Program-Leonid Kogan Competition

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:

Sonata 1 in G-minor BWV-1001, Adagio and Presto
Sonata 2 in A-minor BWV-1003, Grave and Allegro
Sonata 3 in C-Major BWV-1005, Largo and Allegro Assai
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. 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, 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 (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 works for violin solo by J.S. Bach:

Sonata 1 G-major BWV-1001, Adagio and Fugue
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

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.

Competition program

1st Category: for participants of 9 years old and less at the time of competition

2nd Category: for participants of 13 years old and less at the time of competition

3rd Category: for participants of 17 years old and less at the time of competition

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Preliminary round’s program

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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

Sonata 2 in A-minor BWV-1003, Grave and Allegro

2. Two caprices to choose from the Wieniawski and the Paganini caprices.

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a) Two caprices by Paganini

or

b) One caprice by Paganini and one caprice by Wieniawsky

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3. Tchaikovsky: Mélodie in E-flat major from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42

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Final Round Program

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4th Category: for participants of 23 years old and less at the time of competition

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Preliminary round’s program

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1. One of the following works for violin solo by J.S. Bach:

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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).

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