2025 Festival of Concerts
June 26 - August 2
The Heifetz Festival of Concerts returns for its 29th Anniversary Season in Summer 2025 from June 26—August 2!
Read the season announcement here!
The diverse and ambitious set of concerts will feature our renowned faculty, special guests, and of course, our world class students. You can expect a robust schedule of 50+ concerts of vital, compelling music-making in the unique Heifetz style, from the flagship Stars of Tomorrow to the masterful Celebrity Series and Sunday Matinees, presented in venues across Staunton and throughout the Shenandoah Valley.
Admission is free to ALL EVENTS for children 12 and under – bring the whole family!
SEASON & SERIES PASSES
2025 Season Passes: starting at $360
($750+ overall value)
Limited quantity available
Save 40% off regular ticket prices access to all ticketed shows! Select your preferred seat and enjoy the enjoy the convenience of guaranteed reserved seating at every concert. Passes are fully transferable—share with family, friends, or out-of-town guests when you can’t attend.
Please note that since we are presenting four concerts in Harrisonburg a bit further afield than usual, we are offering two different season pass options:
25 Festival of Concerts Season Pass(A): Staunton ($360) – does not include the four concerts at the Forbes Center
25 Festival of Concerts Season Pass(B): Shenandoah ($400) – includes the four concerts at the Forbes Center
2025 Celebrity Series Pass: $200 (6 concerts)
($240 overall value)
Limited quantity available
Experience the world-renowned artistry of our virtuosic Heifetz Institute faculty members in these carefully conceived programs showcasing top performers in the concert music world.
2025 Sunday Matinee at the Forbes Center: $75 (4 concerts)
($100 overall value)
Limited quantity available
Our popular Sunday series will be presented at the Forbes Center for the first time, featuring Heifetz students, faculty, alumni, and special guests in invariably memorable performances tailored for summer afternoons—with pride of place given to the members of our Heifetz Chamber Music Seminar in full performances of chamber music masterworks.
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Four returning Heifetz 2025 students join faculty pianist Andrew Rosenblum for an intimate evening previewing the 2025 Festival of Concerts. Featuring dazzling solo works, captivating sonatas, and the crown jewel of the evening—Dvořák’s radiant Piano Quintet No. 2. |
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Four returning Heifetz 2025 students join faculty pianist Andrew Rosenblum for an intimate evening previewing the 2025 Festival of Concerts. Featuring dazzling solo works, captivating sonatas, and the crown jewel of the evening—Dvořák’s radiant Piano Quintet No. 2. |
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A compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers. |
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Our free Friday afternoon matinees are back at the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse with thrilling solo and chamber music performances in this iconic venue in historic downtown Staunton. 
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Our Friday night concerts featuring the star-studded Heifetz Institute faculty. The complimentary pre-concert “Heifetz Happy Hour”—offering the finest regional wine, beer, and other light refreshments—moves indoors in 2025 to the air-conditioned comfort of Pearce Science Center. |
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The Institute’s youngest performers, aged 7–14, now dazzle on the Heifetz main stage of Francis Auditorium. |
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Our popular Sunday series comes to JMU's renowned Forbes Center for the first time! Featuring Heifetz students, faculty, alumni, and special guests , with pride of place given to the members of our Heifetz Chamber Music Seminar in full performances of chamber music masterworks. |
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A compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers. |
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A compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers. |
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The Institute’s youngest performers, aged 7–14, now dazzle on the Heifetz main stage of Francis Auditorium. |
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A compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers. 
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The Heifetz Institute presents a free concert of solo and chamber music featuring exceptional students from its 2025 summer program as part of Staunton Library's Little Lunch Music |
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Our free Friday afternoon matinee presented at Central United Methodist Church in historic downtown Staunton.
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Our Friday night concerts featuring the star-studded Heifetz Institute faculty. The complimentary pre-concert “Heifetz Happy Hour”—offering the finest regional wine, beer, and other light refreshments—moves indoors in 2025 to the air-conditioned comfort of Pearce Science Center. |
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The Institute’s youngest performers, aged 7–14, now dazzle on the Heifetz main stage of Francis Auditorium. 
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Celebrate the holiday with some fine fiddling and other music fit for the Glorious Fourth! Our Heifetz musicians head over the mountain to Charlottesville for a free, patriotic picnic concert at the historic home of James Monroe. 
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The Institute’s youngest performers, aged 7–14, now dazzle on the Heifetz main stage of Francis Auditorium. |
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Featuring Heifetz students, faculty, alumni, and special guests , with pride of place given to the members of our Heifetz Chamber Music Seminar in full performances of chamber music masterworks. |