"For composers and musicians, this remarkable piece of music has proved irresistible, providing solace and giving strength even when the future seems lost." – BBC In the words of Heifetz Institute Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen, "I cannot think of another work...

“The Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon soundtrack is every bit as big a masterpiece as the film from which it comes.” ( – Kevin Lynch, Capital Times). Composer Tan Dun had only two weeks to dream up the entire score.

Grieg’s miniature masterpiece is performed ‘midst the masterworks hanging in the collection of the renowned Kreeger Museum of Art in Washington, DC, a frequent Heifetz on Tour destination.

Our latest Video of the Week features one of the most extraordinary movements in all of Beethoven’s string quartets…the “Cavatina” from the String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130., which ends with the Grosse Fuge…

Hector Berlioz gave us the Symphonie Fantastique, with its spooky “Witches Sabbath” movement; today’s Video of the Week (just in time for Hallowe’en), is the terrifyingly difficult Scherzo Fantastique,…

The Viola Sonata Op. 120 No. 1 by Johannes Brahms is today a staple of the viola repertoire, though in fact it was the brilliance of a 19th-century clarinetist that spurred its creation. Hear it in the hands of violist Jacob Shin…

A performance for our times: No partner – no problem! #Heifet2020 student Kayleigh Kim steps up to the plate to play both parts of a dazzling duo at Washington Nationals parks. See it to believe it!

One of the few in-person collaborations from the Heifetz 2020: An energetic performance of Mozart’s Duo in B-flat major for Violin & Viola, K. 424 by Heifetz alums violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and violist Andrew Gonzalez .

Our Video of the Week features a bravura piece for cello and piano by the prolific 20th century Czech composer Bohuslav Jan Martinů, performed by #Heifetz2020 student Boubacar Diallo and pianist Yoon Lee..

"Treat the recording studio as a laboratory for conceptual thinking — rather than as a mere tool." – Record Producer Brian Eno From the outset of #VirtualHeifetz2020, we were determined to put together performances by chamber ensembles. But we weren't sure whether the...