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:

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Cello Sonata, Op. 65
    I. Dialogo. Allegro
    II. Scherzo-Pizzicato. Allegretto
    III. Elegia. Lento
    IV. Marcia. Energico
    V. Moto perpetuo. Presto
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Colin Carr, cello
Yoon Lee, piano

Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944)
Romance for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 23
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Melissa White, violin
Miki Sawada, piano

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
String Sextet, H. 224
    I. Lento - Allegro poco moderato
    II. Andantino
    III. Allegretto poco moderato
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Kristopher Tong, violin
Desirée  Ruhstrat, violin
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Michael Casimir, viola
Andrew Mark, cello
YiQun Xu, cello

INTERMISSION

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence"
    I. Allegro con spirito
    II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
    III. Allegretto moderato
    IV. Allegro vivace
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Kyoko Takezawa, violin
Judith Ingolffson, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Michael Casimir, viola
Steven Doane, cello
Rosemary Elliott, cello

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