Competition program
1st Category: for participants of 9 years old and less at the time of competition
Free program with max. duration: 15 min.
2nd Category: for participants of 13 years old and less at the time of competition
Free program with max. duration: 20 min.
3rd Category: for participants of 17 years old and less at the time of competition
Preliminary round’s program
1. One of the following works for violin solo by J.S. Bach:
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Sonata 1 in G-minor BWV-1001, Adagio and Presto
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Sonata 2 in A-minor BWV-1003, Grave and Allegro
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Sonata 3 in C-Major BWV-1005, Largo and Allegro Assai
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Partita 2 in D-minor BWV-1004, Sarabanda and Giga
2. Two caprices to choose from the Wieniawski and the Paganini caprices.
a) Two caprices by Paganini
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b) One caprice by Paganini and one caprice by Wieniawsky
3. H. Wieniawski: "Romance" (2nd mvt) from Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22
4. W.A. Mozart. First movement taken from the concertos no.3 or no.4 (without cadenza).
Final Round Program
(max duration 50 min).
1. A virtuoso piece by one of the following composers: Tartini (Devil's Trill Sonata), Paganini, Bazzini, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Wieniawski, Ernst, Waxman, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe (Sonata no.3 in D-minor "Ballade" or Sonata no.6), Rimsky-Korsakov/Zimbalist (Concert Fantasy on Themes from "The golden cockerel)
2. First movement of a violin concerto by one of the following composers: Vieuxtemps (no.5), Mendelssohn (Op. 64), Paganini (no.1), Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns (no.3), Bruch, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Brahms, Khachaturyan.
4th Category: for participants of 23 years old and less at the time of competition
Preliminary round’s program
1. One of the following works for violin solo by J.S. Bach:
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Sonata 1 G-major BWV-1001, Adagio and Fugue
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Sonata 2 A-minor BWV-1003, Grave and Fugue
2. Two caprices by Paganini.
3. P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Canzonetta" Andante (2nd mvt) from Violin Concerto in D major
4. W.A. Mozart. First movement taken from the concertos no.3, no.4 or no.5 (without cadenza).
Final Round Program
(max duration 60 min).
1. One of the following sonatas for Violin and Piano (sonatas can be performed with the score) All sonatas should be performed without repetitions!
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W.A. Mozart-First and second movement from The Violin Sonata No.40 in B-flat major, K.454
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L. van Beethoven-First and second movement from The Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 12
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L. van Beethoven-First and second movement from The Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 ("Spring")
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E. Grieg-First and second movement from The Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op.45
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J. Brahms-First and second movement from the Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
2. A virtuoso piece by one of the following composers: Tartini (Devil's Trill Sonata), Bazzini, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, Ernst, Wieniawski, Waxman, Ysaÿe (Sonata no.3 in D-minor "Ballade" or Sonata no.6), Rimsky-Korsakov/Zimbalist - Concert Fantasy on Themes from "The golden cockerel"
3. First movement of a violin concerto by one of the following composers: Paganini (no.1), Mendelssohn (Op. 64), Vieuxtemps (no.5), Beethoven, Saint-Saëns (no.3), Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Bruch (no.1), Sibelius, Khachaturyan.
