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
