Heifetz on Tour Georgetown!
May 15 @ 7:00 pm - May 16 @ 9:00 pm
| $20 – $25
The outstanding classical musicians of the Heifetz International Music Institute are coming back to Georgetown!
The Heifetz Institute musicians were regular visitors before the pandemic and we are so thrilled that they are returning to the Midcoast with new musicians and playing in multiple venues!
With the generous support of the Georgetown Island Education Foundation, performers from the Heifetz Institute, the highly regarded string instruction program and accompanying festival in Staunton, VA, return to Maine for a four-day residency in MidCoast Maine featuring a series of school and outreach events culminating in public concerts Tuesday, May 14 at St. Andrews Church in Newcastle, Wednesday May 15 at Grey Havens Inn and a cabaret style concert Thursday May 16 at the Robinhood Free Meetinghouse.
Grey Havens Concert: A lovely concert in our salon featuring a full string quartet and concert pianist playing our 1920s era Chicago-born baby grand piano! This is a very special opportunity to enjoy classical music as it was appreciated back in the day! Our fabulous bartender, Richard, will be on hand to prepare you one of the Inn’s delicious signature cocktails starting at 6 PM. The concert will begin at 7 PM.
Cabaret Night: Heifetz prides itself on playing in all kinds of spaces for all kinds of audiences and, for this fun event, they’ll play downstairs in the Meetinghouse dining room, presenting a cabaret-style program. We’ll have drinks available to aid in your enjoyment. Doors open at 6 PM, music starts at 7 PM.
St. Andrews Church, 111. Glidden St. Newcastle Maine, 7 PM classical program in a beautiful setting.
Make it a mini-break of music with a discounted stay at Grey Havens: If you coming from away or simply don’t want to drive home after the evening’s concert(s), you can stay at Grey Havens Inn using our special Heifetz discount – simply use the code Heifetz2024 to get 20% off the room rate for any one or more nights, available 5/13 to 5/16. Click here to reserve a room at the Grey Havens Inn (this link has the discount already applied).
Renowned around the world for its training of the next generation of great string players. “Communicate – Engage – Inspire” is the motto of the Heifetz Institute, and you will witness living proof of that mission in May.
FULL PROGRAM (Tues. May 14, St. Andrews Church; Wed. May 15, Grey Havens Inn)
(Carlos Martinez, Hun Choi, Miki Sawada)
(Marina Alba, Carlos Martinez, Miki Sawada)
- Allegro brillante
- In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
- Scherzo: Molto vivace
- Allegro ma non troppo
Maria Alba Lopez, violin (violin I movements I & II)
Meet the musicians!
Spanish violinist Carlos Rafael Martinez Arroyo received his Bachelor of Music at Manhattan School of Music in the Pinchas Zukerman Program. He has performed extensively throughout his native country and the United States. He has received numerous awards and recognition at competitions, including the Angeles Reina Competition in Malaga, Spain, the Miniatures Competition at Manhattan School of Music, the Fuchs Chamber Music Competition at Manhattan School of Music 2019 and 2020, and 2nd Prize at the Chicago Violin Competition
Jiwon Kim
Born in Seoul, South Korea, violist Jiwon Kim has been a winner of the Richmond Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, as well as a prizewinner at the Richmond Symphony Orchestra League’s competition. Jiwon also performed with A Far Cry in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory as the winner of A Far Cry/New England Conservatory Prep Collaborative Competition. In addition, Jiwon has performed in solo masterclasses given by Roberto Diaz, Kim Kashkashian, Carol Rodland, Richard O’Neill, Karen Dreyfus, and Cynthia Phelps. In 2018, Jiwon graduated from Walnut Hill School for the Arts, where she studied with Mai Motobuchi, violist of the Borromeo String Quartet. She currently studies with Jeffrey Irvine at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Hun Choi of Seoul, South Korea first entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2017 and received a Bachelor of Music degree in 2023. He is now pursuing a master’s degree, studying cello with Peter Wiley and Gary Hoffman. Choi made his U.S. debut as a soloist with the Penn Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Thomas Hong in 2022. Choi has given recitals in venues throughout South Korea, including Kumho Art Hall, Daejeon Culture and Arts Center, and the Kukje Gallery. He has performed as a soloist in his home country with the PyeongChang Festival Orchestra, Namyangju Symphony Orchestra, and Yewon Orchestra. He received first prize at the Seoul Youth Chamber Music Competition in 2015 and won the PyeongChang Music Festival Concerto Competition in 2017. Additionally, he was a prizewinner at the 2019 Morningside Music Bridge Concerto Competition and participated in the 2018 Prague Spring International Music Competition and the 2022 ISANGYUN Competition. Prior to studying at Curtis, he received a Bachelor of Music degree from Korea National University of Arts, where he studied with Myung-Wha Chung.
and occasions such as: Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Helsinki Music Centre, The Arctic Philharmonic (Norway), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater (NYC), Roulette (Brooklyn), MATA Festival (NYC), Toronto Summer Music Festival, and Music on Main (Vancouver). She performs with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble in Boston, and recently made her soloist debut with the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Miki holds degrees from Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music, and Northwestern University. Miki has been on faculty at Heifetz Institute since 2018.