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Heifetz Hootenanny I – Heifetz 2023 Festival of Concerts
June 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Our informal Saturday series that features Heifetz students, staff, and special guests on one-of-a-kind multi-genre mashups. On any night you might hear bluegrass picking, Broadway belting, folk fiddling, or rollicking rhythm and blues—fueled by local craft brews and food trucks—all under the supersized Heifetz tent.
Enjoy offerings from Island Wheels food truck available for purchase
TICKET INFORMATION
– $15 General Admission Seating
– $5 student tickets
– Free Admission for children 12 and under
– ADA Accessible seating available
– Please email tickets@heifetzinstitute.org to inquire about group rates
VENUE & DIRECTIONS
Page Terrace (outside Grafton Library) @ Mary Baldwin University 201 E. Frederick Street Staunton, VA
Free parking available both at MBU lots and on East Frederick Street (see a campus map here)
ABOUT NAHAR ELIAZ
18-year old Israeli cellist and two-time Heifetz Institute attendee Nahar Eliaz has distinguished herself as an internationally acclaimed award-winning performer, earning more than a dozen First Prize awards in international competitions since 2019. Her success has led to concerts at venues such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in the US, the Barcelona Arts Center in Spain, the Beethovenhaus in Germany, and the Musikverein and Mozarthaus in Austria. Following a personal invitation from Itzhak Perlman, Nahar was featured at the 2018 gala event for the Israeli Prime Minister.
As a soloist, Nahar has appeared with orchestras in Israel and around the world, as well as in recitals in music festivals and events in Europe and the USA. Nahar was chosen to be a part of the New York Festival of Strings, participating in the traditional Carnegie Hall concerts in New York in December of 2023.
Nahar is a winner of several awards from the America-Israel Cultura Foundation, receiving scholarships for 7 consecutive years. She has also received awards from the Zefunot Culture Foundation, and the Ronen Foundation. She is the recipient of a Dean's Scholarship at the New England Conservatory, where she studies with teachers (and Heifetz faculty members) Laurence Lesser and Yeesun Kim.
Nahar performs on a Galiano cello from 1760.
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