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July 29, 2025: Stars of Tomorrow XV
2025 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

The Institute’s signature series—a compelling showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz Senior Division students, in both solo and chamber works in collaboration with Heifetz faculty pianists and string teachers.

Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street


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Program

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
III. Gavotte en Rondeau
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Josie Kelleher, violin (18—Brookline, MA)


Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Élegie
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Haobo Bi, viola (20—Beijing, China)


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
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Gia Lin, violin (18—Riverside, CT)
Yandi Chen, piano


Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Viola Concerto, Sz. 120, BB 128
III. Allegro Vivace
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Syara Robert, viola (28—Pittsford, NY)
Tae Kim, piano


INTERMISSION


Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
I. Adagio
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Rebecca Chung, violin (16—New York, NY)


Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
IV. Allegro quasi presto
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Jisoo Kim, violin (24—Seoul, South Korea)
Yandi Chen, piano


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 Regensonate (Rain Sonata)
II. Adagio
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Emma Servadio, violin (21—Jersey City, NJ)
Yandi Chen, piano


César Franck (1822-1890)
Violin Sonata in A major
II. Allegro
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Evan Pyne, violin (21—Toronto, Ontario)
Andrew Rosenblum, piano

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