Get ready for the Heifetz Holiday Homecoming, featuring the brilliant young alumni of the Heifetz International Music Institute, returning to Francis Auditorium for a program featuring favorites of the season along with glittering solo works, chamber masterworks, and some special Yuletide treats for listeners of all faiths.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
I. Allegro non troppo - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I
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Clark Snavely, violin
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Jiwon Kim, viola
Hun Choi, cello
Yandi Chen, piano
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
3 Old Viennese Dances
I. Liebesfreud
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Clark Snavely, violin
Yandi Chen, piano
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
I. Allegro Molto
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Clark Snavely, violin
Yandi Chen, piano
World Holiday Songs
arr. Nicholas Kitchen
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Clark Snavely, violin
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Jiwon Kim, viola
Hun Choi, cello
Yandi Chen, piano
+ Audience
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra
arr. Nicholas Kitchen
II. Carol. Andante con moto
III. Christmas Dance. Allegro
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Jiwon Kim, solo viola
Clark Snavely, violin
Nicholas Kitchen, viola
Hun Choi, cello
Yandi Chen, piano
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
arr. Fritz Kreisler
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 7
III. La Campanella
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Jiwon Kim, viola
Yandi Chen, piano
INTERMISSION
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19
III. Andante
IV. Allegro mosso
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Hun Choi, cello
Yandi Chen, piano
J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
arr. Nicholas Kitchen (based on the arrangement by Bill Evans)
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Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Clark Snavely, violin
Jiwon Kim, viola
Hun Choi, cello
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Tempo I - Presto, non troppo
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Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Clark Snavely, violin
Jiwon Kim, viola
Hun Choi, cello
Yandi Chen, piano
We have enlisted the help of our distinguished alumni from around the globe to describe in their own words the immersive, intensive, and transformative experience of a Heifetz summer, and the impact the Institute has had on their careers and their lives. Check out their messages in the video below and please consider a gift today to make the unique Heifetz experience possible for a deserving student next summer!