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Daniel Heifetz

Bio Information D.O.B. 11/20/1948 Spouse: Janne Heifetz Children: Two Daughters Birthplace: California

Daniel Heifetz, Founder and Director of the Heifetz International Music Institute (link). In a career spanning over 30 years, Heifetz has dedicated himself to the art of communication through performance and education. Early Life Daniel Heifetz was raised in Southern California (link), the son of Dr. Milton (link) and Betsy Heifetz, and began violin(link) studies at the age of six. At sixteen, Heifetz became a student of the legendary Efrem Zimbalist (link) at the Curtis Institute of Music (link) in Philadelphia. He was also coached by Jascha Brodsky and (link), upon Zimbalist's retirement, concluded his studies with renowned pedagogue Ivan Galamian (link). He made his New York (link) orchestral debut at Avery Fisher Hall (link) in Lincoln Center (link) in a performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (link) with the National Symphony Orchestra (link). Heifetz was also mentored at the beginning of his career by both the renowned Polish/Mexican violinist Henryk Szeryng (link) who introduced him to Europe, and the great Russian violinist David Oistrakh (link). Oistrakh introduced him to the great impresario Sol Hurok who took Heifetz under management. Career Mr. Heifetz was a prize-winner in both the Merriweather-Post Competition (link) in Washington, D.C. and The International Tchaikovsky Competition (link) in Moscow. An artist who has always possessed a deep social commitment, he stunned the Tchaikovsky Competition officials and Soviet government when he met with Alexander Ginsburg's (link) wife and donated his prize money to the families of jailed dissidents Ginsburg and Scharansky. As a result of this humanitarian gesture, Richard L. Thornburgh (link), former United States Attorney General and Governor of Pennsylvania, held a state dinner in his honor. Teaching As an educator, Mr. Heifetz has served as professor of violin at three major universities: The Peabody Conservatory of Music (link) of Johns Hopkins University (link), Carnegie Mellon University (link), and the University of Maryland College Park (link). In addition to these positions, Mr. Heifetz has given master classes all over the world. The Heifetz International Music Institute In 1996, Mr. Heifetz founded the Heifetz International Music Institute (link) for talented young musicians from around the world. A six-week summer program that takes place at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the Institute is based on the HPCT, a revolutionary and transformational educational concept that teaches young musicians to communicate the emotion of music, beyond mere technical agility and beautiful playing. In addition to the intensity of two private lessons each week, chamber music coaching, and five hours per day of practice time, the students take a series of one-hour classes each afternoon (one per day) in public speaking, voice, drama, movement, and freedom of expression. This innovative, comprehensive, and cross-disciplinary curriculum can enhance anyone's ability to become a more expressive and communicative person.

Heifetz International Music Institute is a 501 (L) (3) (link) non-profit organization (link) dedicated to the artistic growth (link) and career development (link) of some of the most talented and promising young musicians (link) in the world. Bio Info Established 1996 Located at Brewster Academy, NH The Institute The Heifetz International Music Institute is an intense six-week musical experience for advanced students of violin (link), viola (link), and cello (link). Designed to develop the expressive potential of every performer while encouraging technical growth, the program includes a rigorous schedule of lessons, practicing, solo performance, chamber music, and classes in Heifetz Performance and Communication Training.® The Course A six-week summer program that takes place at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro (link), New Hampshire (link), the Institute is based on the revolutionary and transformational educational concept that young musicians can be taught to communicate the emotion of music (link), beyond mere technical agility and beautiful playing. In addition to two private lessons each week, chamber music coaching, and five hours per day of practice time, the students take a series of one-hour classes each afternoon (one per day) in public speaking (link), voice (link), drama (link), movement (link), and freedom of expression (link). This innovative, comprehensive, and cross-disciplinary (link) curriculum can enhance anyone's ability to become a more expressive and communicative person.