Repertoire

Preliminary Round, 35 Competitors
27 September-2 October

First Session

1. Johann Sebastian Bach
   One of the Sonatas or Partitas for solo violin
   BWV 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 or 1006
2. Eugène Ysaÿe
   One of the Sonatas for solo violin, Op. 27
3. Joseph Joachim
   Romanze Op. 2, No. 1
   (Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden)
   

Second Session

1. Ludwig van Beethoven
   One of the following sonatas for violin and piano:

   • D major, Op. 12 No. 1
   • A major, Op. 12 No. 2
   • E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
   • A minor, Op. 23
   • A major, Op. 30 No. 1
   • G major, Op. 30 No. 3
2. One complete work of your choice for solo violin or for violin and piano.

The length of this session is not to exceed 35 minutes.

Semi-final Round, 12 Competitors
3-6 October

First Session

Each participant will present a recital which is to last no longer than 60 minutes. The repertoire will be chosen by the competitor. It must include a sonata for violin and piano as well as the commissioned work (approx. 8 minutes). Concertos for violin and orchestra are not permitted. Works played in the preliminary round may not be repeated here.

Second Session

One of the following concertos für violin and orchestra:

• No. 1 in C major

• No. 1 in B flat major, KV 207
• No. 2 in D major, KV 211
• No. 3 in G major, KV 216
• No. 4 in D major, KV 218
• No. 5 in A major, KV 219

The competitors will perform with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio conducted by Agnieszka Duczmal.

Final Round, 6 Competitors
8-9 October

One of the following concertos for violin and orchestra:

• Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2
• Beethoven: D major, Op. 61
• Brahms: D major, Op. 77
• Bruch: G minor, Op. 26
• Dvorák: A minor, Op. 53
• Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
• Mendelssohn: E minor, op. 64
• Prokofiev: D major, op. 19
• Prokofiev: G minor, op. 63
• Schostakovich: A minor, op. 99
• Schumann: D minor (1853)
• Sibelius: D minor, op. 47
• Stravinsky: D major (1931)
• Tchaikovsky: D major, op. 35

The competitors will perform with the NDR Radiophilharmonie conducted by Nicholas Milton.

All works -- except the sonatas for violin and piano and the commissioned work -- must be performed from memory.