Heifetz on Air

Episode 14: Rites of Spring

Spring is in the air on this episode of Heifetz On Air.  Images, incidents, and accidents of springtime will all come to bloom, including an all-time favorite from Vivaldi freshened up by violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, not to mention a Stravinsky suite and Mendelssohn in Love.  
This Episode’s Playlist
Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2Chad Hoopes, violin | Dina Vainshteiin, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.06.2016
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV 269“La Primavera” (Spring) from The Four SeasonsRachell Ellen Wong, violin | Heifetz Chamber OrchestraFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2021
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 [excerpt]III. Lied. AllegrettoYezu Woo, violin | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexander Broekaert, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022
Daniël François van Goens: Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 2Malcolm Parson, cello | Lorena Tecu, pianoAnderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, NHHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2006
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1I. Allegro molto VivaceRachell Ellen Wong, violin | Shuxiang Yang, violin | Stephanie Block, viola | Benjamin Fried, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.26.2016
Manuel de Falla, arr. Fritz Kreisler: Danse Espagnole No. 1 fr. La Vida BreveIlya Kaler, violin | Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2022
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 | 04.16.201600:59
Igor Stravinsky, arr. Samuel Dushkin: Suite ItalianneI – IntroduzioneII- SerenataIII – TarantellaIV – Gavotta con due variazioniV – ScherzinoVI – Minuetto e finaleJulian Rhee, violin | Miki Aoki, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2019
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Born in New Orleans, raised in Atlanta, and now living in New York. cellist and composer Malcolm Parson first attended the Heifetz Institute as budding 16-year old virtuoso. It was the start of a career path that has taken him through a degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music, memberships in both the genre-bending Carolina Chocolate Drops and Turtle Island String Quartet.  Check out Malcolm’s Spotify playlist.
“In this first movement, we are greeted by three different birds singing from each of the principal violins. The bird calls lead us to a babbling brook in the strings , with the harpsichord portraying gusts of wind on top…”  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! 
“The premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring is perhaps the most famous scandal in the history of the performing arts. It took place on the evening of 29 May 1913, at the brand-new Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, in front of a glittering audience….What actually happened on that scandalous night will always be a mystery to some degree, because the reports contradict each other. Was it the choreography that annoyed people, or the music? Were the police really called? Were the creators booed at the end, or cheered?” Author Ian Hewitt attempts to separate fact from fiction in this engaging read about “The Riot at the Rite.” 

Episode 13: Heifetz Hear & Now

On this episode of Heifetz on Air, it’s Heifetz Hear and Now, featuring the performers – and performances – of our new concert series that unites Heifetz faculty greats in solo and chamber settings with members of our Heifetz Ensemble in Residence.
This Episode’s Playlist
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat MajorI. DolceII. AllegroCarlos Rafael Martinez Arroyo, violinWTJU Studios, Charlottesville, VAWTJU Recording | 10.27.2022
Ernst von Dohnányi : Serenade in C Major, Op. 10I. MarciaCarlos Rafael Martinez Arroyo, violin | Joseph Skerik, violin | Serge Kalinovsky, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2022
Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94I. Nicht schnellII. Einfach, innigIII. Nicht schnellSerge Kalinovsky, cello | Lynne Mackey, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2022
Antonin 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
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1I. Allegro – Adagio – Tempo IFiona Khuong-Huu, violin | Ilya Kaler, violin | Joseph Skerik, viola | Boubacar Diallo, cello | Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2022
Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor (1918)I. Allegro vivoII. Intermède: fantasque et légerIII. Finale: très animéIlya Kaler, violin | Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2022
Alexander Glazunov: String Quintet in A Major, Op. 39IV – Allegro ModeratoChloé Kiffer, violin | Pinhua Zeng, violin | Tabea Haarmann-Thiemann, viola | Steven Doane, cello | Rosemary Elliott, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.15.2017
 
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Check out the biography of Heifetz violinist and teacher Ilya Kaler, featured in this episode. Now on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute Music, the Moscow-born Kaler is the competition world’s version of a Triple Crown winner: He was the Gold Medalist at the Paganini competition in Genoa in 1981; the Sibelius competition in Helsinki in 1985, and finally the International Tchaikovsky competition in his native Moscow in 1986. 
This fifth concert in our Heifetz Hear & Now series features acclaimed cellists Steven Doane & Rosie Elliott alongside the exceptional young musicians of the Heifetz Ensemble in Residence—violinist Yezu Woo, cellist Allen Liang, and violist Laura Liu—performing in the friendly intimacy of Francis Auditorium. Click here for program details and to purchase tickets.
This episode features two works by the Hungarian pianist, composer, and teacher Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 – 1960). Born in Hungary, he later emigrate to the United States and taught at Florida State University. Read his fascinating biography here. 

Episode 12: Cellobration

On this episode of Heifetz on Air, it’s a Cellobration! Celebrating the cello teachers and players at the Heifetz Institute, in ones, twos, threes, fours, and more!
This Episode’s Playlist
Francis Poulenc: Cello Sonata (1949) III. BallabileNoémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Carlos Avila, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2017
Georg Friedrich Handel: Trio Sonata for Two Cellos in G minor, HWV 393I. AndanteII. AllegroAntonio Lysy, cello | Mo Mo, cello | Coleman Itzkoff, cello continuo | Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichordFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2016
Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in C Major for Two Cellos, G. 17I. Allegro [excerpt]Christine J. Lee, cello | Benjamin Doane, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2016
Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand TangoAntonio Lysy, cello | Anton Smirnoff, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.06.2017
Manuel De Falla, arr. Piatigorsky: Ritual Fire Dance fr. El Amor BrujoDominic Lee, cello | Zhenni Li-Cohen, pianoMonroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2019
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5I. Aria – CantilenaAngel Azzarra, soprano | Antonio Lysy, cello | Yan Ho Cheng, cello | Caroline Paulsen, cello | Nicco Maziotto, cello | Joan Herget, cello | Boubacar Diallo, cello | Roric Cunningham, cello | Davis You, celloFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2019
Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69. III. Scherzo [excerpt]Thomas Mesa, cello | Dina Vainshtain pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2017
Leonard Cohen/Bob Thiele, arr. Brett Howland: 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
Gioachino Rossini: Overture to the Barber of SevilleHeifetz 2018 Cello ChoirFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.27.2018
 
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Heifetz faculty cellist Antonio Lysy‘s multi-media project Te Amo Argentina, became both a Grammy-winning album and an acclaimed touring production. Check out this video clip from the stage show and read why The Absolute Sound named it one of the 40 best recordings of all time.
The Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic are undoubtedly the world’s most famous multi-cellist ensemble. The group got their start when the Berlin Phil was commissioned to perform in a 1972 radio production of Julius Klengel’s Hymnus for twelve cellos – and they just kept going, now with multiple commissions and awards under their belt.
Take a look at the world-renowned cello faculty who will be teaching in the Senior Division of the 2023 Heifetz Institute!

Episode 11: Mystics, Muses & Mothers

For Women’s History Month, we spotlight and celebrate those who today would be called the “influencers” – the female figures of history who have either inspired, shaped, or created many of the landmark works of Western music, from Mozart’s time to our own!
This Episode’s Playlist
Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824): SicilienneYezu Woo, violin | Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian SchoolHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.202
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979): Three Pieces for Cello & PianoNoémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexander Broekaert, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian SchoolHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957): Marietta’s Lied from Die tote Stadt, Op. 12Yezu Woo, violin | Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian SchoolHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022
Robert Schumann: Romance in F, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt]Lynne Mackey, pianoHouse Concert, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | Nov. 6, 2020
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805 – 1847): Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11III. Lied. AllegrettoIV. Finale. Allegretto moderatoYezu Woo, violin | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian SchoolHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944): Romance, Op. 23Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Carlos Avila, pianoSunspots Pavilion, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2016
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat major: I. Dolce [excerpt]Geneva Lewis, violinVirtual Performance, Los Angeles CAHeifetz Institute Recording | July 29, 2020
Lera Auerbach (b. 1973): 24 Preludes for Cello & PianoNo. 7No. 8No. 17No. 12Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexander Broekaert, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian SchoolHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022
 
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Even though composer, pianist, inventor and advocate for the blind Maria Theresia von Paradis was celebrated in her own era (the Times of London called her the “Blind Enchantress”),  “our girl seems to have stayed on the hillside of history despite her popularity in her day and despite the fact that she was deeply respected by her musical peers, notes contemporary English critic Selena Mills.  Read all about the modern-day efforts to find the pleasures of Paradis.
Meet The Musical Mendelssohns: Felix And Fanny is a fascinating NPR feature that explores the relationship between the siblings.  “The connection between Fanny and Felix was more than brother and sister,” opines Ebène Quartet cellist Raphaël Merlin. “It was almost soul mates.”
Via the website womenyoushouldknow.net, music professor Dale Debakcsy offers a listening guide to the works of composer Lera Auerbach: “the polymath phenomenon whose mixture of tonality, atonality, storytelling, and visual unease answers at once the question of why composers still exist in a way that all of my yammering never could.”

Episode 10: Bach Around the Clock

From sunup to sundown, every middle of March we celebrate the glorious music of Johann Sebastian Bach in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. This episode features highlights from Bach Around the Clock– our annual Bach birthday marathon from Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Virginia. Bach in all his glory and variety – including piano solos, guitar duets, soaring cantatas, and even Bach on the banjo!
This Episode’s Playlist
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1068 – II. AirLiana Branscome, Isabella Gorman, Strauss Shi, violins | Steven Baloue, viola | Benjamin Fried, cello | Mishe Bjerken, bassChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022
Bach: Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 – I. Adagio; II. Allegro ma non tantoSteven Baloue, viola | Connie Kim-Sheng, harpsichordChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022
Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 – III. LargoYezu Woo, violinHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.19.2021
Bach: Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b: I. Andante [abridged]John Bullard, Banjo | Florence Jowers, organChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.17.2018
Bach: French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 – I. AllemandePeter Blanchette, archguitar | Mané Lareggla, archguitarChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022
Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte; V. BourréeStefan Petrov, pianoChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.17.2018
Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 – II. Sarabande [excerpt]Stefan Petrov, pianoChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.17.2018
Bach: Cantata BWV 140, “Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (Sleepers Awake)Sheila Dietrich, soprano | Brian Thorsett, tenor | Adrian Smith, bass | BATC Chamber Choir & Orchestra | Paul Weber, Music Director & Conductor | Florence Jowers, organ | Violin solo: Liana Branscome | Oboe solo: Jessica WarrenChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022
 
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Since 2018, the Heifetz Institute has joined forces with Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, and performing-arts partners around Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to present Bach Around The Clock, a day-long free-of-charge concert celebration of Johann Sebastian’s timeless music.  The 6th annual edition will take place on Saturday, March 18, from 9 am to 9 pm.
If there is one book to buy on Bach, it’s this one: “It is hard to imagine what the English maestro John Eliot Gardiner, 70, might do to surpass “Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven” in its commitment, scope and comprehensiveness. ” – James, Ostreich, New York Times.
Bach In The Subways began in 2011 in New York City as a way “to bring live Bach to as many people around the world as possible – especially to those who would not normally hear it. We believe this is a fun & exciting way to get more people turned onto classical music.”  Check out how what began as a simple “busking for Bach” exercise has become a global phenomenon! 

Episode 9: Joy of Bach

We’ve got your Bach in this episode! Intensive study and performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music has always occupied a central role in the lives of our Heifetz students, past, present, and future. Both as required audition pieces, and far more importantly, as touchstones for “getting in tune,” as it were, with both the technical challenges and emotional power of the German master’s music. In this program we’ll feature some of the most spirited works of by Bach, in boisterous concertos and intimate solos, in performance by Heifetz Institute students and faculty.
 
This Episode’s Playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 –  I. PreludeLillian Yim, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in B-flat Major, BWV 1048 – I. AllegroBorromeo Quartet with the Heifetz BandFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.06l2022
Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 11 in G minor, BWV 782 [excerpt]Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Marlène Ngalissamy, bassoonMontreal, Quebec, CanadaHeifetz Institute Recording | 01.03.2021
Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. PreludeEn-Chi Cheng, violaFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2015
Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: II. AllemandeChristine J. Lee, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2016
Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: II. FugaAngela Sin Ying Chan, violinFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2015
Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. CouranteAlicia Yang, violaMiller Chapel, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2021
Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. AndanteLicuong Pamela Feng, violinFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.01.2017
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavottes 1 & 2 [excerpt]Andrew Gonzalez, violoncello da spallaBlackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2018
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051Paul Neubauer, Michael Klotz, violas | Antonio Lysy, Timothy Eddy, cellos | Thomas Mesa, cello continuo | James Peterson, bass | Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichordFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2019
 
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“I am about to reveal my list, though as those who have been with me on this quest already know, I’ve dropped hints along the way. And the winner, the all-time great, is … Bach!”  Check out the article by New York Times critic Anthony Tommasini called “The Greatest” – the Top 10 composers of all time, and find out about his ensuing book The Indispensable Composers: A Personal Guide.
During the Heifetz Institute’s “Hybrid Summer” of 2021, our students offered a daily Bach performance to the world via our series Chock Full O’Bach, featuring both virtual and in-concert recordings.  Take a look at the wealth of Bach offerings!
Since 2018, the Heifetz Institute has joined forces with Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, and performing-arts partners around Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to present Bach Around The Clock, a day-long free-of-charge concert celebration of Johann Sebastian’s timeless music.  The 6th annual edition will take place on Saturday, March 18, from 9 am to 9 pm.

Episode 8: New Sounds, New Voices

An exploration of some of the fresh breezes blowing across the classical music landscape from the multi-talented, multi-national students of the Heifetz Institute, featuring Scandinavian fiddling, Far Asian folklore, and even compositions by our Heifetz students and distinguished alums.
This Episode’s Playlist
Bright Sheng: Seven Tunes heard in China – VII. Tibetan Dance (1995)Ezra Escobar, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2017
Christopher Theofanidis: Discipline & Transcendence (2019)Zachary Brandon, violinFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2022
Arr. Danish Quartet: Traditional: The Peat DanceRune Tonsgaard Sørensen: Shine You No More (2014)Theo Bockhorst, violin; Masato Chang, violin | John Harry Clark, viola | Benjamin Doane, celloGreat Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center; Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021
Jessie Montgomery: Strum [excerpt] (2015)Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, celloFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2021
Cheng Gang: Sunshine over Tashkurgan (1976)Strauss Shi, violin | Allison Freeman, pianoSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.11.2022
Juan-Salvador Carrasco: Away from Here (2022)Nigel Armstrong, violin | Steven Baloue, viola | Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cello | Lynn Mackey, piano/percussionSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.11.2022
Trad. Turkish, arr. Julide San: Miras (“Heritage”) (2018)Julide San, double bassHeifetz Tent, Page Terrace, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.30.2022
Philip Glass: Metamorphosis Two [excerpt] (1989)Clayton Hancock, violin | Peter Blanchette, archguitarSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2022
Andrea Cassarubios: SEVEN (2020)Thomas Mesa, celloFirs Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.01.2021
Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion [excerpt] (1982)Bela Horvath, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Zhenni Li-Cohen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Virtual Recording | 08.03.2018
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“Chinese traditional melodies are beautiful, yet limited in resonating with audiences internationally,” says Chen Gang, composer of  the uber-populr Butterfly Lovers concerto and Sunshine Over Tashkurgan, the latter featured in this episode. “I have always been exploring ways to use the Western-style symphony to tell our stories and emotions.” Check out this piece on the ageless Chinese composer.
To commemorate the 85th birthday of composer Philip Glass in 2022, the licensing agency PRS for Music decided to investigate the prolific composer’s Top 10 most popular works. A portion of No. 1 is heard on this episode!
Heifetz alum Andrea Cassarubios, whose pandemic-era composition SEVEN is featured on this episode, is enjoying a burgeoning career both as a cellist and composer.  Read this review of her February 2023 concert presented by the Chicago Symphony Orchestras Music Now! series.

Episode 7: The Classical Style

It’s been called “the perfect integration of melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture…” exemplified by the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. In this episode, we explore “The Classical Style,” inspired by the eponymous book by the eminent writer and pianist Charles Rosen.
This Episode’s Playlist
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): String Quartet No. 64 in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5: IV. Finale. PrestoMadison Quartet: Arianna Schickel, violin; Isabella Gorman, violin | Josephine Stockwell, viola | Mira Kardan, celloStaunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2021
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: I. AllegroMelissa White, violin | Rohan De Silva, pianoFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | July 18, 2021
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen,’ from Mozart’s Magic Flute, WoO 46Zlatomir Fung, cello | Rohan De Silva, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2019
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754 – 1814): Viola Concerto in D major:II. AndanteMatt Cohen, viola | Zhenni Li-Cohen, pianoHouse concert, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.27.2021
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major: III. Finale. Rondo all Ongarese, PrestoMadison Vest, violin | Kevin Mills, cello | Carlos Avila, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015
Mozart: String Quintet in G minor, K. 516: II. Minuetto. Allegretto – TrioChaewon (Hannah) Kim, violin – Seoul, South Korea; Hyejin Kim, violin – Seoul, South Korea | Jack Kessler, viola – Miami, Florida; Gene Hotta, viola – Torrance, CA | En-Chun (Eugene) Lin, cello – Wandan Township, TaiwanHeifetz Institute Virtual Recording | 08.04.2020
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: I. Allegro assai [excerpt]Suet Yin Athena Shiu, violin – Hong Kong | Seonmi Lee, piano – SeoulHeifetz Institute Virtual Recording | 07.16.2021
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Seven Things to Know About The Seven Variations - Check out this fascinating post from the Sydney Mozart Society about Beethoven’s  Seven Variations on Mozart’s “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” from The Magic Flute: “The seven variations are particularly interesting for the way in which they reflect aspects – seven in fact – of Beethoven’s own life and works.”
Intermission - Learn about the remarkable collaboration of “music, movement, and mindfulness” led by Heifetz Communication Training faculty members (and outstanding violinists) Melissa White and Elena Urioste.  Melissa’s Mozart performance is featured on this episode.
Heifetz How-To: Making a Virtual Musical Collaboration - From our Heifetz Virtual Institute, check out these step-by-step video tutorials from Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen  of how to create a collaborative chamber music recording when it’s not possible to rehearse and play together in the same space.