Heifetz On Air
The Heifetz Institute's Weekly Radio Show & PodcastHeifetz On Air is hosted by veteran public broadcast (and Heifetz President & CEO) Benjamin K. Roe.
Each week, Heifetz On Air presents captivating performances by students, faculty, and alumni of the renowned Heifetz International Music Institute, located in the Staunton, VA. The program is hosted by Benjamin K. Roe, President and CEO of the Heifetz Institute, and a Peabody Award-winning public media veteran. The Heifetz Institute is distinguished by its intensive six-week summer program, which assembles the most promising young musicians from across the globe to study and perform under the tutelage of the premier pedagogues in the field, led by Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo String Quartet. Each episode of Heifetz on Air focuses on a particular theme, composer, or style, and explores the boundaries of both familiar masterworks and underrepresented repertoire through the dazzling solo performances and inspiring chamber music collaborations captured live on the Heifetz stage. Heifetz On Air is produced in partnership with NPR station WTJU, Charlottesville, VA, and distributed via PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.
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Episodes
Heifetz On Air: Virtuosi!
On this episode, Virtuosi! We’ve got a dizzying array of devilishly difficult works meant to test the mettle of even our most accomplished young artists. Featuring Paganini Caprices, bravura...
Heifetz On Air: Different Places, Distinct Spaces
This episode features memorable performances by Heifetz players in unusual venues both around town and on the road, ...including a New England meeting house, a Civil War ballroom, a Virginia...
Heifetz On Air: Bravo Borromeo!
An hour of memorable string quartet performances featuring the Borromeo Quartet, the Heifetz Institute’s Ensemble in Residence. The group, led by first violinist and Artistic Director Nicholas...
Heifetz On Air: Remembering Antonio Lysy
A tribute in words and music to the revered Heifetz Institute cellist and teacher Antonio Lysy, whose untimely death at the age of 60 shocked the music world. Featuring performances of works by...
Heifetz On Air: The Love Connection
Romance is in the air with some heart-strung melodies from Johannes Brahms, Edward Elgar, Josef Suk, and more. And we’ll also mark Valentine’s Day *and* the Lunar New Year with the touching Chinese...
Heifetz On Air: December Treasures
An excerpt for the final episode of the inaugural year of Heifetz on Air - "December Treasures," a program of great musical moments from the Heifetz Holiday Tour, chock-a-block with original...
Heifetz On Air: Heifetz for The Holidays
Happy Holidays! This episode features Heifetz faculty, alums, and special guests perform beloved carols, Baroque gems, and custom arrangements of holiday classics, played in Heifetz Holiday Tour...
Heifetz On Air: Beethoven & Sibelius
On this episode we feature the works of Jean Sibelius & Ludwig van Beethoven… musical titans from different centuries, but both known by their groundbreakingly original and powerful music. AND...
Heifetz On Air: Winter Dreams
December is here, and with it the nip in the air and the frost in the fields. On this episode we’ll explore some of the best music for the coldest time of year…a wintry mix of works by Vivaldi,...
Heifetz On Air: Thanks and Prayers
As we head into Thanksgiving and the holiday season, we bring you a program of thanks and contemplation, with works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Ernest Bloch, and American composers Samuel...
Heifetz On Air: Fantasies & Fairy Tales
Now who doesn’t like a good fairy tale…filled with maidens, monsters, magicians, and let’s not forget evil stepmothers and murderous fathers in law? Composers certainly do, as we’ll hear on today’s...
Heifetz On Air: Mostly Mendelssohn
This episode features some of the great works by the “Renaissance Man of the Romantic Generation,” Felix Mendelssohn, including the shimmering Octet, a brooding String Quartet, and a pair of piano...