The excitement and energy of the first Heifetz concert of the season! Featuring performances by a quartet of Heifetz alums at the first concert of the 2025 summer season in works by Beethoven and Brahms, and bookended by Antonin Dvořák’s magnificent Piano Quintet.
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
II. Allegro appassionato
Steven Baloue, viola; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
Kitty Amaral, violin; Runa Matsushita, violin; Steven Baloue, viola; Amelia Zitoun, cello; Yandi Chen, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
III. Andante cantabile [excerpt]
Madison Vest, violin; Kevin Mills, cello; Carlos Avila, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 10.15.2015
Ludwig van Beethoven: 7 Variations on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen, WoO 46
Amelia Zitoun, cello; Yoon Lee, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — Poco più presto
Runa Matsushita, violin; Jessica X. Osborne, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025
Antonín Dvořák: From The Bohemian Forest, Op. 68
I. In The Spinning Room [excerpt]
Tae Kim, Allison Freeman, piano four-hands
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.07.2024
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
IV. Finale. Allegro
Runa Matsushita, violin; Kitty Amaral, violin; Steven Baloue, viola; Amelia Zitoun, cello; Yandi Chen, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.26.2025
