Heifetz on Air

About Heifetz on Air

Each week, Heifetz On Air presents captivating performances by students, faculty, and alumni of the renowned Heifetz International Music Institute, located in the Staunton, VA. The program is hosted by Benjamin K. Roe, President and CEO of the Heifetz Institute, and a Peabody Award-winning public media veteran. The Heifetz Institute is distinguished by its intensive six-week summer program, which assembles the most promising young musicians from across the globe to study and perform under the tutelage of the premier pedagogues in the field, led by Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo String Quartet. Each episode of Heifetz on Air focuses on a particular theme, composer, or style, and explores the boundaries of both familiar masterworks and underrepresented repertoire through the dazzling solo performances and inspiring chamber music collaborations captured live on the Heifetz stage. Heifetz On Air is produced in partnership with NPR station WTJU, Charlottesville, VA, and distributed via PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

Publisher

Heifetz Institute

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jan 2023

Latest episode

31 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

67 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Dec 2025

   Episode 152: Heifetz for the Holidays

   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 DancesI. LiebesfreudClark Snavely, violin; Yandi Chen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 arr. Nicholas Kitchen: World Holiday SongsI. 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, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Nicholas Kitchen: Suite for Viola & Small OrchestraII. Carol. Andante con motoIII. Christmas Dance. AllegroJiwon Kim, solo viola; Clark Snavely, violin; Nicholas Kitchen, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Anon: Greensleeves to a Ground [excerpt]Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Coleman Itzkoff, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13I. Allegro MoltoClark Snavely, violin; Yandi Chen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2026 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19III. AndanteHun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025 Niccolò Paganini arr. Fritz Kreisler, arr. William Primrose: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 7III. La CampanellaJiwon Kim, viola; Yandi Chen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2026 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: December, fr. The Seasons, Op. 37 [excerpt]Stefan Petrov, pianoLinehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MDHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017 Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Tempo I - Presto, non troppoNicholas Kitchen, violin; Clark Snavely, violin; Jiwon Kim, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

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   16 Oct 2025

   Episode 142: Heifetz in Harrisonburg

   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. 28II. Intermezzo. Polo allegretto e graziosoCarson Ling-Efrid, celloForbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025 Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C MajorIII. Allegro moltoNicholas Wong, cello; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, pianoForbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2025 Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No.1III. Andante Espressivo ma con moto [excerpt]Rachell Wong, violin; Shuxiang Yang, violin; Stephanie Block, viola; Ben Fried, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2016 Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77II. AdagioRuna Matsushita, violin; Rohan De Silva, pianoForbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025 Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73II. Moderato con motoIII. Allegro non troppoMerrimack Quartet: Lily Sullivan, violin; Josie Kelleher, violin; Jane Morrison, viola; Anni Tian, celloForbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19III. AndantePrestin Kim, cello; Seonmi Lee, pianoForbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.27.2025 Leonard Bernstein: Trio (1937)II. Tempo di Marcia [excerpt]Tempest Trio: Ilya Kaler, violin; Amit Peled, cello; Alon Goldstein, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 09.05.2016 Maurice Ravel: TziganeHaesung Nam, violin; Beilin Han, pianoForbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025

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   24 Sept 2025

   Episode 140: The Junior Jubilee

   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. 384I. Allegro moltoSophie Ko, violin (7); Minji Lee, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2025 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 168IV. AllegroOphelia Quartet: Victoria Zhang, violin (9); Florence Lau, violin (11); Olivia Hsu, viola (9); Chelsea Jang, cello (10)Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025 Niccolo Paganini: Moses FantasiaKeruixi Ma, cello (11); Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz 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, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 04.16.2016 Traditional, arr. Zili Li: Fisherman’s Harvest SongHenna Lam, violin (14); Jeremiah Padilla, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19III. AndanteLyra Song, cello (11); Elizabeth Hill, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2025 Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22III. Allegro con fuoco – Allegro moderato (à la Zingara)Graham Schaub, violin (14); Hsiao-Ying Lin, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025 Aleksander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D majorIII. Notturno [excerpt]Illyrian Quartet: Rino Ohashi, violin; Hugo Lin, violin; Maddie Yan, viola; Naomi Aires, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025 Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26II. AdagioIII. Allegro energicoChristopher Yun, violin (12); Minji Lee, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2025

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