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July 29, 2023: The Grand Finale
2023 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

There is no event quite like it …our Grand Finale is an extraordinary evening of music and community as our final concert of the season represents an all-star gathering of our faculty and every one of our Heifetz Institute students in a rousing concert brimming with fire, passion, and virtuosity. It’s then followed by our Farewell Toast, where students, faculty, and audience members raise a glass together for a poignant and uniquely Staunton summer ritual.
(7:30 PM CONCERT with complimentary toast to follow)

Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street

 

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
I. Allegro
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The Heifetz Junior Band


Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789-1878)
Concertante for Four Violins, Op. 55
I. Allegro
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Hairui Lei, violin (17—Shanghai, China)
Daniel Rafimayeri, violin (23—New York, NY)
Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, violin (21—Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Vincent Cart-Sanders, violin (20 - Collingswood NJ/Vietnam)
Jingxuan Zhang, piano


Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
II. Allemande
III. Courante
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Mira Kardan, cello (16—Los Angeles, CA)


Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
II. Adagio
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Hairui Lei, violin (17—Shanghai, China)
Gregory Ritchey, piano


Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
I. Andantino
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Maya Budzinski, violin (19—Edmonton, Alberta, CA)
Rohan  De Silva, piano


Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Sinfonia Concertante in E minor, Op. 125
III. Andante con moto
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Nicholas Wong, cello (15—Houston, TX)
Yoon Lee, piano


INTERMISSION


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
I. Maestoso - Allegro
II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
III. Scherzando vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro
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Hyun Ji Lee, violin (25—Seoul, South Korea)
Ching Shan Helen Yu, violin (24—Hong Kong)
Arielle Fentress, viola (20—Cleveland, OH)
Benjamin Doane, cello (22—Rochester, NY)


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3
IV. Allegro molto
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The Heifetz Band

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