The renowned faculty of the Heifetz Institute dazzle in solo and chamber settings with great colleagues. “Sounds of the Celebrity Series,” features performances by the Emerson and Borromeo Quartets, violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi, and founder Daniel Heifetz.
This Episode’s Playlist
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat, Op. 118
II. Allegro furioso
Emerson Quartet:
Philip Setzer, violin
Eugene Drucker, violin
Larry Dutton, viola
Paul Watkins, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016
Fritz Kreisler: Miniature Viennese March
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin
Beilin Han, piano
Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2012
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522
I. Allegro
Carmen Balthrop, soprano (violin 1)
Daniel Heifetz, violin 2
Anna Drobec, Stephanie Beauparlant, violins;
Amanda Wilson, viola,
Marie-Michel Beauparlant, cello
Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro NH
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2004
Jesse Montgomery: Strum [excerpt]
Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Mai Motobuchi, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello
First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2021
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Borromeo String Quartet:
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Mai Motobuchi, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello
w/Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
First Presbyterian Church,, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.09.2019
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
IV. Vivace, ma non troppo presto
Emerson Quartet:
Philip Setzer, violin
Eugene Drucker, violin
Larry Dutton, viola
Paul Watkins, cello
w/ Kim Kashkashian, viola
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.08.2016
Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt]
III. Allegretto scherzando
Yezu Woo, violin
Julia Angelov, violin
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
Florence Jowers, harmonium
Great Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.26.2021
Niccolo Paganini, arr. Sergio Drabkin: Paganissimo!
Steve Doane, cello
Antonio Lysy, cello
Rosemary Elliott, cello
David Geber, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2017
Leonard Cohen/Bob Thiele: Hallelujah/What a Wonderful World
Amit Peled, cello
Ismael Guerrero, cello
Julia Rosenbaum, cello
Dilshod Narzillaev, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2017
Go Deeper
There’s something new for our faculty Celebrity Series concerts for 2023: We have moved the start time back to 7:30 pm (consistent with all our other evening programs), and the concerts will now be full performances with intermission. Join us every Friday for a reception beforehand “Under the big Heifetz Tent.” Tickets & Info
The late Soprano Carmen Balthrop was a vital force in the formation of the Heifetz Institute. Founder Daniel Heifetz recalls: “Soon after founding the Heifetz Institute I asked Carmen to bring her creative and inspiring sensibilities to our teaching. She loved the vision of the Institute and, early on, worked with me in helping to establish the Heifetz Performance and Communication Training method. Read Daniel and Janne Heifetz’ personal tribute to Carmen Balthrop here.
The Celebrity Series concerts – where Heifetz faculty members have the opportunity to display their world-renowned artistry – have been part and parcel of the Institute from its earliest days under Founder Daniel Heifetz. Read a timeline of Heifetz history here.