Heifetz On Air
The Heifetz Institute's New Radio Show
The Heifetz Institute is coming to your radio! We’re delighted to announce a new partnership with WTJU – the radio voice of the University of Virginia – to produce Heifetz On Air, airing Sundays 6 – 7 p.m. on 91.1 FM and streaming at WTJU.net and CharlottesvilleClassical.org.
Heifetz On Air is hosted by veteran public broadcast (and Heifetz President & CEO) Benjamin K. Roe.
Each week, Heifetz On Air will present captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty — recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU’s Charlottesville studios. The show is hosted by Benjamin K. Roe, president and CEO of Heifetz Institute and longtime veteran of public radio classical programming. “WTJU’s partnership with Heifetz is a tremendous opportunity to share world class classical performances with listeners in Central Virginia and beyond,” said Nathan Moore, WTJU General Manager. “I’ll be honest, each time Heifetz students record at WTJU’s stage, I stop what I’m doing and watch the performance. The music is captivating.”
In the coming months, WTJU will also begin distributing “Heifetz On Air” as a podcast at VirginiaAudio.org and as a syndicated public radio show through PRX.org, the Public Radio Exchange. WTJU 91.1 FM has been part of the University of Virginia since its first broadcast in 1957.
Episodes
Heifetz On Air: Play It Forward!
Swallows to Capistrano, pilgrims to Mecca, and great young string players to Staunton…we’re setting up for a great summer to come at the Heifetz Institute that will include no fewer than 53 concerts...
Heifetz On Air: Amadeus
Playwright Arthur Miller once said “Mozart is happiness before it has gotten defined.” We’ve got Mozart happy, melancholy and masterful on the next Heifetz On Air, featuring performances by...
Heifetz On Air: Spanish Steps
“Spanish Steps.” Music and scenes ranging from Andalusia in the south, to Navarra in the north, to the Royal court in Madrid. Works by Luigi Boccherini, Pablo de Sarsate, Joaquin Turina, and...
Heifetz On Air: It Ain’t Necessarily So!
On this edition, “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Classical favorites revised, reworked, and reimagined for the Heifetz Institute stage. Featuring great works by Gershwin, Dvorak, Manuel de Falla, and...
Heifetz On Air: Voilà Viola!
It's "Voilà Viola" on this episode, celebrating great viola works and the great violists who perform at the Heifetz Institute. Roberto Diaz, Nobuko Imai, students, and alumni artists put the viola...
Heifetz On Air: Quartetto
This episode features a survey of the sounds of string quartets and other foursomes, captured in concert on the Heifetz stage. Capped off by a performance of the Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor from...
Heifetz On Air: Mendelssohn’s “Ottetto”
Two of Felix Mendelssohn’s most beloved works – both written when he was a teenager – are featured in this episode, including the original 1825 edition of the marvelous “Ottetto.”
Heifetz On Air: April in Paris
It’s “April in Paris” on this edition, featuring compositions with the sounds and sensibilities of the City of Light, including violin showpieces, a scintillating Debussy quartet, frenetic Jean...
Heifetz On Air: Rites of Spring
Spring is in the air on this episode of Heifetz On Air. Images, incidents, and accidents of springtime will all come to bloom, including an all-time favorite from Vivaldi freshened up by violinist...
Heifetz On Air: Heifetz Hear & Now
On this episode of Heifetz on Air, it’s Heifetz Hear and Now, featuring the performers - and performances - of our new concert series that unites Heifetz faculty greats in solo and chamber settings...
Heifetz On Air: Cellobration!
On this episode of Heifetz on Air, it’s a Cellobration! Celebrating the cello teachers and players at the Heifetz Institute, in ones, twos, threes, fours, and more!This Episode's Playlist Francis...
Heifetz On Air: Mystics, Mothers, & Muses
For Women’s History Month, Heifetz On Air celebrates those who today would be called the “influencers”—the female figures who have inspired, shaped, and created landmark works of Western music, from Mozart’s time to our own!