program - violin

First round

(about 20 minutes including entering and leaving the stage)

a) One of the following compositions:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Siciliana and Presto from Sonata BWV 1001

or

Johann Sebastian Bach
Andante and Allegro from Sonata BWV 1003             

or

Johann Sebastian Bach
Largo and Allegro assai from Sonata BWV 1005

b)Max Reger
Prelude and Fugue in D minor op. 117 No. 6               

c) One of the following works:
Gerhard Wimberger
„Toi, toi, toi“ for violin solo
(The sheet music can be sent on request.)

or

György Kurtag
„in nomine all‘ongherese“, from: Signs, Games and Messages

or

Adriana Hölszky
„nouns to nouns“ Ib, Music for Solo-Violin after a poem by E. E. Cummings, Edition Breitkopf 9216

Second round

(approx. 30 min including entering and leaving the stage)

a) First movement from one of the following Concertos: 
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major op. 77

or

Antonín Dvořák
Violin Concerto in A minor op. 53

or

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64 (MWV O 14)

or

Sergej Prokofjew
2nd Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 63

or

Jean Sibelius
Violin concerto in D minor op. 47

The movement from the chosen concerto must be performed from memory.

b) Olivier Messiaen
„Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus“, from: Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Third round

(approx. 60 min including entering and leaving the stage)

a)  One of the sonatas from:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata op. 12 No. 3

or

Sonata op. 30 No. 1

or

Sonata op. 30 No. 2

or

Sonata op. 30 No. 3

or

Sonata op. 96

b)  One of the sonatas:

Claude Debussy

or

Maurice Ravel

or

Gabriel Fauré

c) Solo work(s) of the participant’s choice, which complement(s) the chosen compositions in a 60-minute recital. Works from other rounds may not be repeated.

Final round with orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin concerto in D major op. 61 
The performance of an own cadenza is expressly welcomed.
The work must be performed from memory.           

General

The works of the round 2a and the final round must be performed from memory.
A total of eight works plus the freely selectable work(s) from round 3c are to be performed.
The selected programme and the specified editions are binding. Subsequent changes will not be accepted.
It is at the candidate's personal choice to determine the order of his/her presentations within a selection round. If the required programme is not fulfilled or the presentation is aborted, this will result in disqualification.
Please note that, for legal reasons (copyright law), photocopied music may only be used at the participant's own risk. All compositions included in this programme can be obtained from music trade.
In general, the International Instrumental Competition does not provide any performance materials.

program - viola

First round

(20 minutes )

a) Max Reger
Suite for Viola solo op. 131d No. 1 in G minor
out of that: 1st and 2nd movement

or

Suite for Viola solo op. 131d No. 2 in D major          
out of that: 1st and 2nd movement

or

Suite for Viola solo op. 131d No. 3 in E minor
out of that: 1st and 2nd movement

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

b)  Franz Schubert
Arpeggione-Sonata A minor D 821
out of that: 2nd movement Adagio and 3rd movement Allegretto

Second round

(30 minutes)

One of the following compositions:
Béla Bartók       
Viola Concerto
Tibor Serly Version

or

Paul Hindemith
„Der Schwanendreher“

or

William Walton
Viola Concerto

or

Edward Elgar
Concerto in E minor op. 85
(arrangement of Lionel Tertis)

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

Third round

(60 minutes)

Within the third round, it is generally permitted to perform single movements from the specified works.

a) One of the following compositions:
György Kurtág 
Signs, Games and Messages
out of that an own choice

or

György Ligeti    
Sonata for Viola solo, out of that: 1st, 4th and 6th movement

or

Benjamin Britten
Suite op. 72         
(original for Cello, arrangement by Nobuko Imai, Faber Music)

or

Benjamin Britten
Suite op. 80        
(original for Cello, arrangement by Nobuko Imai, Faber Music)

or

Benjamin Britten
Suite op. 87         
(original for Cello, arrangement by Nobuko Imai, Faber Music)

or

Tōru Takemitsu
A Bird Came Down The Walk

or

Garth Knox
Fuga libre

b) One of the following compositions:
Robert Schumann
„Märchenbilder“ op. 113

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 120 No. 1 in F minor               

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 120 No. 2 in E flat major

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 78 in G major (original for Violin)
own arrangement or that by Thomas Riebl, Edition Peters

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 38 in E minor (original for Cello)
own arrangement or that by Milton Katims

c) One of the four solo sonatas:
Paul Hindemith
Solo sonata op. 11 No. 5

or

Solo sonata op. 25 No. 1

or

Solo sonata op. 31 No. 4

or

Solo sonata without opus from the year 1937

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

d) A work or parts of a work of own choice with a maximum duration of 10 minutes. Works from other rounds may not be repeated. Solo pieces and concertos have to be performed from memory.

Final round with orchestra (without conductor)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart    
Concerto in A major KV 622 (original for clarinet)
(solopart in own arrangement)

or

Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Concerto D major
(own cadences desired)

or

Carl Stamitz
Concerto D major
(own cadences desired)

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

General

Solo pieces and concertos except 3rd round a) have to be performed from memory.
Participants are requested to use Urtext versions whenever possible.
A total of eight works are to be performed.
The selected programme and the specified editions are binding. Subsequent changes will not be accepted.
It is at the candidate's personal choice to determine the order of his/her presentations within a selection round. If the required programme is not fulfilled or the presentation is aborted, this will result in disqualification.
Please note that, for legal reasons (copyright law), photocopied music may only be used at the participant's own risk. All compositions included in this programme can be obtained from music trade.
In general, the International Instrumental Competition does not provide any performance materials.

CONCLUDING CLAUSE

 In case of discrepancies the German text shall be binding.