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Heifetz International Music Institute
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Communicate. Engage. Inspire.

Heifetz International Music Institute
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Redefining the Concert Experience

Our mission is to enable musicians to convey the emotion of music, explore their creative potential, and express their individuality.

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Announcing the Heifetz 2021 Season

The 2024 Festival of Concerts

50+ concerts of vital, compelling music-making in the unique Heifetz style  in venues across Staunton and throughout the Shenandoah Valley.

Announcing the Heifetz 2021 Season

 Meet the Students of #Heifetz2024

The most promising young violinists, violists, and cellists from fifteen countries around the globe will come to Staunton, VA to study and perform as part of the Institute’s 28th annual summer program

Choch Full O' Bach

Heifetz On Air

Hosted weekly by President & CEO Ben Roe, Heifetz On Air will present captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty—recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU’s Charlottesville studios.

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Remembering Antonio Lysy

The Heifetz Institute joins the worldwide music community in mourning the loss of the cellist and pedagogue Antonio Lysy, who passed away after a brief and sudden illness. "Tonino," as he was known to his friends and colleagues, aimed to showcase the versatility of...

Heifetz 2024: How We Began – and Where We’ll Land!

  We're coming down to the final day of #Heifetz2024! We're sending off the season in signature style this Saturday, with two Junior Division showcases, (at 11 AM and 2 PM Eastern), and then in the evening with our Grand Finale & Farewell Toast.  So it's...

The Week Six Challenge Is Here!

  After 1,469 private lessons, 89 studio classes, 479 chamber music coachings, 182 Performance & Communication classes, a dozen outreach performances, and 47 spine-tingling concerts...our #Heifetz2024 season is down to its final week—and we need your help! In...

Heifetz Institute presents the 2024 Festival of Concerts

SEE THE FULL PRESS RELEASE The sounds of strings will once again fill the summer air in historic downtown Staunton Virginia, as the Heifetz International Music Institute returns for its 28th season with an ambitious 57-concert lineup for its 2024 Festival of Concerts....

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