The annual Heifetz Holiday Homecoming Tour kicked off this past week, and little did we know that our seasonally-themed program would conjure up a winter deluge the likes of which we don't often see here in the Shenandoah Valley! An all-star cast of 2018 Heifetz alumni including guitarist Robby Brown, violinists Danny Jin, Kiarra Saito- Beckman, and HeifetzPEG student Ari Han, violists Andrew … [Read more...]
Video of the Week: Announcing Our New Artistic Director!
We interrupt our normally-scheduled Video of the Week feature to share with you some exciting news in video form: The selection of violinist Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo Quartet (see our previous Video of the Week features on Nick and the group here and here) as the Heifetz Institute's new Artistic Director. See the video below, read the press announcement, and Founder Daniel Heifetz's … [Read more...]
Heifetz News: Daniel Heifetz Announces Artistic Transition
FOUNDER DANIEL HEIFETZ ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AS HEIFETZ INSTITUTE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Will Become Artistic Director Emeritus after the 2019 Summer Institute Staunton, VA, January 4, 2017 – Daniel Heifetz has announced his decision to step aside as the Heifetz International Music Institute’s full-time Artistic Director following the Institute’s 23rd summer in 2019. Mr. Heifetz will then continue his … [Read more...]
4 Seasons, 12 Months, 1000 Memories: The #Heifetz2017 Scrapbook
Before we say sayonara to '17, we thought we’d share with you a musical "memory book" of the places we've been, the people we've seen, and the lives our performers have touched over the course of the past twelve months. From the Miami seaside to a historic meetinghouse in Maine, and especially in the concert halls, churches, synagogues, and school buildings here at our Mary Baldwin … [Read more...]
Coming In January: The Live Audition Roadshow!
We've got great news for stressed-and-pressed potential applicants to #Heifetz2018: In January, Heifetz is hitting the road to hear a series of live auditions! If you're thinking about applying to Heifetz for next summer, but daunted by the hassle and expense of preparing an audition video, fret no more! You will be able to show your stuff in person to Founder & Artistic … [Read more...]
