1st Round
Repertoire
a. Johann Sebastian Bach | b. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1st movement and cadenza by Henri Marteau of • Concerto G Major, KV 216 or • Concerto D Major, KV 218 or • Concerto A Major, KV 219 (Cadenzas KV 216 und KV 218 will be sent to candidates by the competition office, cadenza KV 219 see Edition Peters Nr. 2193a) | c. Niccolò Paganini |
The candidate can choose the order of the repertoire freely.
2nd Round
A recital with a duration between 45 to 50 minutes.
All candidates are expected to approach their performance as a concert.
The chosen repertoire must include the following pieces:
• Henri Marteau: Caprice No. 1 „Improvisation“ from: 24 Caprices for violin and piano op. 25
• Ludwig van Beethoven: 1st movement of a sonata for piano and violin
• Max Reger: one prelude from: Preludes and Fugues for violin solo op. 117
• The commissioned work for violin solo by Xiaogang Ye, China
• A virtuoso piece - to be selected from this list
The recital can be completed with one or more pieces the candidate can choose freely.
The candidate can choose the order of the repertoire freely.
Not allowed are: Bach-compositions and pieces composed by the competitor.
The scores for Marteau and Ye will be sent by the competition office immediately after registration.
The candidate has to indicate the duration of the pieces.
3rd Round
Orchestra: Hofer Symphoniker
Conductor: Christoph-Mathias Mueller
One of the following concertos for violin and orchestra:
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Concerto D Major, | op. 61 |
| Johannes Brahms | Concerto D Major, | op. 77 |
| Antonin Dvorák | Concerto A Minor, | op. 53 |
| Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Concerto E Minor, | op. 64 |
| Niccolò Paganini | Concerto No. 1 D Major, | op. 6 |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Concerto No. 1 D Major, | op. 19 |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | Concerto No. 3 B Minor, | op. 61 |
| Jean Sibelius | Concerto D Minor, | op. 47 |
| Pjotr Iljitsch Tchaikowsky | Concerto D Major, | op. 35 |
All works must be performed from memory. Excepted are works written after 1945, the piece by Henri Marteau and sonatas for violin and piano. In this case scores may be used (original scores only). If artistically justifiable all works must be performed without repetition.
