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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
  • 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.
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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, 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 Sonatas for Violin and piano by J.S. Bach: 
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  • Sonata nr. 1  in B minor BWV-1014, 1st movement Adagio and 2nd movement Allegro 

  • Sonata nr. 3  in E major BWV-1016, 3rd movement Adagio ma non tanto and 4th movement Allegro 

  • Sonata nr. 4 in C minor BWV-1017, 1st movement Largo Siciliano ( with repeats ) and 4th movement Allegro ( without repeats )

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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.

 

 

 

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