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July 25, 2024: Junior Division Showcase XII
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

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Program

Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
8 Pieces, Op. 39 for Violin and Cello 
I. Prelude
II. Gavotte

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Yubeen Choi, violin (10—Seoul, South Korea)
Yuna Chae, cello (11—Pooler, GA)


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 
I. Allegro
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Stephanie Oh, violin (13—Oradell, NJ)
Yadi Liang, piano


Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
Malaguena, Op. 21, No. 1
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Arabella Levitov, violin (11—Baltimore, MD)
Yadi Liang, piano


Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Violin Concerto in C Major, Op. 48
II. Andante cantabile
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Tor Cohen, violin (14—New York, NY)
Jamila Tekalli Hanner, piano


Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 
III. Allegro energico
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Benjamina Bolger, violin (9—Great Falls, VA)
Jingxuan Zhang, piano


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Havanaise, Op. 83
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Megumi Martin, violin (14—Louisville, KY)
Kyle Orth, 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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Naomi Schnarch, cello (13—Tenafly, NJ)
Elizabeth Hill, piano


Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Arr. Gregor Piatigorsky
Suite Italienne
I. Introduzione
II. Serenata
III. Aria

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Kate Xu, cello (12—Auckland, New Zealand)
Elizabeth Hill, piano


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
III. Molto moderato e maestoso
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Mia Arima, violin (15—New York, NY)
Jingxuan Zhang, piano


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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major
I. Allegro moderato
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Zixuan Wang, cello (14—Beijing)
Elizabeth Hill, piano


Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 in B-flat major, 'Sunrise'
I. Allegro con spirito
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Manitoba String Quartet 
Sophia Zhang, violin (15—Tenafly, NJ)
Mia Arima, violin (15—New York, NY)
Laurily Merzatta, viola (13—Mount Tabor, NJ)
Anni Tian, cello (15—China)


Aleksander Borodin (1833-1887)
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
I. Allegro moderato
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Yakima Quartet
Grace Lee, violin (14—Hong Kong)
Alice Hu, violin (13—Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Megumi Martin, violin (14—Louisville, KY)
Sophie Shih, cello (12—Atlanta, GA)


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1
I. Allegro
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Kuparuk Quartet
Katherine Schaufenbuel, violin (13—Naperville, IL)
Ilaya Levy Schwartz, violin (14—New York, NY)
Laurily Merzatta, viola (13—Mount Tabor, NJ)
Kealia Grace Smith, cello (16—Manahawkin, NJ)


Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953)
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
I. Moderato
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Seneca Quartet
Jonah Raychev, violin (15—Nacogdoches, TX)
Lauren Kang, violin (15—Plainview, NY)
Esther Koo, violin (15—Fort Worth, TX)
Naomi Schnarch, cello (13—Tenafly, NJ)


Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet, Op. 74, No. 3, "Rider"
I. Allegro
IV. Finale. Allegro con brio
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Moraine Quartet
Philip Yim, violin (13—Lexington, MA)
Mari Kang, violin (14—Lexington, MA)
Sunjoo Lucas Park, viola (15—Old Tappan, NJ)
Brian Mandigo, cello (11—New York, NY)

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