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 Homecoming features Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen leading a troupe of great Heifetz alums in music of the season and much much more – including a Heifetz holiday sing-a-along! Benjamin Roe hosts this broadcast of the stirring final Heifetz concert of the year in the Institute’s home arena of Francis Auditorium at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton. Featuring Heifetz alums Clark Snavely, violin; Jiwon Kim, viola; Hun Choi, cello; and Heifetz faculty pianist Yandi Chen. Enjoy the concert, have a happy, healthy, and harmonious holiday season, and we look forward to many shared musical memories ahead!

Fritz Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances I. Liebesfreud Clark Snavely, violin; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

arr. Nicholas Kitchen: World Holiday Songs I. Dreidel, Dreidel (Hanukkah) II. Twinkle, Twinkle (Kwanzaa) III. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Christmas) Clark Snavely, violin; Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Jiwon Kim, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Nicholas Kitchen: Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra II. Carol. Andante con moto III. Christmas Dance. Allegro Jiwon Kim, solo viola; Clark Snavely, violin; Nicholas Kitchen, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

Anon: Greensleeves to a Ground [excerpt] Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Coleman Itzkoff, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 I. Allegro Molto Clark Snavely, violin; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2026

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19 III. Andante Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

Niccolò Paganini arr. Fritz Kreisler, arr. William Primrose: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 7 III. La Campanella Jiwon Kim, viola; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2026

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: December, fr. The Seasons, Op. 37 [excerpt] Stefan Petrov, piano Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017

Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Tempo I - Presto, non troppo Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Clark Snavely, violin; Jiwon Kim, viola; Hun Choi, cello; Yandi Chen, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.20.2025

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 Harrisonburg, Virginia. Featuring works by Haydn, Shostakovich, Brahms, Ravel, and more.

Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 28 II. Intermezzo. Polo allegretto e grazioso Carson Ling-Efrid, cello Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025

Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major III. Allegro molto Nicholas Wong, cello; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2025

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No.1 III. Andante Espressivo ma con moto [excerpt] Rachell Wong, violin; Shuxiang Yang, violin; Stephanie Block, viola; Ben Fried, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2016

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 II. Adagio Runa Matsushita, violin; Rohan De Silva, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025

Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73 II. Moderato con moto III. Allegro non troppo Merrimack Quartet: Lily Sullivan, violin; Josie Kelleher, violin; Jane Morrison, viola; Anni Tian, cello Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19 III. Andante Prestin Kim, cello; Seonmi Lee, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.27.2025

Leonard Bernstein: Trio (1937) II. Tempo di Marcia [excerpt] Tempest Trio: Ilya Kaler, violin; Amit Peled, cello; Alon Goldstein, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 09.05.2016

Maurice Ravel: Tzigane Haesung Nam, violin; Beilin Han, piano Forbes Center Recital Hall, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.20.2025

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 - 14, who whose artistry belies their age.

Franz Schubert: Violin Sonatina No. 1 in D major, D. 384 I. Allegro molto Sophie Ko, violin (7); Minji Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 168 IV. Allegro Ophelia Quartet: Victoria Zhang, violin (9); Florence Lau, violin (11); Olivia Hsu, viola (9); Chelsea Jang, cello (10) Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025

Niccolo Paganini: Moses Fantasia Keruixi Ma, cello (11); Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.30.2025

Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt] Masha Lakisova, violin (14); Isaiah Kim, cello (14); Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.16.2016

Traditional, arr. Zili Li: Fisherman’s Harvest Song Henna Lam, violin (14); Jeremiah Padilla, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19 III. Andante Lyra Song, cello (11); Elizabeth Hill, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2025

Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 III. Allegro con fuoco – Allegro moderato (à la Zingara) Graham Schaub, violin (14); Hsiao-Ying Lin, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025

Aleksander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major III. Notturno [excerpt] Illyrian Quartet: Rino Ohashi, violin; Hugo Lin, violin; Maddie Yan, viola; Naomi Aires, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 II. Adagio III. Allegro energico Christopher Yun, violin (12); Minji Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2025