Episode 136: Opening Night

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