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: 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!
Heifetz On Air: Bach Around The Clock
From sunup to sundown, every middle of March we celebrate the glorious music of Johann Sebastian Bach in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. This episode features highlights from Bach Around the Clock-...