Our popular Free Friday series will be back this summer at the Staunton Augusta Art Center. Enjoy thrilling solo and chamber music performances surrounded by the inspiring art in the Center’s main gallery in historic downtown Staunton.
Sponsored by the R. R. Smith Center
TICKET INFORMATION
– Free Admission – no reservations necessary (seating is limited so please arrive early to ensure admission)
– ADA Accessible seating available
VENUE & DIRECTIONS
Staunton Augusta Art Center 20 S. New Street Staunton, VA
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Institute’s youngest performers, aged 7–14, now dazzle on the Heifetz main stage of Francis Auditorium.
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.
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.