
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
or
b) One caprice by Paganini and one caprice by Wieniawsky
The repeats in the caprices no.13,15,20 and 23 are not required.
3. Tchaikovsky: Mélodie in E-flat major from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42
4. W.A. Mozart. First movement taken from the concertos no.3 or no.4 (without cadenza).
Final Round Program
1. A virtuoso piece by one of the following composers: Tartini (Devil's Trill Sonata), Paganini, Bazzini, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, 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 (no.1, no.2), Saint-Saëns (no.3), 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 Sonatas for Violin and piano by J.S. Bach. The sonatas can be played with the sheet music.
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Sonata nr. 1 in B minor BWV-1014, 1st movement Adagio and 2nd movement Allegro
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Sonata nr. 3 in E major BWV-1016, 3rd movement Adagio ma non tanto and 4th movement Allegro
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Sonata nr. 4 in C minor BWV-1017, 1st movement Largo Siciliano ( with repeats ) and 4th movement Allegro ( without repeats )
2. Two caprices by Paganini.
The repeats in the caprices no.13,15,20 and 23 are not required.
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
1. 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).
2. 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.
