years old!
This Episode’s Playlist
J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003II. AndanteKayleigh Kim, violinStaunton Augusta Art Center GalleryHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2021
Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium & AllegroSoHyun Ko, violin | Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.28.2022
Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio in C minor, Op. 55, (“Hommage à Paganini”)Steven Baloue, violaFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.29.2019
Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt]Masha Lakisova, violin | Isaiah Kim, cello | Anton Smirnoff, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 04.16.2016
Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113I. Nicht shnellII. LebhaftAdam Savage, viola | Yoon Lee, pianoFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2019
Luigi Boccherini: Cello Sonata in C major, G. 17I. AllegroChristine J. Lee, cello | Benjamin Doane, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2016
Camille Saint-Saens: Havanaise, Op. 83Christina Nam, violin | Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2019
Georges Enescu: Aubade [excerpt]Nigel Armstrong, violin | Steven Baloue, viola | Juan-Salvador Carrasco, celloSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, M. 76Corina Deng, violin | Yoon Lee, pianoGrisham Hall, St. Anne’s Belfield School, Charlottesville, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2019
Go Deeper
The title of this program is also the title of our signature concert series at the Heifetz Institute! Our 2023 Stars of Tomorrow Concerts will take place on Monday and Wednesday nights during the course of the Institute, in the ‘friendly confines’ of Francis Auditorium, on the campus of Mary Baldwin University. Tickets & Info
Two out of three ain’t bad! In the spring of 2023 the venerable Boston Symphony Orchestra announced the hiring of three new members – two of whom are Heifetz Institute alums! Cellist Christine J. Lee, (Heifetz 2016) featured in this episode, joins fellow Heifetz alum Roric Cunningham (Heifez 2020 & 2021) in the BSO cello section starting with the orchestra’s summer season at Tanglewood.
Violinist Corina Deng, one of this episode’s featured performers, first came to the Heifetz Institute at the age of 10, and is becoming one of the great young emerging artists from Canada.  Now 15 years old, Corina was a competitior in the Yehudi Menuhin competition in Richmond, VA in 2021, and in the spring of 2023 at the special Mini Violini presentation at the Montreal International Violin Competition.

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 1006I. PreludioSophie Leung, violinVirtual Performance – Hong Kong, ChinaHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.21.2021
Franz Waxman: Carmen FantasyZachary Brandon, violin | Beilin Han, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2022
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11III. Lied. Allegretto [excerpt]Yezu Woo, violin | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexander Broekaert, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022
Dvořák: 4 Miniatures, Op. 75AII. CapriccioAudrey Ang,violin | Rosie Chang, violin | Caeli Smith, violaSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2022
Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34XIV. VocaliseGeorge Wolfe-McGuire, cello | Yoon Lee, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2021
Ravel: String Quartet in F MajorIV. Vif et agitéRapidan Quartet: Miray Ito, violin | Eunha Kim, violin | Adam Savage, viola | Davis You, celloStaunton Augusta Arts Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2021
Jesse Montgomery: Strum [excerpt]Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, celloFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2021
Arr. Alasdair Fraser: Stirling Castle SetRachell Ellen Wong, violin | Nicholas Mariscal, celloColonnade Room, Hotel 24 South, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2015
Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du TangoI. Bordel 1900Clay Hancock, violin | Robby Brown, guitarBarren Ridge Vineyards, Fishersville, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2021
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70IV. Allegro vivaceThe Heifetz Band 2017Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz 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.