Competition program

Junior Section (10 – 16 years old)

  • Premilinary round::
    • 1. Masterly playing of the piece
  • I Round:
    • 1. One of the Caprices of Paganini or Wieniawski, Op.10 or Op.18 (I violin)

    • 2. Bach 2 any movements from Partita No.1 (B Minor, BWV 1002), No.2 (D Minor, BWV 1004), (except Ciaccona), No.3 (E Major, BWV 1006)
  • II Round:
    • 1. Concerto on the choice of the following::
      • Wieniawski Violin Concerto No.2 in D Minor, Op.22
      • Bruch From Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op.26: I or II-III movements
      • Mendelssohn From Violin Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op.64: I or II-III movements
      • Saint-Saens From Violin Concerto No.3 in B Minor, Op.61: I or II-III movements
        Lalo From “Spanish Symphony” in D Minor, op.21: I or IV-V movements
      • Vieuxtemps Violin ConcertoNo.5 in A Minor, Op.37 (complete)

    • 2. Schubert-List. Valse-caprice. Music prosessing for violin and piano by David Oistrakh

  • III Round - Finale:
    • 1. Mozart. Concerto on the choice of the following: No.1 in B Major, KV207; No.2 in D , Major, KV211; No.3 in G Major, KV216 (with the David Oistrakh cadenza), No.4 in D Major, KV218; No.5 in A Major, KV219 

    • 2. Haydn. Concerto on the choice of the following: Hob VIIa:1 (C-dur), Hob VIIa:4 (G-dur)
      with chamber orchestra

Senior Section (17 – 28 years old)

  • Premilinary round:
    • 1. Paganini One Caprice of 24 Caprices for violin-solo, Op.1
    • 2. Bach I-II movements of one of the following: Sonata No.1 in G Minor, BWV 1001; No.2 in A Minor, BWV 1003; No.3 in С Major, BWV 1005, or Ciaccona
  • I Round:
    • 1. Paganini 2 any Caprices of 24 Caprices, Op.1
    • 2. Bach I-II movements of one of the following: Sonata No.1 in G Minor, BWV 1001; No.2 in A Minor, BWV 1003; No.3 in С Major, BWV 1005, or Ciaccona  
    • 3. Mozart I movement from Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major, KV216 (with the David Oistrakh cadenza)
  • II тур:
    • 1. Sonata on the choice of the following:
      • Beethoven Sonatas No. 5 "Spring" in F Major, Op. 24; No. 6 in A Major, Op.30 №1; No.7 in C Minor, Op. 30 №2; No.8 in G Major, Op. 30 №3; No.9 "Kreutzer" in A Major, Op. 47; No.10 in G-Major, Op. 96.
      • Brahms Sonatas No.1 in G Major, Op.78; No.2 in A-dur, Op.100; No.3 in D Minor, Op.108.
      • Schumann Sonatas No.1 in A Minor, Op.105; No.2 in D Minor, Op.121; No.3 in A Minor, Op.posth
      • Bartok Sonata No.2, Sz.76
      • Ravel Sonata No.1 in A Minor; No.2 in G major
      • Grieg Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.13; No.3 in C Minor, Op.45
      • Prokofiev Sonata No.1 in F Minor, Op.80
      • Franck Sonata in A Major
        Shostakovich Sonata, Op.134

    • 2. Composition on the choice of the following:
      • Frolov Fantasy in memory of David Oistrakh.          
      • Svetlanov Violin poem (in memory of David Oistrakh)  

    • 3. Masterly playing of the piece (choose from the composers list below):
      • Paganini
      • Ravel
      • Saint-Saens
      • Sarasate
      • Vieuxtemps
      • Waxman
      • Weniawski
      • Ysaye  
    with piano    
  • III Round-Finale:
      • Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.61
      • Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77
      • Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.47a
      • Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35 (original)
      • Lalo «Spanish Symphony» in D Minor, Op.21
      • Glazunov Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op.82
      • Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.19; No.2 in G Minor, Op.63
      • Schostakovitch Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.77
      • Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D Minor
      • Wieniawski Violin Concerto No.1 in F-sharp Minor, Op.14
      • Paganini Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.6
      • Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No.4 in D Minor, Op.31; No.5 in A Minor, Op.37
    with symphony orchestra