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July 20, 2025: Sunday Matinee IV
2025 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

Our popular Sunday series comes to JMU's renowned Forbes Center for the first time! Featuring Heifetz students, faculty, alumni, and special guests.

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Sponsored by:
Hugh and Connie Westfall

Program

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D 438
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Muriel Oberhofer, violin (24—Schaffhausen, Switzerland)
Yandi Chen, piano


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
II. Adagio
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Runa Matsushita, violin (19—Baltimore, MD)
Rohan De Silva, piano


Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58
I. Allegro assai vivace
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Alexandra Perez, viola (20—Miami, FL)
Tae Kim, piano


Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
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Emma Naegele, cello (19—Utrecht, Netherlands)
Seonmi Lee, piano


INTERMISSION


Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Violin Sonata, FP 119
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Intermezzo
III. Presto tragico

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Jiwoo Son, violin (16—Seoul, South Korea)
Rohan De Silva, piano


Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
II. Moderato con moto
III. Allegro non troppo

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Merrimack String Quartet
Lily Sullivan, violin (18—Bloomington, IN)
Josie Kelleher, violin (18—Brookline, MA)
Jane Morrison, viola (16—Burke, VA)
Anni Tian, cello (16—Pomona, CA)

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