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July 19, 2025: Junior Division Showcase VIII
2025 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

The Institute’s youngest performers, aged 7–14, now dazzle on the Heifetz main stage of Francis Auditorium. Including a new series of weeknight concerts.

Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street


This concert is presented through generous support from:


Program

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
I. Allegro molto ed appassionato
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Spencer Chu, violin (14—London, Ontario, Canada)
Minji Lee, piano


Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
I. Adagio - Moderato
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Thomas Menezes, cello (13—Pikesville, MD)
Allison Freeman, piano


Alfredo Carlo Piatti (1822-1901)
12 Caprices for Solo Cello, Op. 25 No. 7
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Anastasia Catanus, cello (13—Irvine, CA)


David Popper (1843-1913)
Tarantella, Op. 33
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Audrey Chan, cello (12—Vaucluse, New South Wales)
Elizabeth Hill, piano


Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Cello Concerto in D minor
I. Prélude — Lento — Allegro maestoso
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Michael Li, cello (14—Jericho, NY)
Elizabeth Hill, piano


David Popper (1843-1913)
Polonaise de Concert, Op. 14
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Madison Kim, cello (14—Phoenix, AZ)
Allison Freeman, piano


Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 
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Keruixi Ma, cello (11—Guangdong, China)
Allison Freeman, piano


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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
I. Allegro
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Victoria Zhang, violin (9—Jericho, NY)
Peipei Song, piano


Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
Nouvelle fantaisie sur 'Faust', Op.13
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Celine Cho, violin (13—Epping, New South Wales, Australia)
Minji Lee, piano


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
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Channa Lee, violin (12—Bryn Mawr, PA )
Jingxuan Zhang, piano


Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
II. Adagio
III. Allegro energico

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Christopher Yun, violin (12—Bethesda, MD)
Minji Lee, piano


Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
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Harin Lee, violin (11—Dunbar, WV)
Peipei Song, piano

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