Heifetz on Air

Heifetz on Air

Heifetz Institute

Episodes 67
Avg. Duration 58m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Jan 2023
Latest Episode Dec 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
22%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

Each week, Heifetz On Air presents captivating performances by students, faculty, and alumni of the renowned Heifetz International Music Institute, located in the Staunton, VA. The program is hosted by Benjamin K. Roe, President and CEO of the Heifetz Institute, and a Peabody Award-winning public media veteran. The Heifetz Institute is distinguished by its intensive six-week summer program, which assembles the most promising young musicians from across the globe to study and perform under the tutelage of the premier pedagogues in the field, led by Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo String Quartet. Each episode of Heifetz on Air focuses on a particular theme, composer, or style, and explores the boundaries of both familiar masterworks and underrepresented repertoire through the dazzling solo performances and inspiring chamber music collaborations captured live on the Heifetz stage. Heifetz On Air is produced in partnership with NPR station WTJU, Charlottesville, VA, and distributed via PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

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Recent Episodes

Episode 152: Heifetz for the Holidays

Dec 31, 2025 58m

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season! The 2025 edition of the Heifetz Holiday…

Episode 142: Heifetz in Harrisonburg

Oct 16, 2025 58m

This episode features highlights from the debut of the Heifetz Institute's Sunday matinee concerts at the sparkling Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus of James Madison University in…

Episode 140: The Junior Jubilee

Sep 24, 2025 58m

We celebrate the budding talent of the Heifetz Institute’s youngest students…all participants in our 2025 Junior Division. The “Junior Jubilee,” features young violin, viola, and cello players aged 7…

Episode 139: September To Remember 2025

Sep 16, 2025 58m

The newest installment of the annual “September to Remember" episode from the Heifetz Institute. Featuring milestones and memorable performances by Heifetz students, alums, and faculty from the…

Episode 137: The Bard's Nest

Sep 02, 2025 58m

An hour of chamber music masterworks from the 2025 Heifetz summer season performed at the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse in the heart of Staunton Virginia. Music by Schubert,…

Episode 136: Opening Night

Aug 25, 2025 58m

The excitement and energy of the first Heifetz concert of the season! Featuring performances by a quartet of Heifetz alums at the first concert of the 2025 summer season in works by Beethoven and…

Episode 121: Play it Forward - Again!

May 11, 2025 58m

Looking ahead to a mini-tour and full-length 2025 season, this episode featuring four outstanding Heifetz alums – all returning on full scholarships to Heifetz 2025. Featuring fiddle tunes, ballet…

Episode 117: Schumannia!

Apr 13, 2025 58m

An hour-long-exploration into  the emotional worlds of both Robert - and Clara! - Schumann - all played live on Heifetz Institute stages and studios by students and faculty alike.  The title is also…

Episode 113: MORE Bach Around the Clock

Mar 16, 2025 58m

On this episode of Heifetz On Air: “MORE Bach Around the Clock.” Host Benjamin Roe shares some brand-new performances from the annual Bach birthday marathon from Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton,…

Episode 110: The Romantic Generation

Feb 24, 2025 58m

Borrowing our title from the landmark book by Charles Rosen, this episode celebrates the major composers of the so-called Romantic Generation, brought to life in HeifetzLand.  Featuring works by…

Episode 105 - Cellobration II

Jan 19, 2025 58m

It’s another Cellobration from the Heifetz Institute!  Including a great concerto from Haydn, sublime sonatas from Schubert and Beethoven, and a three-cello tribute to a beloved Heifetz…

Episode 103: Coachings & Collaborations

Jan 05, 2025 58m

In this episode, we’re all about coachings – Heifetz teachers raising up our talented youngsters – and collaborations…when the senior students get to share the stage with our world-famous faculty…

Episode 102: Left Out, Crossed Over, and Baroque-n

Dec 31, 2024 58m

On this program, we raid the Heifetz Holiday vault to cook up a fresh program chock full of celebratory treats.  It's a collection of sweet and savory selections to round out the holiday…

Episode 101: The Heifetz Holiday Homecoming

Dec 23, 2024 58m

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season. On this program, it’s the “Heifetz…

Episode 96: Trio Con Brio!

Nov 17, 2024 58m

Trio con Brio! Music made three at a time from the Heifetz stages, including some charmers by Leonard Bernstein and Zoltán Kodály a Heifetz student’s tribute to her teacher, and capped off by…

Episode 91: Soldiers of Music

Oct 06, 2024 58m

The challenge of making music in troubled times: Legendary violist Atar Arad models the way in a commanding performance of a masterwork by Brahms, the Emerson Quartet plays Shostakovich, a poignant…

Episode 88 - 24 Carats

Sep 22, 2024 58m

On this edition, it’s ‘24 Carats,” featuring some golden performances by Heifetz students from the summer of 2024.  We’ll hear a fantasy based on Paganini, a Hungarian Rhapsody for cello, a forgotten…

Episode 86: Czech, Please

Sep 01, 2024 58m

We’ll hear from a trio of beloved Bohemian composers featured on the summer 2024 Heifetz stage - Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana and Bohuslav Martinů. THIS EPISODE’S PLAYLIST Antonín Dvořák: Piano…

Episode 84: The Holdovers

Aug 18, 2024 58m

It’s not just Saturday Night Live that has a “five-timers club.”  On this episode of Heifetz On Air, we celebrate “The Holdovers,” some of our most accomplished multi-year students.    THIS EPISODE'S…

Heifetz on Air Episode 69: Virtuosi!

May 12, 2024 58m

On this episode, Virtuosi!  We’ve got a dizzying array of devilishly difficult works meant to test the mettle of even our most accomplished young artists.  There are Paganini Caprices, Beethoven…

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Heifetz on Air has published 67 episodes since January 2023, covering topics in Music.

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Heifetz on Air is currently declining with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 58m.

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