Four returning Heifetz 2025 students—violinists Kitty Amaral and Runa Matsushita, violist Steven Baloue, and cellist Amelia Zitoun—join faculty pianist Andrew Rosenblum for an intimate evening previewing the 2025 Festival of Concerts. Featuring dazzling solo works, captivating sonatas, and the crown jewel of the evening—Dvořák’s radiant Piano Quintet No. 2. All proceeds to support the Heifetz Institute’s 2025 Student Scholarship Fund.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum
575 3rd St NW, Washington, DC
5 PM Exhibitions Open | 6 PM Reception | 7 PM Concert
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
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Kitty Amaral, violin
Runa Matsushita, violin
Steven Baloue, viola
Amelia Zitoun, cello
Andrew Rosenblum, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
7 Variations in E fl at major on Bei Männern welche
Liebe fühlen, WoO 46
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Amelia Zitoun, cello
Andrew Rosenblum, piano
Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Romance, Op. 23
William Kroll (1901-1980)
Banjo & Fiddle
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Kitty Amaral, violin
Andrew Rosenblum, piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Viola Sonata in E-fl at Major, Op. 120, No. 2
II. Allegro appassionato
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Steven Baloue, viola
Andrew Rosenblum, piano
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
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Runa Matsushita, violin
Andrew Rosenblum, piano
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
IV. Finale. Allegro
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Runa Matsushita, violin
Kitty Amaral, violin
Steven Baloue, viola
Amelia Zitoun, cello
Andrew Rosenblum, piano
We’ve recently been notified that our 2025 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will not be awarded, due to revised federal funding priorities. This change comes at a time when we are already facing a significant increase in operational costs for the upcoming summer season. This grant has traditionally supported our unique Performance & Communication Training—the program that distinguishes Heifetz and empowers our students to become not just technical masters, but powerful, expressive communicators through music, speech, movement, and more. With your support, we’re committed to moving forward without compromising our mission.
Here’s how you can help:
– Purchase a Season Pass or individual concert ticket
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