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June 21, 2023: Stars of Tomorrow I
2023 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

Enjoy the Institute’s signature series—a showcase for breathtaking performances by extraordinary Heifetz students, featuring dazzling solo works and in collaboration with acclaimed faculty pianists.

Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street

This concert is presented by:

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sinfonia {Preludio} from Cantata BWV 29, after BWV 1006 
arr. Nicholas Kitchen
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Nicholas Kitchen, violin (Faculty Artist)
Ching Shan Helen Yu, violin (24—Hong Kong)
Eunha Kim, violin (22—Campbell, CA)
Jiwon Kim, viola (23—South Korea)
Benjamin Doane, cello (22—Rochester, NY)


Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
24 Caprices: Op. 1
No. 5 in A minor
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Jiwon Kim, viola (23—South Korea)


Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) 
Havanaise, Op. 83
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Ching Shan Helen Yu, violin (24—Hong Kong)
Andrew Rosenblum, piano


Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
I. Allegro non troppo
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Joie Kuo, cello (15—Bridgewater, NJ)
Yoon Lee, piano


Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
Polonaise Brilliante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21
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Maya Budzinski, Violin (19—Edmonton, Alberta, CA)
Andrew Rosenblum, Piano 


INTERMISSION


Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
La Capricieuse, Op. 17
Sospiri, Op. 70
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Daniel Rafimayeri, violin (23—New York, NY)
Jessica X. Osborne, piano


Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821
I. Allegro moderato
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Nicholas Wong, cello (15—Houston, TX)
Yoon Lee, piano


Adolphus Hailstork (b.1941)|
Theme and Variations on "Draw the Sacred Circle Closer"
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Benjamin Doane, cello (22—Rochester, NY)

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