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August 2, 2025: Junior Division Showcase XIII
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

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1
I. Adagio - Allegro con brio
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Belmont String Trio
Celine Cho, violin (13—Epping, New South Wales, Australia)
Ava Kung, viola (14—Andover, MA)
Madison Kim, cello (14—Phoenix, AZ)


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
I. Allegro
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Stratford String Quartet
Samuel Kim, violin (10—Bellevue, WA)
Chloe Chu, violin (10—Bethesda, MD)
Cecilia Price, viola (9—Royal Palm Beach, FL)
Claire Kim, cello (10—New York, NY)


Julius Klengel (1859-1933)
Four Pieces (Vier Stücke), Op. 33
IV. March (Marsch)
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Rosalind Cello Quartet
Rinon Sawada, cello (12—Naperville, IL)
Alexis Shih, cello (12—Atlanta, GA)
Lyra Song, cello (11—Los Altos, CA)
Audrey Chan, cello (12—Vaucluse, New South Wales)


Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
I. Un poco Andante – Allegro molto ed agitato
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Blackfriars String Quartet
Spencer Chu, violin (14—London, Ontario, Canada)
Michael Chu, violin (11—Hong Kong)
Will Rohrs, viola (14—Henrico, VA)
Thomas Menezes, cello (13—Pikesville, MD)


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
I. Allegro con brio
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Ferdinand String Quartet
Graham Schaub, violin (14—Phoenix, AZ)
Liam Cawley, violin (13—New York, NY)
Erin Lang, viola (13—Chappaqua, NY)
Ethan Keyoung, cello (14—Manhasset, NY)


Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
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Miranda String Quartet
Christopher Yun, violin (12—Bethesda, MD)
Tsz Hin (Angela) Pei, violin (14—Hong Kong)
Alice Hu, viola (14—Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Anthony Kim, cello (13—Mountlake Terrace, WA)


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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet No. 8 in F major, K.168
IV. Allegro
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Ophelia String Quartet
Victoria Zhang, violin (9—Jericho, NY)
Florence Lau, violin (10—Temple City, CA)
Olivia Hsu, viola (9—San Marino, CA)
Chelsea Jang, cello (11—Frisco, TX)


Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2 
I. Allegro
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Ophelia String Quartet
Florence Lau, violin (10—Temple City, CA)
Olivia Hsu, violin (9—San Marino, CA)
Victoria Zhang, viola (9—Jericho, NY)
Chelsea Jang, cello (11—Frisco, TX)


Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
String Quartet in F Major
I. Allegro moderato
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Cordelia String Quartet
Abigail Lee, violin (15—Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Kate Xu, violin (13—Auckland, New Zealand)
Ethan Kim, viola (13—Dresher, PA)
Anastasia Catanus, cello (13—Irvine, CA)


Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in E♭ major, Op. 20 No. 1
I. Allegro moderato
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Athens String Quartet
Oliver Chu, violin (12—London, Ontario)
Mary Grace Cale, violin (11—Glen Allen, VA)
Nolan Auyeung, viola (12—Merrick, NY)
Mabelle Zhang, cello (12—Knoxville, TN)


Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, American
I. Allegro ma non troppo
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Titania String Quartet
Harin Lee, violin (11—Dunbar, WV)
George Linqin, violin (11—North Andover, MA)
Channa Lee, viola (12—Bryn Mawr, PA )
Keruixi Ma, cello (11—Guangdong, China)
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II. Lento
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Channa Lee, violin (12—Bryn Mawr, PA )
Harin Lee, violin (11—Dunbar, WV)
Andre Chang, viola (14—Diamond Bar, CA)
Keruixi Ma, cello (11—Guangdong, China)


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
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Shrewsbury String Quartet
George Yang, violin (13—Livingston, NJ)
Kanon Takahashi, violin (15—Tampa, FL)
Nicole Chu, viola (14—Hong Kong)
Sophie Shih, cello (13—Atlanta, GA)


Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
I. Allegro ma non troppo
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Elysian String Quintet
Katja Naegele, violin (15—Utrecht, Netherlands)
Elisha Bae, violin (15—Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia)
Freya Price, viola (13—Philadelphia, PA)
Michael Li, cello (14—Jericho, NY)
Ryan Yan, cello (15—Princeton, NJ)

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