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 transcriptions, and a gripping quartet by Shostakovich. This Episode’s Playlist J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004I. AllemandeRuna Matsushita, violinFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.24.2022 Trad, arr. Shane Cook: Hangman’s ReelKitty Amaral, violinVirtual Performance, Elk Creek, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.11.2020 Prokofiev, arr. Vadim Borisovsky: Suite from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64I. IntroductionV. Dance of the KnightsSteven Baloue, viola; Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Stuanton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.12..2022 Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt]III. Allegretto scherzandoYezu Woo, violin; Julia Angelov, violin; Coleman Itzkoff, cello; Florence Jowers, harmoniumGreat Hall, Blackburn Inn & Conference Center,Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.26.2021 Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40I. Allegro non troppoAmelia Zitoun, cello; Yoon Lee, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.14.2022 Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor II. Andante [excerpt]Andrew Rosenblum, pianoHeifetz Institute recordingFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA | 07.21.2021 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73I. AllegrettoII. Moderato con motoIII. Allegro non troppoMattaponi SQ: Runa Maatsushita, violin; Chunyi Zhou, violin; Robert Fomos, viola; Amelia Zitoun, celloSouth Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.22.2022 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Maud Powell; arr. Paul Neubauer:Deep River, fr. 24 Negro Melodies, op. 59Steven Baloue, viola; Jessica Osborne, pianoMonroe’s Highland, Charlottesville, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2024