Competition program
1st Category: for participants who are 9 years old or less at the time of competition
Free program with max. duration: 15 min.
2nd Category: for participants who are 13 years old or less at the time of the competition
Free program with max. duration: 20 min.
3rd Category: for participants who are 17 years old or less at the time of the 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, Siciliana and Presto
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Sonata 2 in A-minor BWV-1003, Andante 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
or
b) One caprice by Paganini and one caprice by Wieniawski
3. W.A. Mozart. 1st movement taken from the concertos no.3 or no.4 (without cadenza).
Final Round Program
1. P. Tchaikovsky - "Autumn Song" (October) from The Seasons, Op. 37a. Available for download below.
2. A virtuoso piece by one of the following composers: Paganini, Bazzini, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Ernst, Waxman, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe (Sonata no.3 in D minor "Ballade").
3. First or Third movement of a violin concerto by one of the following composers: Paganini (no.1), Wieniawski (no.1, no.2), Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Brahms, Khachaturyan. Or the first movement of a violin concerto by one of the following composers: Vieuxtemps (no.5), Mendelssohn (Op. 64).
4th Category: for participants who are 23 years old or 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 Fuga
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Sonata 2 in A-minor BWV-1003, Grave and Fuga
2. Two caprices by Paganini.
3. W.A. Mozart. First movement taken from the concertos no.3, no.4 or no.5 (without cadenza).
Final Round Program
1. R. Glière - Romance for violin and piano in D, op.33, Available for download below
2. A virtuoso piece by one of the following composers: Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, Ernst, Wieniawski, Waxman, Ysaÿe (Sonata no.6).
3. First movement of a violin concerto by one of the following composers: Paganini (no.1), Mendelssohn (Op. 64), Vieuxtemps (no.5), Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski (no.1, no. 2), Sibelius, Khachaturyan.