Episode 140: The Junior Jubilee

We celebrate the budding talent of the Heifetz Institute’s youngest students…all participants in our 2025 Junior Division. The “Junior Jubilee,” features young violin, viola, and cello players aged 7 - 14, who whose artistry belies their age.   Franz Schubert: Violin Sonatina No. 1 in D major, D. 384 I. Allegro molto Sophie Ko, violin (7); Minji Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2025 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 168 IV. Allegro Ophelia Quartet: Victoria Zhang, violin (9); Florence Lau, violin (11); Olivia Hsu, viola (9); Chelsea Jang, cello (10) Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025 Niccolo Paganini: Moses Fantasia Keruixi Ma, cello (11); Allison Freeman, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.30.2025 Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt] Masha Lakisova, violin (14); Isaiah Kim, cello (14); Anton Smirnoff, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.16.2016 Traditional, arr. Zili Li: Fisherman’s Harvest Song Henna Lam, violin (14); Jeremiah Padilla, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19 III. Andante Lyra Song, cello (11); Elizabeth Hill, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.23.2025 Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 III. Allegro con fuoco – Allegro moderato (à la Zingara) Graham Schaub, violin (14); Hsiao-Ying Lin, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2025 Aleksander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major III. Notturno [excerpt] Illyrian Quartet: Rino Ohashi, violin; Hugo Lin, violin; Maddie Yan, viola; Naomi Aires, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2025 Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 II. Adagio III. Allegro energico Christopher Yun, violin (12); Minji Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2025