We kick off 2023 with a debut program that looks ahead to some milestones and new arrivals to the Heifetz Institute in the New Year, as well as celebrating the artistry of the students, alumni, and outstanding faculty who visit the Heifetz International Music Institute year after year. You’ll hear performances of works by Rachmaninoff (whose 150th birth anniversary is coming up in 2023), Vivaldi, Beethoven, and the Scottish duo of Fraser & Haas, tapped to be resident artists at Heifetz 2023.
This Episode’s Playlist
BACH: Sinfonia [Preludio] From Cantata BWV 29
Nicholas Kitchen, violin solo
Pegasus Quartet:
Minji Lee, Maya Buchanan, violins | Gene Hotta, viola | Joan Herget, cello
First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA | 07.04.2021
VIVALDI: Trio Sonata No. 12 in D Minor, RV 63 (Variations on La Folia)
Shannon Lee, violin | Angela Sin Ying Chang, violin
Guy Fishman, cello | Florence Jowers, portative organ | Peter Blanchette, archguitar
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA | 07.08.2022
Arr. Fraser & Hass: Shetland Set
Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Zhihao Wu, cello
Blackfriars Playhouse. American Shakespeare Center Staunton, VA | 12.10.2018
RACHMANINOFF: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
Andrew Gonzalez, viola | Carlos Avila, piano
Francis Auditorium Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA | 07.16.2016
SHOSTAKOVICH, arr. Dmitri Tsyganov: Four Preludes, Op. 34
No. 10 in C-sharp minor
No. 15 In D-Flat Major
No. 16 In B-Flat Major
No. 24 In D Minor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op. 34
Ilya Kaler, violin | Beilin Han, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA | 07.05.2019
KARL DAVYDOFF: At The Fountain
Zlatomir Fung, cello | Stefan Petrov, piano
Francis Auditorium Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA | 08.07.2016
BEETHOVEN: Serenade in D Major, Op. 8
IV. Allegretto alla Polacca (excerpt)
Carlos Rafael Martinez Arroyo, violin | Joseph Skerik, viola | Serge Kalinovsky, cello
WTJU Studios, Charlottesville, VA | 10.27.2022
Go Deeper
Learn why Alasdair Fraser has been called “The Michael Jordan of Scottish Fiddling,” and how the Scottish fiddler came to team up with the California cellist Natalie Haas. The groundbreaking duo will be in residence at the 2023 Heifetz Festival of Concert
Marking the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birthday is the Philadelphia Orchestra’s own kind of Super Bowl. Find out about the composer’s unique Philly connection.
The renowned Heifetz faculty violinist Ilya Kaler joins our Heifetz Ensemble in Residence in our inagural season of the Heifetz Hear & Now series. Tickets and information.