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It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season! The 2025 edition of the Heifetz Holiday Homecoming features Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen leading a troupe of great Heifetz alums in music of the season and much much more – including a Heifetz holiday sing-a-along! Benjamin Roe hosts this broadcast of the stirring final Heifetz concert of the year in the Institute’s home arena of Francis Auditorium at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton. Featuring Heifetz alums Clark Snavely, violin; Jiwon Kim, viola; Hun Choi, cello; and Heifetz faculty pianist Yandi Chen. Enjoy the concert, have a happy, healthy, and harmonious holiday season, and we look forward to many shared musical memories ahead! Fritz Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances I. Liebesfreud Clark Snavely, violin; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 arr. Nicholas Kitchen: World Holiday Songs I. Dreidel, Dreidel (Hanukkah) II. Twinkle, Twinkle (Kwanzaa) III. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Christmas) Clark Snavely, violin; Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Jiwon Kim, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Nicholas Kitchen: Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra II. Carol. Andante con moto III. Christmas Dance. Allegro Jiwon Kim, solo viola; Clark Snavely, violin; Nicholas Kitchen, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Anon: Greensleeves to a Ground [excerpt] Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Coleman Itzkoff, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 I. Allegro Molto Clark Snavely, violin; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2026 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19 III. Andante Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Niccolò Paganini arr. Fritz Kreisler, arr. William Primrose: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 7 III. La Campanella Jiwon Kim, viola; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2026 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: December, fr. The Seasons, Op. 37 [excerpt] Stefan Petrov, piano Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017 Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Tempo I - Presto, non troppo Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Clark Snavely, violin; Jiwon Kim, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

This episode features highlights from the debut of the Heifetz Institute's Sunday matinee concerts at the sparkling Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Featuring works by Haydn, Shostakovich, Brahms, Ravel, and more.   Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 28 II. Intermezzo. Polo allegretto e grazioso Carson Ling-Efrid, cello Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025 Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major III. Allegro molto Nicholas Wong, cello; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2025 Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No.1 III. Andante Espressivo ma con moto [excerpt] Rachell Wong, violin; Shuxiang Yang, violin; Stephanie Block, viola; Ben Fried, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2016 Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 II. Adagio Runa Matsushita, violin; Rohan De Silva, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025 Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73 II. Moderato con moto III. Allegro non troppo Merrimack Quartet: Lily Sullivan, violin; Josie Kelleher, violin; Jane Morrison, viola; Anni Tian, cello Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19 III. Andante Prestin Kim, cello; Seonmi Lee, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.27.2025 Leonard Bernstein: Trio (1937) II. Tempo di Marcia [excerpt] Tempest Trio: Ilya Kaler, violin; Amit Peled, cello; Alon Goldstein, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 09.05.2016 Maurice Ravel: Tzigane Haesung Nam, violin; Beilin Han, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025

We celebrate the budding talent of the Heifetz Institute’s youngest students…all participants in our 2025 Junior Division. The “Junior Jubilee,” features young violin, viola, and cello players aged 7 - 14, who whose artistry belies their age.   Franz Schubert: Violin Sonatina No. 1 in D major, D. 384 I. Allegro molto Sophie Ko, violin (7); Minji Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2025 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 168 IV. Allegro Ophelia Quartet: Victoria Zhang, violin (9); Florence Lau, violin (11); Olivia Hsu, viola (9); Chelsea Jang, cello (10) Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025 Niccolo Paganini: Moses Fantasia Keruixi Ma, cello (11); Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.30.2025 Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt] Masha Lakisova, violin (14); Isaiah Kim, cello (14); Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.16.2016 Traditional, arr. Zili Li: Fisherman’s Harvest Song Henna Lam, violin (14); Jeremiah Padilla, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19 III. Andante Lyra Song, cello (11); Elizabeth Hill, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2025 Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 III. Allegro con fuoco – Allegro moderato (à la Zingara) Graham Schaub, violin (14); Hsiao-Ying Lin, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025 Aleksander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major III. Notturno [excerpt] Illyrian Quartet: Rino Ohashi, violin; Hugo Lin, violin; Maddie Yan, viola; Naomi Aires, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025 Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 II. Adagio III. Allegro energico Christopher Yun, violin (12); Minji Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2025

The newest installment of the annual “September to Remember" episode from the Heifetz Institute. Featuring milestones and memorable performances by Heifetz students, alums, and faculty from the summer of 2025. Featuring works by Schubert, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, and more.   Bach, arr. N. Kitchen: Sinfonia (Preludio) in E major from Cantata BWV 29, after BWV 1006 Nicholas Kitchen, solo violin w/ Susquehanna Quartet Jisoo Kim, violin; Sofia Hashemi-Asasi, violin; Wesley O'Brien, viola; Rachel Lin, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2025 Kreisler: Praeludium & Allegro Clark Snavely, violin Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.012025 Shostakovich: Concertino for 2 Pianos, Op. 94a [excerpt] Jessica Osborne, piano; Miki Sawada, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2022 Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 I. Allegro non troppo II. Allegro Olivia Cho, cello; Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2025 Chausson: Concert for piano, violin, and string quartet Op. 21 II. Sicilienne [excerpt] Bela Horvath, violin solo; Desirée Ruhstrat, violon I; Itamar Zorman, violin II; Caroline Coade, viola; YiQun Xu, cello; Seonmi Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.01.2025 Schubert: Rondo in A Major for Violin and Piano, D. 438 Muriel Oberhofer, violin; Yandi Chen, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025 Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87 IV. Allegro molto vivace Caeli Smith, viola, w/Lynnhaven Quartet: Adriel Sloss, violin; Evan Pyne, violin; Hana Jang, viola; Jiayi Lu, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2025

An hour of chamber music masterworks from the 2025 Heifetz summer season performed at the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse in the heart of Staunton Virginia. Music by Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven and more, all made “In The Bard’s Nest.” More at  https://heifetz.institute/HeifetzOnAirE137 Host: Benjamin K. Roe Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 III. Largo Daniel Qi, violin Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.25.2025 Johannes Brahms: String Quartet No.3 in B-flat Major, Op. 67 I. Vivace Housatonic Quartet: Haseung Nam, violin; Jessica Kartawidijaja, violin; Diogo Pimentel, viola; Prestin Kim, cello Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2025 Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt] Masha Lakisova, violin; Isaiah Kim, cello; Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.16.2016 Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden" D. 810 II. Andante con moto Anson Leung, violin; Belle Wang, violin; Syara Robert, viola; Serge Kalinovsky, cello Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.01.2025 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo in B-flat for Violin & Viola, K. 424 I. Adagio [excerpt] Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Andrew Gonzalez, viola Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 05.21.2020 Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 9, No. 1 IV. Presto Maury Trio: Jiwoo Son, violin; Tėa Bowers, viola; Seah Katherine Yu, cello Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.18.2025 Antonín Dvořák: Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74 I. Introduzione Pamlico Trio: Jingyun Zhang, violin; Yiqian Peng, violin; Steven Baloue, viola Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2025

The excitement and energy of the first Heifetz concert of the season! Featuring performances by a quartet of Heifetz alums at the first concert of the 2025 summer season in works by Beethoven and Brahms, and bookended by Antonin Dvořák’s magnificent Piano Quintet.   Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2 II. Allegro appassionato Steven Baloue, viola; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025 Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155 I. Allegro, ma non tanto Kitty Amaral, violin; Runa Matsushita, violin; Steven Baloue, viola; Amelia Zitoun, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025 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 Ludwig van Beethoven: 7 Variations on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen, WoO 46 Amelia Zitoun, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — Poco più presto Runa Matsushita, violin; Jessica X. Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025 Antonín Dvořák: From The Bohemian Forest, Op. 68 I. In The Spinning Room [excerpt] Tae Kim, Allison Freeman, piano four-hands Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2024 Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155 IV. Finale. Allegro Runa Matsushita, violin; Kitty Amaral, violin; Steven Baloue, viola; Amelia Zitoun, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025

Looking ahead to a mini-tour and full-length 2025 season, this episode featuring four outstanding Heifetz alums – all returning on full scholarships to Heifetz 2025. Featuring fiddle tunes, ballet transcriptions, and a gripping quartet by Shostakovich. This Episode’s Playlist J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 I. Allemande Runa Matsushita, violin Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2022 Trad, arr. Shane Cook: Hangman’s Reel Kitty Amaral, violin Virtual Performance, Elk Creek, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2020 Prokofiev, arr. Vadim Borisovsky: Suite from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 I. Introduction V. Dance of the Knights Steven Baloue, viola; Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12..2022 Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt] III. Allegretto scherzando Yezu Woo, violin; Julia Angelov, violin; Coleman Itzkoff, cello; Florence Jowers, harmonium Great Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center,Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.26.2021 Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 I. Allegro non troppo Amelia Zitoun, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.14.2022 Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor II. Andante [excerpt] Andrew Rosenblum, piano Heifetz Institute recording First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA | 07.21.2021 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73 I. Allegretto II. Moderato con moto III. Allegro non troppo Mattaponi SQ: Runa Maatsushita, violin; Chunyi Zhou, violin; Robert Fomos, viola; Amelia Zitoun, cello South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.22.2022 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Maud Powell; arr. Paul Neubauer: Deep River, fr. 24 Negro Melodies, op. 59 Steven Baloue, viola; Jessica Osborne, piano Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2024

An hour-long-exploration into  the emotional worlds of both Robert - and Clara! - Schumann - all played live on Heifetz Institute stages and studios by students and faculty alike.  The title is also a nod to Robert Schumann’s manic personality; the wild mood swings that are a signature of his style.   Robert Schumann: Romance in F-sharp major, Op. 28, No. 2 Lynne Mackey, piano Private Studio Recording, Staunton VA Heifetz Institute recording | 11.18.2020 Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70 Zexun (Jason) Shen, cello; Miki Aoiki, piano Private studio recording, New York, NY | 07.20.2020 Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, (“Scenes from Childhood”) Op. 15 I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (“Of Foreign Lands and Peoples”) [excerpt] Lynne Mackey, piano Studio Recording, Staunton VA Heifetz Institute recording | 11.18.2020 Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder (“Fairy Tale Pictures”) Op. 113 III. Rasch IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck Caleb Georges, viola; Yoon Lee, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 08.08.2019 Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata no. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Andrew Rosenblum, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute recording | 07.12.2016 Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 IV. Allegro, ma non troppo Ilya Kaler, violin; Youjin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Antonio Lysy, cello; Stefan Petrov, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2017 Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 Lebhaft, leicht [excerpt] Antonio Lysy, cello; Steven Van Hauwaert, piano Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA 01.13.2013   Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 I. Allegro moderato King William Trio: Sophia Steger, violin; Hannah Rubin, cello; David Ji, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute recording | 08.07.2019

On this episode of Heifetz On Air: “MORE Bach Around the Clock.” Host Benjamin Roe shares some brand-new performances from the annual Bach birthday marathon from Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Virginia. Featuring intimate solo works, grand cantatas, as well as preludes, sinfonias, arias and more.  Celebrate the timeless music of Johann Sebastian Bach on Heifetz On Air, from WTJU and the Heifetz International Music Institute. Learn more at https://bacharoundtheclock.org/   Bach: Cantata BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (“Heart and mouth and deed and life”) 3. Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht ("Do Not Be Ashamed, Oh Soul") Charles Humphries, countertenor; Brian Thorsett, tenor; Jessica Warren, Oboe D'amore; Coleman Itzkoff, cello; Florence Jowers, organ Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.18.2021 Cantata BWV 42: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats ("In the evening of the same Sabbath") Sinfonia Staunton Bach Orchestra; Paul Weber, conductor Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.18.2023 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 [excerpt] Prelude En-Chi Cheng, viola Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.15.2015 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 VI. Gigue Andrew Gonzalez, violoncello da spallao Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2024 Bach: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 Jeannette Fang, piano Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.18.2022 Bach: Little Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 934 Peter Blanchette, archguitar; Mané Lareggla, archguitar Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022 Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 9. Saget, Saget, mir geschwinde ("Tell me, tell me") Charles Humphries, countertentor; Brian Thorsett, tenor; Jessica Warren, oboe d'amore; Julia Angelov, Yezu Woo, violins; Matt Cohen, viola; Coleman Itzkoff, cello; Florence Jowers, portative organ Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.18.2021 Cello Suite No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1012 [excerpt] V. Gavottes I & II Andrew Gonzalez, violoncello da spalla Blackfriars Playhouse American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2018 Bach: Cantata BWV 97: In allen meinen Taten ("In all that I have”) 4. Ich traue seiner Gnaden ("I trust his mecy”) Brian Thorsett, tenor; Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Yeesun Kim, cello; Florence Jowers, organ Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.21/2019 Bach: Cantata BWV 75: Die Elenden sollen essen ("The miserable shall eat") 1. Sinfonia 8. Finale Chorale BATC Chamber Choir & Orchestra; Paul Weber, Music Director & Conductor; Florence Jowers, organ Bach: Chorale Prelude, BWV 1116, Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan Florence Jowers, organ Bach: Cantata BWV 99: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan ("What God does is well done") 6. Finale Chorale BATC Chamber Choir & Orchestra; Paul Weber, Music Director & Conductor; Florence Jowers, organ Christ Lutheran Church Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.23.2024

Borrowing our title from the landmark book by Charles Rosen, this episode celebrates the major composers of the so-called Romantic Generation, brought to life in HeifetzLand.  Featuring works by Robert Schumann, Fryderyk Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, and more.   Niccolò Paganini: Andante Cantabile Willard Carter, cello (UK); Yoon Lee, piano (New York, NY) Virtual Recording Heifetz Institute recording | 08.08.2020   Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck II.Lebhaft, leicht III. Rasch und mit Feuer Nicholas Tsang, cello; Seonmi Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2022   Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 [excerpt] Beilin Han, Yoon Lee, piano four-hands Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2022   Fryderyk Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Allegro moderato Boubacar Diallo, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.03.2022   Paganini, arr. Fritz Kreisler: La Campanella, Op. 6 Mark Kaplan, violin; Dina Vainshtain, piano; Jingxuan Zhang, bells Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.08.2019   Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109 [excerpt] Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cello; Lynne Mackey, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.22.2022   Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87 IV. Allegro molto vivace Theo Bockhorst, violin 1; Yangxin Song, violin 2; Bela Horvath, viola 1; Stephen Adam Savage, viola 2; Hannah Roberts, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2024

It’s another Cellobration from the Heifetz Institute!  Including a great concerto from Haydn, sublime sonatas from Schubert and Beethoven, and a three-cello tribute to a beloved Heifetz instructor…all live and in color from Heifetz Institute stages. Host: Benjamin K. Roe Alexander Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel, op. 71 Mira Kardan, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.09.2023 Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major Allegro moderato Zixuan Wang, cello; Elizabeth Hill, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.25.2024 Reinhold Glière: Eight Pieces, Op. 39 Gavotte [excerpt] Yubeen Choi, violin; Yun Chae, cello South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.25.2024 Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpgeggione & Piano in A minor, D. 821 II. Adagio III. Allegretto Nicholas Wong, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.25.2024 Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2 I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo II. Allegro molto piu tosto prest Joie Kuo, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.25.2024 Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898: III. Scherzo [excerpt] Erda Trio: Carlos Arroyo, violin; Nicco Mazziotto, cello; Seth Schultheis, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.01.2021 David Popper: Requiem for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66 Hannah Roberts, cello; Julia Lichten, cello; David Geber, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.28.2024

In this episode, we’re all about coachings – Heifetz teachers raising up our talented youngsters – and collaborations…when the senior students get to share the stage with our world-famous faculty mentors. Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn and more are on the docket for a hour of stirring chamber music featuring a blend of junior prodigies and elder masters.   This Episode’s Playlist   Moritz Mozkowski: Spanish Dances, Op. 12 I. Allegro brioso V. Bolero Beilin Han, piano; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.24 Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise” I. Allegro con spirito Manitoba Quartet: Sophia Zhang, violin; Mia Arima, violin; Laurily Merzatta, viola; Anni Tian, cello South Market Stage, Grace Christian SchoolStaunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.25.2024 Moritz Mozkowski: Spanish Dances, Op. 12 II. Moderato [excerpt] Beilin Han, piano; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.24 Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso Yeji Hwang, violin; Matthildur Traustadottir, violin; Bela Horvath, viola; Soren Lorentzen, viola; Ariun-Enerel Gantumur, cello; Andrew Mark, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.18.24 Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt] Lynne Mackey, piano House Concert, Staunton, Va Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.19.2020 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato III. Scherzo IV. Allegro Dandan Jingfei Wang, violin; Zhenyi Jiang, violin; Steven Baloue, viola; Austin Topper, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2024

On this program, we raid the Heifetz Holiday vault to cook up a fresh program chock full of celebratory treats.  It's a collection of sweet and savory selections to round out the holiday season.    THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST Trad, arr. Alasdair Fraser: Shetland Set: Christmas Day Ida Moarnin/Lady Spence's Reel/Sleep Soond Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin; Zhihao Wu, cello Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2018  Handel: Overture to Jephtha, HWV 70  Heifetz Baroque Chamber Orchestra David Stern, conductor Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2019  Antonio Vivaldi: Christmas Concerto in B-flat, RV 270 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro Angela Chan, violin solo; Julia Angelov, violin; Kayleigh Kim, violin; Matt Cohen, viola; Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.19.2019   Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major Isabella Gorman, violin; Clayton Hancock, violin; Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Peter Blanchette, guitar; Guy Fishman, cello South Market Stage, Grace Christian School Staunton, VA | 07.09.2022              Ottorino Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt] SoHyun Ko, violin; Minchae Kim, violin; Jerome McCoy, viola; Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.13.2022 Traditiional,  arr. Alasdair Fraser: Highlander's Farewell to Ireland - The Killarney Boys of Pleasure Reel - Highlander's Farewell (Appalachian version) Alasdair Fraser, fiddle; Natalie Haas, big fiddle  Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.23 J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 VII. Gigue Peter Blanchette, archguitar; Mané Lareggla, archguitar Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022  Anon: Greensleeves, to a Ground [excerpt] Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Coleman Itzkoff, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2016 Ricardo Castro: Cello Concerto in C minor III. Vivo Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024  Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra, Op. 33  Marina Alba Lopez, violin; Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season. On this program, it’s the “Heifetz Holiday Homecoming,” featuring five-front-rank alums performing yuletide classics as well as classical masterworks…all in the friendly confines of the Heifetz home base of Francis Auditorium in Staunton, Virginia. THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST Irving Berlin, arr. Jascha Heifetz, arr. Nate Sabat: White Christmas* Joseph Skerik, viola; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 *Heifetz Institute Commission Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham: Nutcracker Suite I. Overture II. March III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy IV. Arabian Dance V. Trepak Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Marina Alba López, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Georg Phillipp Telemann: Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 II. Allegro [excerpt] Steven Baloue, viola; Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2021 Fritz Kreisler: Miniature Viennese March Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Amy Beach: Romance in A Major, Op. 23 Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Trad. Catalan, arr. Pablo Casals: Song of the Birds Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Leonard Cohen, arr. Claudia Encinas: Hallelujah Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Wendy Hellmann: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Marina Alba López, vocals; Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Ottorino Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt] SoHyun Ko, violin; Minchae Kim, violin; Jerome McCoy, viola; Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.13.2022 Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 I. Allegro IV. Allegro, ma non troppo Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Marina Alba López, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024

Trio con Brio! Music made three at a time from the Heifetz stages, including some charmers by Leonard Bernstein and Zoltán Kodály a Heifetz student’s tribute to her teacher, and capped off by Beethoven’s incandescent “Archduke” trio. Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio (1937) II. Tempo de Marcia Tempest Trio: Ilya Kaler, violin; Amit Peled, cello; Alon Goldstein, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.03.2016 Zoltán Kodály: Serenade, Op. 12 I. Allegramente - Sostenuto ma non troppo Housatonic String Trio: Theo Bockhorst, violin; Yangxin Song, violin; Stephen Adam Savage, viola Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2024 Moritz Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violin & Piano, Op. 71 I. Allegro Energico Lily Sullivan, violin; Grigory Kalinovsky, violin; Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2024 Mozart: Prelude (Adagio) No. 3 in F, K. 404a [Excerpt] Yezu Woo, violin; Matt Cohen, viola; Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello Great Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 02.28.2021 Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke" I: Allegro Moderato II: Scherzo moderato III: Andante cantabile IV: Allegro moderato – Presto Madison Vest, violin; Kevin Mills, cello; Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 10.15.2015

The challenge of making music in troubled times: Legendary violist Atar Arad models the way in a commanding performance of a masterwork by Brahms, the Emerson Quartet plays Shostakovich, a poignant classic by John Williams, and a mood, a song, and a lullaby take flight from an airline-grounded artist. THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat, Op. 118 II. Allegro furioso Emerson Quartet: Philip Setzer, violin; Eugene Drucker, violin; Larry Dutton, viola Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016 John Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List Chloé Kiffer, violin; Stefan Petrov, piano Mary Baldwin University, S0taunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2024 Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in C Major, K. 513 Moderato [excerpt] Mikhail Bukhman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.15.2019 Joseph Achron: Stimmung, Op. 32, No. 1 Jenö Hubay: Csárdás No. 4, Op. 32 Hagai Shaham, violin; Arnon Erez, piano Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.21.2021 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805 - 1847): Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 III. Lied. Allegretto Yezu Woo, violin; Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello; Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022 George Gershwin, arr. L. Buterbaugh: Lullaby for Strings Joe Skerik, viola solo; Julia Angelov, violin; Jihyun Baik, violin; Jane Taerim Kim, viola; Rachel Taylor, cello Horowitz Theatre, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2023 Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109 [excerpt] Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cello; Lynne Mackey, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.22.2022 Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 III. Scherzo: Allegro IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto non troppo Kyoko Takezawa, violin; Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Atar Arad, viola; Hannah Roberts, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.28.2024

On this edition, it’s ‘24 Carats,” featuring some golden performances by Heifetz students from the summer of 2024.  We’ll hear a fantasy based on Paganini, a Hungarian Rhapsody for cello, a forgotten viola piece plucked from the discard pile, and even Bach’s Chaconne for four violas.  THIS EPISODE’S PLAYLIST Mendelssohn: String Quintet in A major, Op. 18 III. Scherzo. Allegro di molto Itamar Zorman, violin; Yoojin Jang, violin; Caeli Smith, viola; Luther Warren, viola; YiQun Xu, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2024 Nathan Milstein: Paganiniana DinDin Jingfei Wang, violin Staunton Augusta Art Center Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2024 David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68 Catalina Wooldridge, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.19.2024 Handel: Sonata for Two Cellos in G minor, HWV 393 [excerpt] I. Andante Antonio Lysy, cello; Mo Mo, cello; Coleman Itzkoff, cello continuo; Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichord Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2016| Benjamin Dale: Suite for Viola and Piano in D Minor, Op. 2 II. Romance Davin Mar, viola; David Ji, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.24.2024 Holst: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 III. Gavotte [excerpt] Kobi Malkin, violin; Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Stephanie Block, viola; Coleman Itzkoff, cello Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording |12.15.2016 J.S. Bach, arr. Ichiro Nodaira: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 V. Chaconne Stephen Adam Savage, viola; Soren Lorentzen, viola; Hayley Lau, viola; Davin Mar, viola Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.26.2024

We’ll hear from a trio of beloved Bohemian composers featured on the summer 2024 Heifetz stage - Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana and Bohuslav Martinů. THIS EPISODE’S PLAYLIST Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 IV. Andante moderato Evelyn Song, violin; Josiah Yoo, cello; Rita Rovenskaya, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2015 Antonín Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11 Katja Naegele, violin; Jamila Tekalli Hanner, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.27.2015 Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt] III. Allegretto scherzando Yezu Woo, violin; Julia Angelov, violin; Coleman Itzkoff, cello; Florence Jowers, harmonium Great Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center,Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.26.2021| Antonín Dvořák: From The Bohemian Forest, Op. 68 I. In The Spinning Room Tae Kim, Allison Freeman, piano four-hands Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2024 Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1, "From My Life" III. Largo sostenuto Maury String Quartet: Josie Kelleher, violin; Jheng-Yue Chiu, violin; Kenneth Yao, viola; Seah Yu, cello Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.26.2024 Antonín Dvořák: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94 [excerpt] Zhihao Wu, cello; Jeanette Fang, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.04.2024 Bohuslav Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 1, H. 277 Olivia Marckx, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.15.2024

It’s not just Saturday Night Live that has a “five-timers club.”  On this episode of Heifetz On Air, we celebrate “The Holdovers,” some of our most accomplished multi-year students.    THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 III. Gavotte  Theo Bockhorst, violin Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.19.2024 Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango Kwanyun Loo, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.24.2024 Fritz Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois Ellie Kennedy, violin; Jessica Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.24.2024 Brahms: Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 III. Allegretto grazioso IV. Vivace       Adam Savage, viola; Tae Kim, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2024 Beethoven: “Archduke” Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97  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  Alexander Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor SoHyun Ko, violin; Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2024

On this episode, Virtuosi!  We’ve got a dizzying array of devilishly difficult works meant to test the mettle of even our most accomplished young artists.  There are Paganini Caprices, Beethoven Variations and even a Bottesini Grand Duo on tap, live, in concert, and without a net.

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

 An hour of memorable string quartet performances featuring the Borromeo Quartet, the Heifetz Institute’s Ensemble in Residence. The group, led by first violinist and Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen, takes center stage to play works by Haydn, Schubert, and Claude Debussy, as well the two composers they are most known for: Bartok and Beethoven.

A tribute in words and music to the revered Heifetz Institute cellist and teacher Antonio Lysy, whose untimely death at the age of 60 shocked the music world.  Featuring performances of works by Lysy in solo and chamber music performances with Heifetz students, alumni, and faculty colleagues, all captured live in concert. This Episode’s Playlist Georg Friedrich Handel: Trio Sonata for Two Cellos in G, HWV 393 I. Andante Antonio Lysy, cello | Mo Mo, cello | Coleman Itzkoff, cello continuo | Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichord Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2016 Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango Antonio Lysy, cello | Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.06.2017 Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck [excerpt] Antonio Lysy, cello | Steven Van Hauwaert, piano Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA 01.13.2013 Niccolo Paganini, arr. Sergio Drabkin: Paganissimo! Steve Doane, cello | Antonio Lysy, cello | Rosemary Elliott, cello | David Geber, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2017 Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Aria – Cantilena Angela 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, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2019 Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 II. Zart und mit Ausdruck [excerpt] Antonio Lysy, cello | Steven Van Hauwaert, piano Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA 01.13.2013 Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44 III. Scherzo: Molto vivace IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo Ilya Kaler, violin | Youjin Lee, violin | Paul Neubauer, viola | Antonio Lysy, cello | Stefan Petrov, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.172017 Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 III. Rasch, und mit Feuer [excerpt] Antonio Lysy, cello | Steven Van Hauwaert, piano Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA 01.13.2013 Go Deeper Read the tributes to Antonio Lysy and his impact at the Heifetz Institute by colleagues Nicholas Kitchen (Heifetz Institute Artistic Director), Daniel Heifetz (Heifetz Institute Founder), and Ralph Kirshbaum (co-director, Heifetz Chamber Music Seminar) here. Antonio Lysy describes his experience teaching at the Heifetz Institute and the particular characteristics of its students… While the Heifetz Institute was Antonio Lysy’s main summertime activity in the USA, he had an entirely different profile in his native Italy as the founder of the renowned festival Incontri in Terra di Siena, based in Villa La Foce in Val d’Orcia, Tuscany. 

Romance is in the air with some heart-strung melodies from Johannes Brahms, Edward Elgar, Josef Suk, and more. And we’ll also mark Valentine’s Day *and* the Lunar New Year with the touching Chinese tale of the “Butterfly Lovers,” brought to life on the Heifetz stage. This Episode’s Playlist J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1068II. Air Liana Branscome, Isabella Gorman, Strauss Shi, violins  |  Steven Baloue, viola  |  Benjamin Fried, cello | Mishe Bjerken, bass Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022 Josek Suk: Song of Love, Op. 7 Fiona Khoung-Huu, violin  |  Rohan de Silva, piano Francis Auditorium | Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2022 Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt] Lynne Mackey, piano House concert, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording 11.19.2020 Johannes Brahms: Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 II. Andante un poco adagio IV. Vivace Andrew Gonzalez, viola  |  Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium | Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2015 Edward Elgar: Salut D’Amour, Op. 12 Julia Angelov, violin  |  Zhenni Li-Cohen, piano Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.19.2019 Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93 II. Largo [excerpt] Robby Brown, Guitar  |  Danny Yehun Jin, violin  |  Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin  |  Matt Cohen, viola  | Zhihao Wu, cello Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore Country, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.18.2018 Chen Gang / He Zhanhao: The Butterfly Lovers Concerto Ji-Won Song, violin  |  Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2016 Go Deeper Check out violinist Ji-Won Song‘s “audio roadmap” to the Chinese folkloric epic The Butterfly Lovers, featured on this episode. Then there was the time when the traveling LOVEworks sculpture from the Virginia Tourism Office alighted on the Heifetz campus… Check out this playlist  of classical pieces to celebrate the Lunar New Year!

An excerpt for the final episode of the inaugural year of Heifetz on Air – “December Treasures,” a program of great musical moments from the Heifetz Holiday Tour, chock-a-block with original arrangements of beloved classics, along with other musical keepsakes from the Heifetz Year of 2023.   This Episode’s Playlist 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 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 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Lucas Buterbaugh: Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 Julia Angelov, violin solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Paul Neubauer, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023 Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt] SoHyun Ko, violin | Minchae Kim, violin | Jerome McCoy, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Heifetz Institute Recording Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC | Dec. 13,.2022 Mozart: String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 IV. Allegro Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Joe Skerik, viola | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello WVTF Radio Studios, Roanoke, VA WVTF Recording | 12.12.2023 Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 III. Largo IV. Allegro assai Jihyyun Baik, violin Garth Newel Music Center, Hot Springs, VA GNMC Recording | 12.17.2023 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 George Gershwin, arr. L. Buterbaugh: Lullaby for Strings Joe Skerik, viola solo | Julia Angelov, violin | Jihyun Baik, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Horowitz Theatre, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2023 Maurice Ravel, arr. E. Fine & L. Buterbaugh: Kaddish Paul Neubauer, viola solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023 Vaughan Williams, arr. N. Sabat: Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra II. Carol III. Christmas Dance Paul Neubauer, viola solo | Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2023 Go Deeper View the 2023 Heifetz Holiday Homecoming, recorded in the friendly confines of Francis Auditorium, on the Mary Baldwin University campus in Staunton, VA. Listen to the special holiday broadcast on A LIttle Day Music with WVTF Music host Luke Currie, featuring our 2023 Heifetz Holiday Tour troupe in the WVTF Performance Studio! Freshly updated for 2023, check out the Heifetz Holiday Music Channel on Soundcloud!

Happy Holidays! This episode features Heifetz faculty, alums, and special guests perform beloved carols, Baroque gems, and custom arrangements of holiday classics, played in Heifetz Holiday Tour stops in Baltimore, Washington, and beyond, and capped off with the annual Heifetz Holiday Homecoming concert in Staunton, Virginia. This Episode’s Playlist  Trad, arr. Alasdair Fraser: Shetland Set: Christmas Day Ida Moarnin/Lady Spence’s Reel/Sleep Soond Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Zhihao Wu, cello Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2018 Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham: Nutcracker Suite I. Overture II. March III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy IV. Arabian Dance V. Trepak Danny Yehun Jin, violin | Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Zhihao Wu, cello Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2018 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a XII. December [EXCERPT] Stefan Petrov, piano Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017 Antonio Vivaldi: Christmas Concerto in B-flat, RV 270 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro Angela Chan, violin solo | Julia Angelov, violin | Kayleigh Kim, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.19.2019 Anon: Greensleeves, to a Ground Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Coleman Itzkoff, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.19.2019 Trad., arr Matthew Naughtin: Christmas Feast: Five Ancient Carols for Strings Gloria in Excelsis Deo Gaudete Carol of the Bagpipers Coventry Carol Verbum Caro Factum Est Jihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, cello Horowitz Theatre, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2023 Arcangelo Corelli: “Christmas” Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 I: Vivace – Grave: Arcate, sostenuto e come sta II: Allegro III: Adagio-Allegro-Adagio IV: Vivace V: Allegro VI: Largo. Pastorale ad libitum Chloé Kiffer, violin | Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Ji-Won Song, violin | Nikita Borisevich, violin | Andrew Gonzalez, viola | Coleman Itzkoff, cello | Nicholas Mariscal, cello | Stefan Petrov, harpsichord Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.18.2015 Mikola Leontovych: Ukrainian Bell Carol Minchae Kim, violin | SoHyun Ko, violin | Jerome McCoy, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, cello WTJU Studios, Charlottesville, VA WTJU Recording | 12.08.2022 Irving Berlin, arr. Nate Sabat after Jascha Heifetz: White Christmas Chloé Kiffer, violin | Stefan Petrov, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.18.2015 Go Deeper View the 2023 Heifetz Holiday Homecoming, recorded in the friendly confines of Francis Auditorium, on the Mary Baldwin University campus in Staunton, VA. Listen to the special holiday broadcast on A LIttle Day Music with WVTF Music host Luke Currie, featuring our 2023 Heifetz Holiday Tour troupe in the WVTF Performance Studio! Freshly updated for 2023, check out the Heifetz Holiday Music Channel on Soundcloud!

On this episode we feature the works of Jean Sibelius & Ludwig van Beethoven… musical titans from different centuries, but both known by their groundbreakingly original and powerful music. AND both sharing December birthdays. Featuring performances from the Heifetz stage of some of the landmark compositions from the two composers.  THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST Jean Sibelius: Romance, Op. 78 No. 2 Berceuse, Op. 79 No. 6 Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin | Dina Vainshtain, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2018 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost” I. Allegro vivace e con brio Yezu Woo, violin | Coleman Itzkoff, cello | Anton Smirnoff, piano Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.17.2016 Sibelius: WaItzes, Op. 81 No. 3 [excerpt] Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin | Dina Vainshtain, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2018 Sibelius: String Quartet "Voces Intimae," Op. 56: III. Adagio di molto Clara Kim, violin | Elinor Detmer, violin | John Czekanski, viola | Miles Levine, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.06,2022 Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130 V. Cavatina: Allegro Molto Espressivo Ji-Won Song, violin | Heewon Koo, violin | Tabea Haarmann-Thiemann, viola | Christine J. Lee, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.03.2016 Sibelius: String Quartet "Voces Intimae," Op. 56: V. Allegro ma pesante Clara Kim, violin | Elinor Detmer, violin | John Czekanski, viola | Miles Levine, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.06.2022 Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 I. Allegro con brio [excerpt] Kevin Mills, cello | Rita Rovanskaya, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2015 Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 I. Allegro moderato Zachary Brandon, violin | Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.28.2022

December is here, and with it the nip in the air and the frost in the fields. On this episode we’ll explore some of the best music for the coldest time of year…a wintry mix of works by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, and more, with the help of radio icons Bob Edwards and Tom Hall. This Episode’s Playlist Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37: XII. December Stefan Petrov, piano Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Russian Dance, fr. Swan Lake, Op. 20 Max Yiming Mao, violin | Stefan Petrov, piano Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2017 arr. Pablo Casals: Song of The Birds Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Stefan Petrov, piano Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves Ji-Won Song, Kenneth Naito; violin I | Max Yiming Mao; Noelle Naito, violin II | Molly Wise, viola | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017 Ottorino Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt] SoHyun Ko, violin | Minchae Kim, violin | Jerome McCoy, viola | Dilshod Narzaillaev, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2022 Antonio Vivaldi: “Winter” Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 fr. The Four Seasons Bob Edwards, narrator | Danny Yehun Jin, solo violin | Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Zhihao Wu, cello Kreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12. 17.2018 Robert Frost: Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening Tom Hall, narrator Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2017 Antonin Dvořák, arr. Julia Egan: Silent Woods Andrew Gonzalez, viola | Robby Brown, guitar Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2019 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 III. Presto Ji-Won Song, Kenneth Naito; violin I | Max Yiming Mao; Noelle Naito, violin II | Molly Wise, viola | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2017 Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt] Lynne Mackey, piano House concert, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.19.2020 Jean Sibelius: Souvenir, Op. 79, No. 1 Kitty Amaral, violin (Elk Creek, VA) | Eshter Lim, piano (New York, NY) Heifetz Institute Virtual Recording | 07.22.2020 Hanukkah Medley: “Oh Hanukkah,” “Al Hanisim” (Thank You for the Miracles) Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Coleman Itzkoff, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2016 Go Deeper December also ushers in our annual Heifetz Holiday Tour – two full weeks of public concerts, private musicales, outreach concerts, and radio appearances.  The 2023 Holiday Tour includes performances with the Candlelight Concerts Society in Columbia, MD, The Kreeger Museum in Washington, DC, at the Garth Newel Music Center in Hot Springs, VA, and our Heifetz Holiday Homecoming in our Staunton hometown! Tom Hall, (pictured here with Heifetz Holiday Tour artists Matt Cohen, viola, Danny Jin, violin, Robby Brown, guitar, and Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin) is host of the award-winning Midday program on Baltimore NPR News station WYPR.  But lending his voice to this episode is no stretch – for years he was the Music Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society! “In a career that has lasted more than 30 years, Bob Edwards has interviewed nearly 20,000 newsmakers. Born May 15, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky, Edwards spent the early part of his career as a newscaster for Indiana station WHEL/New Albany, followed by a stint in Korea with Armed Forces Radio and Television….Read the Radio Hall of Fame entry of our featured speaker in this episode.who for 24 years served as host of NPR’s Morning Edition.   

As we head into Thanksgiving and the holiday season, we bring you a program of thanks and contemplation, with works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Ernest Bloch, and American composers Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland, all performed in concert by Heifetz Institute musicians.  This Episode’s Playlist Ernest Bloch: From Jewish Life: I. Prayer Zlatomir Fung, cello | Jessica Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.05.2023 J.S. Bach, arr. N. Kitchen: Sinfonia [Preludio] in E major from Cantata BWV 29, Wir Danken Dir, Alle Gott Nicholas Kitchen, violin solo Pegasus Quartet:Minji Lee, violin | Maya Buchanan, violins | Gene Hotta, viola | Joan Herget, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2021 Antonio Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93 II. Largo Robby Brown, Guitar | Danny Yehun Jin, violin | Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Zhihao Wu, cello Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2018 Jules Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs Tommy Mesa, cello (Miami, FL) | Yoon Lee, piano (New York, NY) Virtual Performance Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.22.2020 J. S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 III. Largo [excerpt] Yezu Woo, violin Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.20.2021 Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart – “Holy Song of Thanksgiving to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode” Borromeo Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello Mt. Desert Festival of Chamber Music, Northeast Harbor, ME Borromeo Quartet Recording | 07.15.2015 Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor II. Andante [excerpt] Andrew Rosenblum, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021 Samuel Barber: Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6 II. Adagio Timothy Eddy, cello | Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.03.2015 Trad. /Aaron Copland, arr. Nate Sabat: At The River/Shenandoah Angel Azzarra, soprano | The Heifetz Band 2017 Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2017   Go Deeper The Beethoven “Hymn of Thanksgiving” you hear on today’s program is drawn from the landmark 12-part video series called The Beethoven Experience, fearturing concert performances by the Borromeo Quartet with fascinating commentary by violinist (and Heifetz Institute Artistic Director) NIcholas Kitchen.  See the complete rundown of the series at http://www.thebeethovenexperience.com  

Now who doesn’t like a good fairy tale…filled with maidens, monsters, magicians, and let’s not forget evil stepmothers and murderous fathers in law?  Composers certainly do, as we’ll hear on today’s episode, “Fantasies & Fairy Tales.”   On this episode, cellist Zlatomir Fung brings the King of the UnDead to vivid life in a Czech fairy tale, some magical Mozart, fantastical Schumann, and more. This Episode’s Playlist Traditional, arr. Nigel Armstrong: Fantasy on “Oh Shenandoah” Nigel Armstrong, violin South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.22.2022 Pablo de Sarasate: Fantasy on Mozart’s Magic Flute, Op. 54 Ji-Won Song, violin | Jun Cho, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2017 Beethoven: “Archduke” Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 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 Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures), Op.113 I. Nicht schnell. Moderato II. Lebhaft, vivo Steven Baloue, viola | Lynne Mackey, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.22.2022 Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, op. 46 III. Andante Sostenuto (“I’m a’doun for lack o’ Johnnie.”) Julia Schilz, violin | Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.07.2018 Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck (Tender and with expression) Mo Mo, cello | Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2015 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 III. Lied [excerpt] Yezu Woo, violin | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022 Leoš Janáček: Pohádka (Fairy Tale) Zlatomir Fung, cello | Jessica X. Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.05.2023 Go Deeper Set against the backdrop of the Soviet invasion and subsequent suppression of the “Prague Spring” uprising in 1968 Czechoslovakia, the 1998 film The Unbearable Lightness of Being is “an ambitious, even reverential adaptation of Milan Kundera’s brilliant novel of love and ideas,” according to Vogue. It was also a bit of a “star turn” for the Czech composer Leos Janáček, (the author Kundera’s favorite composer), whose Pohádka (Fairy Tale) is featured throughout.  See the complete list of Janáček’s music in the film here. “There have been speculations, based in his journal entries, that movements of Märchenbilder were inspired by the stories of Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Sleeping Beauty, but we cannot claim to know for sure. However, it’s very likely that Schumann was familiar with Grimm’s Fairy Tales, first published in Germany in 1812 and 1814, and the more Gothic works of E.T.AHoffmann, both of which could have influenced his composing. Take a deep dive into the discussion of Schumann’s Fairy Tale Pictures, featured in this episode. Schumann was fond of both Fairy Tales and Fantasies: Mozart wrote no fewer than 41 “free fantasies.” Pianist  Piotr Anderszewski noticed: “Anderszewski is drawn to both composers because they seemed to have a short, direct line from brainstorm to finished masterpiece.”  Check out this NPR review of the Polish virtuoso’s 2017 album Fantasies.

This episode features some of the great works by the “Renaissance Man of the Romantic Generation,” Felix Mendelssohn, including the shimmering Octet, a brooding String Quartet, and a pair of piano trios by both Felix and his sister Fanny Mendelssohn. This Episode’s Playlist Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109 Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cello | Lynne Mackey, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.22.2022 Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E-flat, Op. 20 I. Allegro Moderato ma con fuoco Strauss Shi, violin | Becca Kasdan, violin | Daniel Kim, violin | Carmen Johnson-Pajaro, violin | Ian Niederhoffer, viola | Peter Cho, viola | Allegra Whiting, cello | Ayoun (Alex) Kim, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.26.2015 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No.1 I. Molto Allegro Vivace [excerpt] Rachell Wong, violin | Shuxiang Yang, violin | Stephanie Block, viola | Ben Fried, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2016 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 I. Allegro Molto Kenneth Naito, violin | Ria Honda, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Dominic Lee, cello Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 05.05.2019 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 III. Lied. Allegretto Yezu Woo, violin | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022 Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49 IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionato Ria Honda, violin | Dominic Lee, cello | Zhenni Li-Cohen, piano Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 05.05.2019 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 II. Scherzo [excerpt] 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 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 II. Andante III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace Ji-Won Song, violin | Hui-Chaun Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2015 Go Deeper Leave it to the folks at Classic FM to share with us 15 Facts about Felix Mendelssohn,  including his  praise from Queen Victoria: “The most amiable man. He was quite worshipped by those who knew him intimately, & we have so much appreciated & admired his wonderfully beautiful compositions.” Heifetz alum Ian Niederhoffer, who you hear introducing and performing the Mendelssohn Octet in this episode, now directs his own chamber orchestra in New York called Parlando. Their next concert features fellow Heifetz alum, violinist Geneva Lewis. This episode is devoted to music both by Felix and his sister Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, whose talents as a composer in her own right are receiving long-overdue recognition.

This time around, it’s Spooky Sounds, featuring a parade of musical ghosts, goblins, and even a Devil’s Trill. Not to mention scary stuff from Shostakovich, Leos Janacek, and more, all played live on stage at the Heifetz Institute. This Episode’s Playlist Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat, Op. 118 II. Allegro furioso Emerson Quartet: Philip Setzer, violin Eugene Drucker, violin Larry Dutton, viola Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016 Antonio Bazzini: Dance of the Goblins, Op. 25 Samuel Garcia, violin Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 06.25.2023 Steven R. Gerber: Elegy on the name Dmitri Shostakovich Loxea Hipsky, viola First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2021 Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 [excerpt] Beilin Han, Yoon Lee, piano four-hands Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022 Svante Henryson: Black Run (2021) Alex Fowler, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.04.2021 Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata” I. Adagio – Con moto II. Con moto Pegasus Quartet: Maya Buchanan, violin Minji Lee, violin Gene Hotta, viola Joan Herget, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 08.04.2021 Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in D minor ‘Ballade’, Op. 27, No. 3 [excerpt] Julia Angelov, violin Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.26.2021 Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor, “Devil’s Trill” Chunyi Grace Zhou, violin Miki Sawada, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2023 Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op. 40 Miki Sawada, Jingxuan Zhang, piano 1 Allison Freeman, Seonmi Lee, piano 2 Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022 Go Deeper In this episode, cellist Alex Fowler describes Svante Henryson‘s Black Run as “the Devil went down to Georgia to meet at the Crossroads.”  Check out the fascinating bio of the contemporary Swedish cellist/bassist/composer. Check out this playlist of the 17 Strange & Creepy Classical Music Pieces for Hallowe’en! Yes, there’s plenty of Shostakovich! Zombie Mozart, Werewolf Beethoven, Shostakovich the Terminator, and more….check out Classic FM’s fanciful list of composers in their Hallowe’en costumes! 

To mark the Heifetz Institute’s first New England tour in four years, Heifetz On Air goes “North By Northeast.” This episode features some classical favorites in performance from fascinating venues, including a 19th-century meetinghouse on the coast of Maine, a Massachusetts middle School, and a Rhode Island arts center.  This Episode’s Playlist François Francœur: Cello Sonata in E Major Clare Bradford, cello Carlos Avila, piano Galvin School Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D. 703 Daniel Aizensthadt, violin | Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Clare Bradford, cello Galvin Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 II. Dumka: Andante con moto Yebin Yoo, violin | Julian Rhee, violin | Nicholas Kitchen, viola | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Jingxuan Zhang, piano St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Newcastle, ME Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.22.2019 Samuel Barber: String Quartet, Op. 11 II. Adagio Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Daniel Aizensthadt, violin | Matthew Cohen, viola | Clare Bradford, cello Galvin School Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Galvin Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Henri Vieuxtemps: Élégie, Op. 30 Matt Cohen, viola | Carlos Avila, piano Galvin Auditorium, Wakefield, MA Heifetz Institute – WCAT (Wakefield Community Access Television) Recording | 04.10.2016 Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt] Lynne Mackey, piano House concert, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.20.2020 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 Enrique Granados, arr. Gaspar Cassadó: Intermezzo, from Goyescas Mo Mo, cello | Hsin-Ciao Liao, piano Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, RI Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.24.2015 Go Deeper One of the featured venues in tooday’s program is St. Andrew’s Church in Newcastle, ME, a historic Episcopal church listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Andrew’s is considered the first example of a cottage Gothic Revival church in the country, and the first US design of the celebrated English architect Henry Vaughan. Read the church’s Wikipedia entry and check out the fascinating backstory of how it was built in the Boston Globe. Fire up the tour bus! This month Heifetz on Tour returns to New England for the first time in four years, with concert stops with the Portland Chamber Music Festival in Maine, Mountain Top Music in Conway, NH, and the Wolfeboro Friends of Music in Wolfeboro, NH, home to the Heifetz Institute from 2002 – 2011. Another favorite Heifetz On Tour stop on the Maine Coast is the Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, a concert venue, community center, restaurant and pub in the Five Islands community of Georgetown, ME.  The 1855 Meetinghouse is also listed on the National Register, and has a fascinating history. 

We’ll take you inside the Staunton Augusta Art Center for highlights from our free Friday afternoon concert series presenting solo and chamber works in an intimate and inspiring setting. Featuring works ranging from J.S. Bach to Philip Glass. This Episode’s Playlist J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010 I. Prelude Maeve Whalen, viola Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2021 Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 I. Animé et très décidé So Hyun Ko, violin | Will Josseloff, violin | William Beardslee, viola | Lauren Mathews, cello Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2021 Georg Friderich Handel: Sonata in G Minor for Two Cellos in G minor, HWV 393 I. Andante [excerpt] Antonio Lysy, cello | Mo Mo, cello | Coleman Itzkoff, cello continuo | Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichord Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording 07.10.2016 Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 IV. Allegro Jonathan Okseniuk, violin Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2021 Krystof Penderecki: Suite VI. Aria Hun Choi, cello Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2023 Renee Esmail: Darshan, Partita for Solo Violin IIII. Charukeshi Maya Buchanan, violin Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2021 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 V. Bourrées I & II Boubacar Diallo, cello Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2021 Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat major: I. Dolce [excerpt] Geneva Lewis, violin Virtual Performance, Los Angeles CA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.29.2020 Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 5 V. (Untitled) Blue Ridge Quartet: Clara Kim, violin | Kearston Gonzales, violin | Alicia Yang, viola | George Wolfe-McGuire, cello Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.21.2021 Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92 I. Allegro sostenuto Hudson Quartet: Jane Lim, violin | Audrey Kim, violin | Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu, viola | Mira Kardan, cello Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2023 Go Deeper Check out the full-length video of our first Fridays in the Gallery concert from Heifetz 2023, and keep your eyes out for more to come on our Heifetz YouTube Channel!  View and Subscribe Check out the exhibit schedule at the Staunton Augusta Art Center to see what’s currently hanging in their galleries.  The SAAC is located in the heart of historic downtown Staunton, Virginia, across the street from our new Heifetz Institute headquarters! This episode features the String Quartet No. 5 by American composer Philip Glass, pictured here receiving a National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2016 on the occasion of the composer’s 80th birthday..

This episode features works both rare and familiar by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, and Norwegians Edvard Grieg and Johan Halverson, all presented live in concert on the stages of the Heifetz International Music Institute. Performances by the legendary Shmuel Ashkenasi, rising star Angela Chan, and promising Heifetz students past and present. This Episode’s Playlist Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 V. Rigaudon Kobi Malkin, violin | Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Stephanie Block, viola | Coleman Itzkoff, cello Kreeger Museum Of Art, Washington DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2016 Jean Sibelius: Romance, Op. 78 No. 2 WaItzes, Op. 81 No. 3 Berceuse, Op. 79 No. 6 Rondino, Op. 81 No. 2 Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin | Dina Vainshtein, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2018 Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 I. Allegro molto ed appassionato [excerpt] Liana Branscome, violin Hui-Chuan Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2015 Jean Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, “Voces intimae” III. Adagio di molto V. Allegro ma pesante Kettle Run Quartet: Clara Kim violin |  Elinor Detmer, violin | John Czekanski, viola | Miles Levine, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording  | 08.06.2022 Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 III. Gavotte Kobi Malkin, violin | Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Stephanie Block, viola | Coleman Itzkoff, cello Kreeger Museum Of Art, Washington DC Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.15.2016 Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 II. Allegretto espressivo all Romanza III. Allegro animato Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin | Miki Aoki, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording  | 07.25.2019 Georg Frideric Handel / Johan Halverson: Passacaglia  [excerpt] Nigel Armstrong, violin | Steven Baloue, viola South Market Stage, Grace Christian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 04.22.2022 Go Deeper Heifetz faculty member Shmuel Ashkenasi and outstanding alumna violinist Angela Sin Ying Chan, both of whom are featured in this episode, will be part of the inaugural Heifetz Hear & Now concert of the 2023-24 season.  Joining them will outstanding Heifetz alums Matt Cohen, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello, and faculty pianist Allison Freeman.  Tickets and Info This episode features a portion of the Passacaglia, first written as part of a keyboard sonata by Georg Friderich Handel, and then transformed into a virtuoso showpiece for two instruments by the Norwegian composer Johan Halverson.  Check out this video made by Heifetz alums Rachell Ellen Wong (also coming to the Heifetz Hear & Now series) and Andrew Gonzalez. Marvel at the music-making, and enjoy the visual tour of our home base of Staunton, Virginia!  "I can see it all before me…snow, hail, storm and every kind of foul weather, huge male choir with open mouths, the rain streaming into them, myself conducting with waterproof cape, winter coat, galoshes, and umbrella! And a cold afterwards, of course, or goodness knows what kind of illness! Oh well, it’s one way of dying for one’s country!”  Read the story about the dismal climate conditions surrounding the premiere of two commissioned works by Edvard Grieg – one beloved, one forgotten!  

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.)

On this episode, a complete performance of Franz Schubert’s so-called “two-cello” string quintet – the String Quintet in C Major, D. 956. It’s a piece so sublime that pianist Artur Rubinstein called the second movement “the arrival at the gates of heaven.” We’ll hear three different ensembles bring Schubert’s final work to life, all before capacity houses on Heifetz stages. This Episode’s Playlist   Franz Schubert: Impromptu in E-flat, D. 899 Lynne Mackey, piano Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.06.2020 Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo Borromeo Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello w/ Ralph Kirshbaum, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.09.2019 Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio Yezu Woo, violin | Yeri Roh, violin | Sung Jin Lee, viola | Mo Mo, cello | Zi Wang, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.22.2015 Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: III. Scherzo. Presto – Trio. Andante sostenuto Mark Kaplan, violin | Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Ralph Kirshbaum, cello | Timothy Eddy, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2017 Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: IV. Allegretto Borromeo Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello w/ Ralph Kirshbaum, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.09.2019 Go Deeper Watch the complete livestream of this performance from our Heifetz Rubato Virtual Concert series here.  The legendary Artur Rubinstein discusses Schubert’s quintet, among other things.  View here Violinist Arnold Steinhardt of the Guarneri Quartet has some fascinating insight’s on Schubert’s quintet in this essay called “A Heavenly Length.” Read it here. 

In this episode, Ilya Kaler is the soloist and David Stern the conductor in an epic performance of Bernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s Symposium, a five-movement Violin Concerto with the Heifetz Chamber Orchestra, part of an-all Bernstein program marking the composer’s August 25th birthday and the upcoming Netflix biopic Maestro. This Episode’s Playlist Leonard Bernstein: There’s A Place For Us / I Feel Pretty fr. West Side Story  Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022 Bernstein: Three Meditations from Mass III. Presto Michael Arumainayagam, cello | Stefan Petrov, piano | Carlos Avila, percussion Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.26.2018 Bernstein: Music for Two Pianos  Beilin Han, piano | Dina Vainshtain, piano  Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2018 Bernstein: Piano Trio (1937)  II. Alla Marcia [excerpt] Ilya Kaler, violin | Amit Peled, cello | Alon Goldstein, piano  Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.05.2016 Bernstein: Serenade after Plato’s Symposium I: Phaedrus: Pausanias (Lento: Allegro)  II: Aristophanes (Allegretto)  III: Erixymachus (Presto) IV: Agathon (Adagio)  V: Socrates; Alciabiades (Molto tenuto; Allegro molto vivace) Ilya Kaler, violin | Heifetz Chamber Orchestra | David Stern, conductor  Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.14.2018 Go Deeper There’s a fascinating backstory behind the creation of Bernstein’s Serenade, including its ties to a James M. Cain potboiler by the same title, an abandoned musical that morphed into West Side Story, and Bernstein’s friendship with the dedicatee, violinist Isaac Stern (pictured here at the 1955 recording session with the New York Philharmonic).   Read – and hear – all about it on our real-time-program-notes video here.  Coming to a Bijou near you…”Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between cultural icon Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro, at its core, is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.”  See the trailer Check out more from the excellent and in-depth LeonardBernstein.com website, including the newsletter Prelude, Fugue, & Riffs!

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. 5 Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from Gayane 24 Cellos of Heifetz 2014 Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2014 Georg Friderich Handel: Overture to Giulio Cesare Heifetz Baroque Chamber Orchestra | David Stern, conductor Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2019 Gluck: Mélodie from Orfeo ed Euridice Madison Vest, violin | Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015 Georg Friderich Handel: Sonata in G Minor for Two Cellos in G minor, HWV 393 I. Andante Antonio Lysy, cello | Mo Mo, cello | Coleman Itzkoff, cello continuo | Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichord Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording 07.10.2016 Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy SoHyun Ko, violin | Miki Aoki, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.08.2021 Bohuslav Martinů: Variations on a Theme By Rossini Mo Mo, cello | Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.16.2016 Jules Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs Tommy Mesa, cello | Yoon Lee, piano Virtual Performance, Miami FLA / New York NY Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.29.2020 Henryk Wieniawski: Fantasy on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20 Marina Alba Lopez, violin | Andrew Rosenblum, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 06.25.2023

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 Cantabile II. Allegro vivo Nicholas Wong, cello | Seonmi Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2022 Edward Elgar: La Capricieuse Daniel Rafimayeri, violin | Jessica X. Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2023 Edward Elgar, arr. Julius Klengel: Sospiri, Op. 70 Daniel Rafimayeri, violin | Jessica X. Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz 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, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015 Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 I. Allegro moderato Nicholas Wong, cello | Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2023 William Walton: Viola Concerto III. Allegro moderato Robert Fornos, viola | Tae Kim, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 06.25.2023 Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat major: I. Dolce [excerpt] Geneva Lewis, violin Virtual Performance, Los Angeles CA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.29.2020 Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op. 83 Ching Shan Helen Yu, violin | Andrew Rosenblum, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.21.2023

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, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2018 Rossini: Overture to the Barber of Seville Yoon Lee, Miki Aoki Andrew Rosenblum, piano six-hands First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021 : Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28 No. 2 [excerpt] Lynne Mackey, piano House concert, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.09.2020 Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion Andrew Rosenblum, Yadi Liang piano four-hands Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022 Irene Britton Smith: Passacaglia (1940) Jessica X. Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022 Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Beilin Han, Yoon Lee, piano four-hands Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022 Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor (1932) II. Andante [excerpt] Andrew Rosenblum, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021 Dmitri Shostakovich: Concertino for Two Pianos, Op. 94a Jessica Osborne, piano 1 | Miki Sawada, piano 2 Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 07.17.2022 Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op. 40 Miki Sawada, Jingxuan Zhang, piano 1 | Allison Freeman, Seonmi Lee, piano 2 Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz 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

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 & Fiddle Madison Vest, violin | Anton Smirnoff, piano Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2018 Key, arr. Heifetz: Star-Spangled Banner  Noelle Naito, violin | Clara Kim, violin Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022 Bill Monroe, arr. Mark O’Connor: Gold Rush  Passacaglia Mason, violin |  Clay Hancock, violin Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022 Alasdair Fraser: Valley of the Moon Reel Isabella 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 Me Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin | Beilin Han, piano Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA  Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2022 Gershwin, arr. J. Heifetz:: It Ain’t Necessarily So Ji-Won Song, violin | Carlos Avila, piano Sunspots Pavilion, Staunton, VA Heifetz 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 Spirituals Wynton Grant, violin | Stefan Petrov, piano  Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2016 Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor (1932) Andante Andrew Rosenblum, piano Heifetz Institute recording First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA | 07.21.2021 Copland / Traditional, arr. Nate Sabat: At The River / Shenandoah Angel Azzarra, soprano | The Heifetz Band Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute recording | 08.04.2017 Jessie Montgomery: Strum [excerpt] Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2021  Bernstein, arr. Raimundo Penaforte: West Side Story Suite Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Carlos Avila, piano  Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2016 Sousa, arr. Bruce Dukov: Stars & Stripes Forever Madison Vest, violin | Geneva Lewis, violin Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz 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

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.”

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. 118 II. Allegro furioso Emerson Quartet: Philip Setzer, violin | Eugene Drucker, violin | Larry Dutton, viola | Paul Watkins, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016 Fritz Kreisler: Miniature Viennese March Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin | Beilin Han, piano Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2012 Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522 I. Allegro Carmen Balthrop, soprano (violin 1) | Daniel Heifetz, violin 2 | Anna Drobec, Stephanie Beauparlant, violins | Amanda Wilson, viola | Marie-Michel Beauparlant, cello Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro NH Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2004 Jesse Montgomery: Strum [excerpt] Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2021 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 I. Allegro ma non troppo Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello | w/ Ralph Kirshbaum, cello First Presbyterian Church,, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.09.2019 Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 IV. Vivace, ma non troppo presto Emerson Quartet: Philip Setzer, violin | Eugene Drucker, violin | Larry Dutton, viola | Paul Watkins, cello | w/ Kim Kashkashian, viola Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016 Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt] III. Allegretto scherzando Yezu Woo, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Coleman Itzkoff, cello | Florence Jowers, harmonium Great Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.26.2021 Niccolo Paganini, arr. Sergio Drabkin: Paganissimo! Steve Doane, cello | Antonio Lysy, cello | Rosemary Elliott, cello | David Geber, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2017 Leonard Cohen/Bob Thiele: Hallelujah/What a Wonderful World Amit Peled, cello | Ismael Guerrero, cello | Julia Rosenbaum, cello | Dilshod Narzillaev, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz 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. 

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 1003 II. Andante Kayleigh Kim, violin Staunton Augusta Art Center Gallery Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2021 Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium & Allegro SoHyun Ko, violin | Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.28.2022 Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio in C minor, Op. 55, (“Hommage à Paganini”) Steven Baloue, viola Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.29.2019 Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt] Masha Lakisova, violin | Isaiah Kim, cello | Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.16.2016 Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113 I. Nicht shnell II. Lebhaft Adam Savage, viola | Yoon Lee, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2019 Luigi Boccherini: Cello Sonata in C major, G. 17 I. Allegro Christine J. Lee, cello | Benjamin Doane, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2016 Camille Saint-Saens: Havanaise, Op. 83 Christina Nam, violin | Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2019 Georges Enescu: Aubade [excerpt] Nigel Armstrong, violin | Steven Baloue, viola | Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cello South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022 Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, M. 76 Corina Deng, violin | Yoon Lee, piano Grisham Hall, St. Anne’s Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz 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.

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 1006 I. Preludio Sophie Leung, violin Virtual Performance – Hong Kong, China Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.21.2021 Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy Zachary Brandon, violin | Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2022 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 III. Lied. Allegretto [excerpt] Yezu Woo, violin | Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello | Michel-Alexander Broekaert, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.25.2022 Dvořák: 4 Miniatures, Op. 75A II. Capriccio Audrey Ang,violin | Rosie Chang, violin | Caeli Smith, viola South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2022 Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34 XIV. Vocalise George Wolfe-McGuire, cello | Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2021 Ravel: String Quartet in F Major IV. Vif et agité Rapidan Quartet: Miray Ito, violin | Eunha Kim, violin | Adam Savage, viola | Davis You, cello Staunton Augusta Arts Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.28.2021 Jesse Montgomery: Strum [excerpt] Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2021 Arr. Alasdair Fraser: Stirling Castle Set Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Nicholas Mariscal, cello Colonnade Room, Hotel 24 South, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2015 Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango I. Bordel 1900 Clay Hancock, violin | Robby Brown, guitar Barren Ridge Vineyards, Fishersville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2021 Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 IV. Allegro vivace The Heifetz Band 2017 Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz 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.

Playwright Arthur Miller once said “Mozart is happiness before it has gotten defined.” We’ve got Mozart happy, melancholy and masterful on Heifetz On Air, featuring performances by outstanding Heifetz Institute students and alumni. This Episode’s Playlist Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304 II. Tempo di Menuetto Alina Kobialka, violin | Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.21.2016 Mozart, arr. Jerrold Rubinstein: Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat Major, K. 287 IV. Adagio Itamar Zorman, violin | Alexander Tentser, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2016 Mozart: Duo in B-flat for Violin & Viola, K. 424. I. Adagio [excerpt] Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Andrew Gonzalez, viola Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 05.20.2020 Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat Major for String Trio, K. 563 I. Allegro IV. Andante V. Minuets I & II VI. Allegro Yezu Woo, violin | Laura Liu, viola | Allen Liang, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.09.2023 Beethoven: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen,’ WoO 46 [excerpt] Zlatomir Fung, cello | Rohan De Silva, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2019 Pablo de Sarasate: Fantasy on Mozart’s Magic Flute, Op. 54 Ji-Won Song, violin | Jun Cho, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2017 Go Deeper Joseph Solman’s charming little book Mozartiana is stuffed with “Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.”  The book is a bargain and a fun read.  You can find lots of inexpensive copies here. Mozartiana is better known as the title of one of choreographer George Balanchines’s most celebrated productions, set to the Mozart-inspired suite by the same name by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, or as author Solomon Volkov put it, “the flourishing bow of the Russian composer to the Austrian genius.”  Balanchine choreographed the piece no fewer than three times; the final instance in 1981, in an acclaimed production featuring Suzanne Farrell. Here’s another informative and inexpensive read that also serves as a handy reference for digging deeper into Mozart: Author Paul Roussel’s Mozart, Seen Through 50 Masterpieces – which happens to include two of the works featured on today’s program! More at www.heifetzinstitute.org

“Spanish Steps.” Music and scenes ranging from Andalusia in the south, to Navarra in the north, to the Royal court in Madrid. Works by Luigi Boccherini, Pablo de Sarsate, Joaquin Turina, and more…all played in concert at the Heifetz Institute​. This Episode’s Playlist François Rabbath: Ibérique Péninsulaire Harry Barnett, doublebass Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.06.2022 Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 SoHyun Ko, violin | Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2018 Enrique Granados, arr. Gaspar Cassadó: Intermezzo, fr. Goyescas Mo Mo, cello | Hsin-Ciao Liao, piano Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, RI Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.24.2015 Rodion Shchedrin: In The Style of Albéniz Elmar Oliveira, violin | Lise Keiter, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.15.2016 Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for Solo Cello: III. Intermezzo e Danza Finale [excerpt] Coleman Itzkoff, cello Staunton Augusta Arts Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 3/26/2021 Joaquin Turina: Scène Andalouse, Op. 7 Gilad Karni, viola | Dallas Noble, violin | Luka Sakon, violin | Breanna Lang, viola | Jacqueline Hager, cello | Stefan Petrov, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2018 MUSIC: Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in C Major, K. 513 I. Moderato [excerpt] Mikhail Bukhman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.15.2019 Luigi Boccherini: Introduction & Fandango Yehun Danny Jin, violin | Isabella Gorman, violin | Steven Baloue, viola | Zhihao Wu, cello | Sean Zirpoli, guitar | Robby Brown, guitar Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2019 Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra, Op. 33 Julia Schilz, violin | Christina Nam, violin | Rohan De Silva, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.08.2019 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 “Enrique Granados Had Just Conquered America” – Flushed with the success of his opera Goyescas making a successful debut at the Metropolitan Opera, and being received at the White House by President (and Staunton, VA native) Woodrow Wilson, find out the ill fortune that befall Spanish composer Enrique Granados after his one and only trip to the US. “For much of its recent history, Spain has been a country of conflicting identities; on the one hand a national identity hinging on the concept of Spain as a single country; on the other hand a network of regional identities, many regions of Spain displaying distinct regional characteristics, and even using their own distinct languages.” Check out this A Guide to the Regions of Spain to learn and discover more about the particular characteristics of the each region that shapes their culture – and the music you hear in this episode! More information at heifetzinstitute.org

On this edition, “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Classical favorites revised, reworked, and reimagined for the Heifetz Institute stage. Featuring great works by Gershwin, Dvorak, Manuel de Falla, and even a Beethoven Symphony in unique Heifetz Institute performances.   This Episode’s Playlist Gluck, arr. Kreisler: Mélodie fr. Orfeo ed Euridice Lilya Milcheva, violin | Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.31.2016 Gershwin, arr. Jascha Heifetz: Three Selection from Porgy & Bess A Woman Is a Sometime Thing  Bess You Is My Woman Now It Ain’t Necessarily So Ji-Won Song, violin | Carlos Avila, piano Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2016 Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (arr. viola & piano). I.  Introduction [excerpt] En-Chi Cheng, viola | Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | June 29, 2015 Dvořák, arr. Julia Egan: Silent Woods Andrew Gonzalez, viola | Robby Brown, guitar Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.02.2019 Manuel de Falla, arr. Piatigorsky: Ritual Fire Dance fr. El Amor Brujo Dominic Lee, cello | Zhenni Li-Cohen, piano Monroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2019 Ervin T. Rouse: Orange Blossom Special Pauline Lee, violin Page Terrace, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.14.2018 Paganini: Caprice No. 24 Nicholas Wong, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.05.2022 J.S. Bach: Little Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 934 [excerpt] Peter Blanchette, archguitar | Mané Lareggla, archguitar Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.19.2022 Beethoven, arr. Nicholas Kitchen:  Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 II. Allegretto IV. Allegro con brio Nicholas Kitchen, violin |  | Hannah Cho, violin | Emily Liu, viola | Isabella Bignasca, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2017 Go Deeper Heifetz Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen has become increasingly well-know for his fascinating insights into the music of Ludwig von Beethoven.  Register online to view his May 22 talk, “Nicholas Kitchen Rediscovers Beethoven,” presented by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. “A pop song about the prominent violinists of the day? It seems hard to imagine now. But around 1921 George and Ira Gershwin wrote Mischa, Jascha, Toscha, Sascha, a lighthearted ditty about four great Jewish Russian violinists who were well known at the time: Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Toscha Seidel, and Sascha Jacobsen…”  Explore more about the Jascha Heifetz – Gershwin connection in this excellent post from “The Listener’s Club” by Timothy Judd. “His transcriptions, arrangements and commissioned works have helped shaped the modern cello repertoire. His artistic flare created a rare musical excitement which left an indelible impression on all those who heard him.”  Discover more about the remarkable life and career of the Ukrainian-born cellist (and frequent Jascha Heifetz collaborator!) Gregor Piatagorsky, whose arrangement of Manuel De Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance is featured in this episode More at heifetzinstitute.org

It’s “Voilà Viola” on this episode, celebrating great viola works and the great violists who perform at the Heifetz Institute. Roberto Diaz, Nobuko Imai, students, and alumni artists put the viola front and center in Heifetz performances that have to be heard to be believed. This Episode’s Playlist J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude Andy Park, viola Virtual Performance – Pasadena, CA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.30.2020 Telemann: Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 I. Largo II. Allegro Steven Baloue, viola | Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2021 Niccolo Paganini: Quartet No. 15 in A minor III. Recitativo: Andante sostenuto con sentimento IV. Adagio Cantabile V. Rondo: Allegretto Roberto Díaz, viola | Diana Do Hyung Kim, violin | Mo Mo, cello | Robby Brown, guitar Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2017 Mozart: Duo in B-flat for Violin & Viola, K. 424 [excerpt] I. Adagio Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Andrew Gonzalez, viola Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 05.21.2020 Max Bruch, arr. Emil Ludmány: Romance, Op. 85 (arr. viola + string quartet) Nobuko Imai, viola | Francesca DePasquale, violin | Kae Tanimura, violin | Hsuan-Min Chang, viola | Benjamin Francisco, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.14.2017 Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (arr. viola & piano) I. Introduction [excerpt] En-chi Cheng, viola | Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | June 29, 2015 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Matt Cohen, viola | Carlos Avila, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.30.2017 Go Deeper “One of my greatest triumphs was being the violist of the Vermeer Quartet for five or so years in my early thirties. Every single day taught me so much. Its founder, [Heifetz Institute faculty member] Shmuel Ashkenasi, is a sensational musician and a wonderful person…” Check out Life Lessons, an interview with viola legend Nobuko Imai (featured in this episode) in the English journal The Strad. “By the turn of 19th century, and quite all along Paganini’s life, the guitar was a very trendy instrument, which was particularly en vogue in bourgeoisie and aristocracy in Europe. Check out the fascinting article Niccolò Paganini – The Guitar Behind The Violin about the legendary violin virtuoso’s second-favorite instrument.  Dueling lists: Check out BBC Music magazine’s take on the Twelve Best Pieces Written for Viola, (Hint: One of them is in this playlist!) – and then how eleven top viola professionals rate their favorites in Strings Magazine. Roberto Díaz‘ nomination? “It’s the one I’m playing!’ as Slava [Mstislav Rostropovich] used to say.” More at heifetzinstitute.org