Come be dazzled by the artistry of the Institute’s youngest performers, aged 7–15, as they showcase their talents on the Heifetz stage at these free chamber music concerts!

This concert is presented by:

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)
String Quartet Op. 1, No. 1
I. Allegro assai
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Goose Creek Quartet
Channa Lee, violin (10—Bryn Mawr, PA)
BangBang (Wenjing) Hu, violin (9—China)
Michael Casimir, viola (F)
Daniel Yoo, cello (11—Skillman, NJ)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 1 in G major, Op.77, No. 1
I. Allegro moderato
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Roanoke Quartet
Yixuan Li, violin (13—Rockville, MD)
Elliot Anderson, violin (13—Philadelphia, PA)
Oliver Malkin, viola (15—Bethesda, MD)
Ethan Lo, cello (14—Marietta, GA)

Aleksander Borodin (1833-1887)
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
III. Notturno. Andante
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Seneca Quartet
Katherine Schaufenbuel, violin (12—Naperville, IL)
Mia Gao, violin (13—Waban, MA)
Gabriella Alvarez, viola (21—Miami, FL) (Senior Div.)
William Kim, cello (12—New York, NY)

Maddalena Lombardini-Sirmen (1745-1818)
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 3, No. 4
I. Cantabile
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Cimmaron Quartet
Le-Yu Ho, violin (10—Taipei, Taiwan)
Ria Kang, violin (7—Tenafly, NJ)
Michael Casimir, viola (F)
Jasper Ji, cello (10—Newton, MA)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet No. 8 in F major, K.168
I. Allegro
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Cumberland Quartet
James Post, violin (11—Arlington, VA)
Spencer Chu, violin (12—London, Ontario, Canada)
Michael Casimir, viola (F)
Justin Kijun Lee, cello (11—Vienna, VA)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 
II. Allegro assai
III. Adagio
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Cacapon Quartet
Sasha Varchenko, violin (15—Chapel Hill, NC)
Guillem Baviera Fuste, violin (14—Torrent, Valencia, Spain)
Lisa Jin, viola (15—Jericho, NY)
Samuel Cao, cello (15—Philadelphia, PA)

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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Erie Quartet
Jeanne Park, violin (15—Sammamish, WA)
Lynn Sung, violin (15—Republic of Korea)
Adrian Jackson, viola (23—Austin, TX) (Senior Div.)
Elie Kuan, cello (14—Somerset, NJ)

--INTERMISSION--
Please enjoy snacks, sweets, and drinks
at our concession stand at the rear of the auditorium

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
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Le-Yu Ho, violin (10—Taipei, Taiwan)
Jingxuan Zhang, piano

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O14
I. Allegro molto appassionato
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Kaylee Nah, violin (13—Portland, OR)
Yadi Liang, piano

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 -1931)
Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 27, No. 2     
IV. Les Furies
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Oliver Malkin, violin (15—Bethesda, MD)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
I. Allegro non troppo
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Samuel Cao, cello (15—Philadelphia, PA)
Iris Hsu, piano

Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
III. Allegro con fuoco – Allegro moderato (à la Zingara)
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Natalie Oh, violin (15—Oradell, NJ)
Hsiao-Ying Lin, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33
(Abridged)
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Justin Kijun Lee, cello (11—Vienna, VA)
Iris Hsu, piano

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