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
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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
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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.
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a) Two caprices by Paganini
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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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4. W.A. Mozart. First movement taken from the concertos no.3 or no.4 (without cadenza).
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Final Round Program
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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)
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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
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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 G-major BWV-1001, Adagio and Fugue
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Sonata 2 A-minor BWV-1003, Grave and Fugue
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2. Two caprices by Paganini.
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3. P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Canzonetta" Andante (2nd mvt) from Violin Concerto in D major
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4. W.A. Mozart. First movement taken from the concertos no.3, no.4 or no.5 (without cadenza).
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Final Round Program
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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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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.
