The Heifetz faculty kick off the 2023 summer in grand style with an all-star performance of the luminous String Sextet No. 1 by Brahms, after a first half featuring inspiring solo works played by virtuoso violinist Ilya Kaler and cellist Astrid Schween of the Juilliard Quartet.

Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street

This concert is presented by:

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Cello Sonata, L. 135
    I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
    II. Sérénade: Modérément animé
    III. Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux
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Astrid Schween, cello
Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano

Atar Arad (b. 1945)
Esther, for Two Violas
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Atar Arad, viola I
Paul Neubauer, viola II

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Poème, Op. 25
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Ilya Kaler, violin
Beilin Han, piano

INTERMISSION

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36, Agathe
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso
III. Poco adagio
IV. Poco allegro
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Danny Phillips, violin I
Ilya Kaler, violin II
Paul Neubauer, viola I
Atar Arad, viola II
Hannah Roberts, cello I
David Geber, cello II

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