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July 20, 2024: Junior Division Showcase XI
2024 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

Come be dazzled by the artistry of the Institute’s Junior Division performers, aged 9–15, as they showcase their prodigious talents on the Heifetz stage!

South Market Stage (Grace Christian School)
19 South Market Street

This concert is presented by:

Program

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21
I. Allegro non troppo
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Gisele Zhu, violin (9—Hong Kong)
Kyle Orth, piano


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
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Esther Koo, violin (15—Fort Worth, TX)
Yadi Liang, piano


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer”
I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
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Grace Lee, violin (14—Hong Kong)
Yadi Liang, piano


Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Baal Shem: Three Pictures of Chassidic Life
II. Nigun (Improvisation)
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Serafina Oliva, violin (15—Calgary, Alberta),
Jamila Tekalli Hanner, piano


Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns
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Roa Lee, violin (14—Seoul, South Korea)
Yadi Liang, piano


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
I. Allegro non troppo - Animato - Allegro molto - Tempo I
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Sophie Shih, cello (12—Atlanta, GA)
Peipei Song, piano


Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
I. Adagio – Moderato
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Melanie Chang, cello (14—New York, NY)
Peipei Song, piano

IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non-troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
Junsu Na, cello (15—Auckland, New Zealand)
Peipei Song, piano


Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
I. Boisterous Bourrée
IV. Frolicsome Finale
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Cheaha String Ensemble
Mia Gao, violin 1 (14—Waban, MA) (movement I)
Ellie Kyoung, violin 1 (15—Brisbane, Australia) 
(movement IV)
Serafina Oliva, viola (15—Calgary, Alberta)
Anthony Jung, cello (14—Plano, TX)


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet No. 7 in E-flat major, K. 160
II. Un poco adagio 
III. Presto
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Roanoke String Ensemble
Tor Cohen, violin 1 (14—New York, NY) (movement I)
Spencer Chu, violin 2 (13—London, Ontario) (movement II-III)
Christopher Yun, violin 3 (11—Bethesda, MD)
Kate Xu, cello (12—Auckland, New Zealand)


Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
I. Allegro ma non troppo
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Tuttle Creek Ensemble
Serafina Oliva, violin 1 (15—Calgary, Alberta)
Lauren Kang, violin 2 (15—Plainview, NY)
Caleb Choi, viola (15—Ellicott City, MD)
Junsu Na, cello (15—Auckland, New Zealand)


Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"
I. Allegro ma non troppo
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Erie String Ensemble
Jonah Raychev, violin 1 (15—Nacogdoches, TX)
Katja Naegele, violin 2 (14—Utrecht, Netherlands)
Sunjoo Lucas Park, viola (15—Old Tappan, NJ)
Andraya Levy Schwartz, cello (14—New York, NY)

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