A celebration of the Heifetz Institute’s peerless violin faculty, led by Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo String Quartet.

Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street

This concert is presented by:

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
    I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
    II. Lebhaft leicht
    III. Rasch und mit Feuer
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Grigory Kalinovsky, violin
Rohan  De Silva, piano

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
    II. Allegretto tranquillo
    III. Allegro animato
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Hagai Shaham, violin
Jessica X. Osborne, piano

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
    I. Allegro amabile
    II. Andante tranquillo — Vivace
    III. Allegretto grazioso, quasi Andante
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Mark Kaplan, violin
Gregory Ritchey, piano

INTERMISSION

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
    I. Allegro
    II. Prestissimo, con sordino
    III. Non troppo lento
    IV. Allegretto pizzicatto
    V. Allegro molto
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Borromeo Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, violin 1
Kristopher Tong, violin 2
Melissa Reardon, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Ottetto, Op. 20 (Original 1825 Manuscript)
    IV. Presto
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Francesca DePasquale, violin 1
Rebecca Henry, violin 2
Nicholas Kitchen, violin 3
Kristopher Tong, violin 4
Mai  Motobuchi, viola 1
Melissa Reardon, viola 2
Thomas Mesa, cello 1
Yeesun Kim, cello 2

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