Heifetz On Air

Series produced by WTJU

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Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.


20 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Episode 21: “Amadeus”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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Mozart - happy, melancholy and masterful on this edition, featuring concert performances from Mary Baldwin University's Francis Auditorium by outst...

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  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode19: “It Ain’t Necessarily So”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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On this edition, “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Classical favorites revised, reworked, and reimagined for the Heifetz Institute stage. Featuring gre...

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  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 18: “Voilà Viola”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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No Joke - this episode is Voilà Viola, celebrating the great violists and viola music happening at the Heifetz Institute. Featured artists include ...

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  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 17: “Quartetto”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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On this episode it’s “Quartetto” - a survey of the sounds of string quartets and other foursomes, captured in concert on the Heifetz stage. Capped...

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 16: “Ottetto”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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Two of Felix Mendelssohn’s most beloved works - both written when he was a teenager - are featured in this episode. Centerpiece is the premiere rec...

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 15: "April in Paris"
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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It’s “April in Paris” on this edition, featuring compositions with the sounds and sensibilities of the City of Light, including violin showpieces,...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 14: “Rites of Spring
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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Springtime! The rebirth of the earth, with blossoms in the fields, and love is in the air. Images, incidents, and accidents of springtime come to ...

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 13: “Heifetz Hear and Now”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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On this episode of Heifetz on Air, we feature performers and performances from our new Heifetz Hear and Now concert series, bringing back summer st...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 12: “Cellobration”
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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...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 11: “Mystics, Muses & Mothers”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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For Women’s History Month, we spotlight and celebrate those who today would be called the “influencers” - the female figures of history who have ei...

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 10: “Bach Around The Clock”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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Highlights from the annual 12-hour Bach birthday marathon from Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Virginia, featuring Bach in all his variety and ...

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 9: “Joy of Bach”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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A celebration of some of the most spirited works of Johann Sebastian Bach, in big concertos and intimate solos, in performance by Heifetz Institute...

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 8: “New Sounds, New Voices”
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An exploration of some of the fresh breezes blowing across the classical music landscape from the multi-talented, multi-national students of the H...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 7: “The Classical Style”
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It’s been called “the perfect integration of melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture…” exemplified by the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. On t...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 6: "A Little Romance"
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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A Little Romance is in the air on today’s program, as Cupid’s arrow shoots its way onto the stages of the Heifetz Institute.

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 5: "Strum, Shimmer, & Shine"
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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We mark African-American History Month with works by Black composers ranging from the Roaring 1920s to our roiling 2020s. Featuring great Heifetz ...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 4: Schubertiade!
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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From his lifetime to our own, a “Schubertiade” is shorthand for a gathering of conviviality and chamber music that sparkles and delight, all from t...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 3: “Only @ Heifetz”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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A showcase for some of the inventive premieres, custom arrangements, and other one-of-a-kind performances that routinely happen in HeifetzLand!

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 2: “Life’s Piano”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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On this MLK holiday edition of Heifetz On Air, we’ll celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in music, exploring the traditions he inhe...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
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Episode 1: “2023: New Beginnings & Old Friends”
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Series: Heifetz On Air
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Heifetz On Air debuts with captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty on stage in Staunton and ...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1