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Heifetz 2026 Faculty
Discover the extraordinary string and piano faculty who will guide our students through lessons, coachings, and chamber music collaborations during the Heifetz 2026 season. Explore their studios and meet the artists inspiring the next generation.
2026 Summer Program
Learn about our transformative six-week summer experience where exceptional young musicians develop their artistry, communication, and performance skills. Explore program details, audition requirements, and application information.
Festival of Concerts
The Heifetz Festival of Concerts returns for its 30th Anniversary Season in Summer 2026 from June 25—August 1! 50+ concerts of vital, compelling music-making in the unique Heifetz style feauturing renowned faculty, special guests, and world class students.
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Celebrity Series III—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesOur Friday night concerts are a showcase for dazzling performances by the world-renowned Heifetz faculty, preceded as always by the complimentary Heifetz Happy Hour, featuring regional wines, craft beers, and light refreshments.
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Junior Division Showcase VI—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesCome be dazzled by the artistry of the Institute’s youngest performers, aged 9–14, as they showcase their talents on the Heifetz main stage!
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Junior Division Showcase VII—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesCome be dazzled by the artistry of the Institute’s youngest performers, aged 9–14, as they showcase their talents on the Heifetz main stage!
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PianoPalooza!—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesThe one night a summer that we reserve for our outstanding faculty pianists! They get an evening of their own to display their keyboard wizardry in an evening of multi-handed piano pyrotechnics.
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Sunday Matinee III—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedThe Forbes Center at James Madison University 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United StatesOur Sunday series features Heifetz students, faculty, alumni, and special guests in invariably memorable performances tailored for summer afternoons.
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Stars of Tomorrow VIII—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesA compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers.
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Stars of Tomorrow IX—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesA compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers.
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Heifetz at 30: A Look Back & A Step Ahead—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesA special evening with Heifetz Founder Daniel Heifetz and other special guests, followed by a special performance by the Heifetz Institute's Ensemble in Residence Borromeo Quartet, led by current Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen.
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Stars of Tomorrow X—2026 Festival of Concerts
FeaturedFrancis Auditorium 227 East Frederick Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesA compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers.
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#OnThisDay: July 10, 2016
From an outdoor recording on July 10, 2016: Rachell Wong and Shuxiang Yang, violins; Stephanie Block, viola: and Bennie Fried, cello greet the dawn in Betsy Bell Wilderness Park in Staunton VA with a one-of-a-kind performance of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s experimental piece “Set Sail For the Sun,” which comes from his collection titled “From the Seven Days.”
#OnThisDay: July 9, 2025
Welcome to Heifetz 2026! This summer, as we celebrate three decades of transformative education, extraordinary artistry, and the community that has made Heifetz possible, each day we'll be sharing audio, video, images, and programs from across the decades of the...
#OnThisDay: July 8, 2015
Heifetz OTD July 8, 2015: Violinists Geneva Lewis and Sophia Steger, violist Emma Wernig, and cellist Ethan Sandman make their debut as a string quartet with the first movement of Claude Debussy’s shimmering String Quartet, Op. 10.
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