category violin
First Round (20 minutes)
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
from the sonatas for violin solo
No. 1 BWV 1001 Adagio and Fuge
or
No. 2 BWV 1003 Grave and Fuge
or
No. 3 BWV 1005 Adagio and Fuge
b) Niccolò Paganini
one Caprice from op. 1 from the following selection: 4, 5, 7, 11, 17, 21, 24
Second Round
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto G major KV 216
or
Concerto D major KV 218
or
Concerto A major KV 219
Third Round
a) Béla Bartók
Sonata for violin solo
out of that: Tempo di ciaccona
b) One of the following compositions:
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)/Eugène Ysaÿe
Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse op. 52
International Music Company
or
Henri Wieniawski
Scherzo-Tarantelle op. 16
or
Isang Yun
Königliches Thema (Violine Solo) 1976
or
Niccolò Paganini
Moses-Fantasie
Schott
c) one of the following compositions:
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for violin and piano d minor op. 108
or
César Franck
Sonata for violin and piano A major
or
Richard Strauss
Sonata E flat major op. 18
or
Edvard Grieg
Sonata for violin and piano No. 3 c minor op. 45
Final round with orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto D major op. 61
or
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin and orchestra D major op. 77
General information
The solo works under 1a) and 1b), the virtuoso work from 3b) and concertos must be performed from memory.
A total of seven works will be performed.
The selected programme and the indicated editions are binding. Subsequent changes will not be accepted. The use of Urtext editions is recommended.
All compositions can be obtained from music stores. As a matter of principle, the Secretariat of the International Instrumental Competition does not provide performance materials. Please note that photocopied music may not be used for legal reasons (copyright law).