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The Competition Regulations

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The Fifth Competition - 2007
Program

Schedule

Participants

Jury


The Fourth Competition - 2006

The Third Competition - 2005

The Second Competition - 2004

The First Competition – 2003

First Auditions (qualifying)

  • J. S. Bach - Two parts from any of the Six Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo,
    or the Chaconne
  • Paganini - Opus 1. Any two caprices

Second Auditions (semifinal)
no longer than an hour per every participant

  • Beethoven / Mozart / Schubert - Sonata for violin and piano (any)
  • Paganini - Any virtuoso piece, except 24 Caprices (Op. 1)

Recommended:

Opus 7

Campanella — Rondo from Concerto No. 2 (h-moll)

Opus 8

La streghe (“The Witch”) — Introduction and Variations on a theme from
Sussmayer’s ballet Il noce di Benevento (“The Marriage of Benevento”)

Opus 9

Introduction and Variations on God Save the Queen

Opus 11

Sonata Il moto perpetuo (“Perpetual Motion”)

Opus 12

Non piu mesta accanto al fuoco (“Hearthside no more I’m feeling sad”) —
Introduction and Variations on a theme from Rossini’s opera Cenerentola (“Cinderella”)

Opus 13

Di tanti palpiti (“Tremble of the Heart”) — Introduction and Variations
on a theme from Rossini’s opera Tancred

Opus 24

Introduction and Variations (on the bass string) on a theme from Rossini’s opera Moses

Opus 38

Introduction and Variations on a theme from Paisiello’s opera La molinara (“The Miller’s Wife”)

1810

Polacca con variazioni A-dur (for violin and orchestra)

1828

Variations on the aria from Weigl’s opera L’amor marinaro (“The Sailor’s Love”)

1838/39

Sonata La primavera (“The Spring”)

  • Any other composer - One or several pieces (any)

Third Auditions (final)

  • Any composer of the 19th–20th centuries - Concerto for violin and orchestra (any)