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July 25, 2025: Celebrity Series V
2025 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

Our Friday night concerts featuring the star-studded Heifetz Institute faculty. The complimentary pre-concert “Heifetz Happy Hour” — offering the finest regional wine, beer, and other light refreshments— moves indoors in 2025 to the air-conditioned comfort of Pearce Science Center.

Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street

Sponsored by:
Cliff Garstang

Program

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996)
Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
I. Andante con moto
II. Allegro molto
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Grigory Kalinovsky, violin
Hsiao-Ying Lin, piano


Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960)
String Quartet No. 4, "Oasis" (2018)
IV. Mysterium for 35 voices both live and pre-recorded
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
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Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Melissa Reardon, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello


Intermission


Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)
String Sextet in B-flat major, WO80
I. Allegro ma tranquillo
II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
III. Adagio quasi andante
IV. Finale: Animato
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Wanchi Huang, violin
Li-Mei Liang, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Luther Warren, viola
Steven Doane, cello
Rosemary Elliott, cello

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