Heifetz On Air
The Heifetz Institute's Weekly Radio Show & Podcast
Heifetz 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: Play It Forward, Again
Looking ahead to a mini-tour and full-length 2025 season, this episode featuring four outstanding Heifetz alums - all returning on full scholarships to Heifetz 2025. Featuring fiddle tunes, ballet...
Heifetz on Air: Strings for Spring
We're celebrating the spring season with works for strings that literally spring off the page…blooming with the exuberance and optimism of springtime. Including an early Mozart concerto, a bubbly...
Heifetz On Air: Schumannia!
On this program, it's an hour long-exploration into the emotional worlds of both Robert and Clara Schumann. The title is also a nod to Robert Schumann’s manic personality; the wild mood swings that...
Heifetz On Air: MORE Bach Around The Clock
Host Benjamin Roe shares some brand-new performances from the annual Bach birthday marathon from Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Virginia. Featuring Intimate solo works, grand cantatas, as well...
Heifetz On Air: The Romantic Generation
Borrowing our title from the landmark book by Charles Rosen, this episode celebrates the major composers of the so-called Romantic Generation, brought to life in HeifetzLand. Featuring works by...
Heifetz On Air: Coachings & Collaborations
In this episode, we’re all about coachings - Heifetz teachers raising up our talented youngsters - and collaborations…when the senior students get to share the stage with our world-famous faculty...
Heifetz On Air: Left Out, Crossed Over, and Baroque-n
On this program, we raid the Heifetz Holiday vault to cook up a fresh program chock full of celebratory treats. It's a collection of sweet and savory selections to round out the holiday season. ...
Heifetz On Air: The Heifetz Holiday Homecoming
It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season. On this program, i’s the “Heifetz...
Heifetz On Air: Pyrotechnics!
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: Trio Con Brio!
Trio con Brio! Music made three at a time from the Heifetz stages, including some charmers by Leonard Bernstein and Zoltán Kodály, a Heifetz student’s tribute to her teacher, and capped off by...
Heifetz On Air: The Easy Winners
Borrowing the title of a Scott Joplin rag, this week's episode, "The Easy Winners," features the hard work and riveting performances by Heifetz alums that led them to make it all look so easy on the...
Heifetz On Air: Soldiers of Music
The challenge of making music in troubled times: Legendary violist Atar Arad models the way in a commanding performance of a masterwork by Brahms, the Emerson Quartet plays Shostakovich, a poignant...