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 

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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, Siciliana and Presto

• Sonata 2 in A-minor BWV-1003, Andante 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 Wieniawski

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​3. W.A. Mozart. Third movement taken from the concertos no.3 or no.4.

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​Final Round Program

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1. Pablo Sarasate. Playera Op.23 Spanish Dances.

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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").

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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

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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 Fuga

• Sonata 2 in A-minor BWV-1003, Grave and Fuga

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2. Two caprices by Paganini.

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​​3. W.A. Mozart. First movement taken from the concertos no.3, no.4 or no.5 (without cadenza).​​

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