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A tribute in words and music to the revered Heifetz Institute cellist and teacher Antonio Lysy, whose untimely death at the age of 60 shocked the music world. Featuring performances of works by Lysy in solo and chamber music performances with Heifetz students, alumni, and faculty colleagues, all captured live in concert.
This Episode’s Playlist
Georg Friedrich Handel: Trio Sonata for Two Cellos in G, HWV 393I. AndanteAntonio Lysy, cello | Mo Mo, cello | Coleman Itzkoff, cello continuo | Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichordFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.10.2016
Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand TangoAntonio Lysy, cello | Anton Smirnoff, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.06.2017
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73:I. Zart und mit Ausdruck [excerpt]Antonio Lysy, cello | Steven Van Hauwaert, pianoDorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA 01.13.2013
Niccolo Paganini, arr. Sergio Drabkin: Paganissimo!Steve Doane, cello | Antonio Lysy, cello | Rosemary Elliott, cello | David Geber, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 06.30.2017
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5Aria – CantilenaAngela Azzarra, soprano | Antonio Lysy, cello | Yan Ho Cheng, cello | Caroline Paulsen, cello | Nicco Maziotto, cello | Joan Herget, cello | Boubacar Diallo, cello | Roric Cunningham, cello | Davis You, celloFirst Presbyterian Church, Staunton VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2019
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73II. Zart und mit Ausdruck [excerpt]Antonio Lysy, cello | Steven Van Hauwaert, pianoDorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA 01.13.2013
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44III. Scherzo: Molto vivaceIV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppoIlya Kaler, violin | Youjin Lee, violin | Paul Neubauer, viola | Antonio Lysy, cello | Stefan Petrov, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.172017
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73III. Rasch, und mit Feuer [excerpt]Antonio Lysy, cello | Steven Van Hauwaert, pianoDorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA 01.13.2013
Go Deeper
Read the tributes to Antonio Lysy and his impact at the Heifetz Institute by colleagues Nicholas Kitchen (Heifetz Institute Artistic Director), Daniel Heifetz (Heifetz Institute Founder), and Ralph Kirshbaum (co-director, Heifetz Chamber Music Seminar) here.
Antonio Lysy describes his experience teaching at the Heifetz Institute and the particular characteristics of its students…
While the Heifetz Institute was Antonio Lysy’s main summertime activity in the USA, he had an entirely different profile in his native Italy as the founder of the renowned festival Incontri in Terra di Siena, based in Villa La Foce in Val d’Orcia, Tuscany.
