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Heifetz Hear & Now 2023-24: Paul Neubauer (The Heifetz Holiday Homecoming)
December 15, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Heifetz Institute presents Hear & Now – a chamber music concert series at Mary Baldwin University’s Francis Auditorium in Staunton, Virginia. This holiday edition features legendary violist Paul Neubauer performing alongside the Heifetz Ensemble in Residence— Julia Angelov, violin; Jihyun Baik, violin; Jane Taerim Kim, viola; and Rachel Taylor, cello. They’ll perform favorites of the season along with glittering solo works, chamber masterworks, and some special Yuletide treats for listeners of all faiths, including the premiere of four new commissioned arrangements of beloved classics by Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Vaughn Williams. You won’t want to miss the dazzling virtuosity and poignant passion of these young performers, whose music will help to make the holidays glow a bit brighter. Hallelujah!
6:30PM Pre-concert Conversation | 7:30PM Concert
Complimentary coffee served at intermission courtesy of Crucible Coffee
Artist Meet & Greet Reception immediately following the performance – Light seasonal refreshments sponsored by Accordia
VENUE & DIRECTIONS
Francis Auditorium @ Mary Baldwin University 227 E. Frederick Street Staunton, VA
Free parking available both at MBU lots and on East Frederick Street (see a campus map here)
TICKETS
Series Pass: $125* – Buy Now
Individual Tickets: $25 – Buy Now
Free Admission for MBU Students
$5 tickets for all other students (must register in advance & present valid student ID at the door)
Free Admission for Children 12 and under
*Series Pass Holders may attend exclusive behind-the-scenes extras for the series, including a “Manuscripts, Music, & Creativity” session with the Borromeo Quartet, featuring an open rehearsal and discussion of the concert program.
Groups welcome – please email tickets@heifetzinstitute.org to inquire about group rates.
PAUL NEUBAUER
Violist Paul Neubauer’s exceptional musicality and effortless playing led the New York Times to call him “a master musician.” He recently made his Chicago Symphony subscription debut with conductor Riccardo Muti as well as his Mariinsky Orchestra debut at the White Nights Festival. He also gave the U.S. Premiere of the newly discovered Impromptu for viola and piano by Shostakovich with pianist Wu Han. In addition, his recording of the Aaron Kernis Viola Concerto with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, was released on Signum Records and his recording of the complete viola and piano music by Ernest Bloch with pianist Margo Garrett was released on Delos. Appointed principal violist of the New York Philharmonic at age 21, he has appeared as soloist with over 100 orchestras including the New York, Los Angeles, and Helsinki philharmonics; National, St. Louis, Detroit, Dallas, San Francisco, and Bournemouth symphonies; and Santa Cecilia, English Chamber, and Beethovenhalle orchestras. He has premiered viola concertos by Bartók (revised version of the Viola Concerto), Friedman, Glière, Jacob, Kernis, Lazarof, Müller-Siemens, Ott, Penderecki, Picker, Suter, and Tower and has been featured on CBS’s Sunday Morning, A Prairie Home Companion, and in Strad, Strings, and People magazines. A two-time Grammy nominee, he has recorded on numerous labels including Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, RCA Red Seal, and Sony Classical. Mr. Neubauer is the artistic director of the Mostly Music series in New Jersey and is on the faculty of The Juilliard School and Mannes College. LEARN MORE
HEIFETZ ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE
Julia Angelov
Violin
Jihyun Baik
Violin
Jane Taerim Kim
Viola
Joseph Skerik
Viola
Rachel Taylor
Cello
This concert is sponsored by:
