VIOLIN COMPETITION REPERTOIRE

First Round
1. One of the following works for solo violin by J.S. Bach:
Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in G-Minor, BWV 1001, Grave and Fugue from Sonata in A-Minor, BWV 1003, Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in C-Major, BWV 1005, or Chaconne from Partita in D-Minor, BWV 1004.

2. Two Capriccios by Paganini at competitor’s choice.

3. A first movement, with cadenza, from one of the following concertos by Mozart:
№ 3 in G major KV 216, № 4 in D major KV 218 or № 5 in A major KV 219 (accompanied by the piano).

4. One of the following works by Khachaturian:
"Dance" B-dur op.1, or "Song-Poem".

Second Round (total duration – up to 60')
1. One of the following sonatas for the violin and piano which may be performed with the score:
Beethoven: № 3 in E-flat Major, op. 12/3; № 5 in F-Major, op. 24; № 7 in C-Minor, op. 30/2; № 9 in A-Major, op. 47; № 10 in G-Major, op.96.
Brahms: № 1 in G-Major, op. 78; № 2 in A-Major, op.100; № 3 in D-Minor, op. 108.
Schubert: Fantasia in C-Major, op. 159, D 934; Duet (sonata) in A-Major, op. 162, D 574.
Schumann: № 1 in A-Minor, op. 105.
Grieg: № 2 in G-Major, op. 13; № 3 in C-Minor, op.45.
Franck: Sonata A-Major
Debussy: G-Minor
Ravel: G-Major
R. Strauss: E-flat major, op. 18
Bartok: № 1, 1921 y.; № 2, 1922 y.
Prokofiev: № 1 in F-Minor, op. 80; № 2 in D-Major, op. 94 bis.
Shostakovich: op. 134
Babadjanyan: B flat Major

2. A work by a XX century composer on the participant’s choice. (not less 5')

3. Virtuosic composition by one of the following composers:
Paganini, Ernst, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Saint-Saens, Ravel, Ysaye, Zimbalist (Fantasia on themes from the opera ‘The Golden Cockerel’ by Rimsky-Korsakov), Castelnuovo-Tedesco (paraphrase of Rossini’s opera ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’), Waxman (‘Carmen-Fantasia’), Milstein (‘Paganiniana’).

4. S.Zakaryan - Humoresque for violin and piano (music mosaic on the Khachaturian's dances)
Download: Violin_Part.pdf (239 Kb)
Download: Klavir_for_Violin.pdf (572 Kb)

Third Round
Khachaturian – Concerto for violin and orchestra


CELLO COMPETITION REPERTOIRE

First Round (total duration – up to 45')
1. One of the following works for solo violin by J.S. Bach:
Bach - Prelude and Sarabanda from Suites for cello solo No.2, 3, 4 or Prelude, Fuga and Saraband from Suite No.5.

2. One of the following works at participant's choice:
Piatti - Caprice op.25 No.3 or No.12
Bukinnik - Etude f minor
Popper - Etude op.73 c minor N17 or g minor N20.

3. One of the following Sonatas:
Boccherini - Sonata No.6 A major
Francoeur - Sonata E major
Valentini - Sonata e minor
Locatelli - Sonata D major

4. Tchaikovsky - Pezzo capriccioso

Second Round (total duration – up to 60')
1. One of the following sonatas for the cello and piano which may be performed with the score:
Beethoven - Sonata op. 69 A major or Sonata op. 102 C major
Schubert - Sonata “Arpeggione” a minor
Brahms - Sonata op. 38 e minor
Grieg - Sonata a minor
Debussy - Sonata d minor
Prokofiev - Sonata op. 113 C major
Shostakovich - Sonata op. 40 d minor
Britten - Sonata C major

2. One of the following XX century works for cello solo:
Khachaturian - Sonata-Fantasy
Hindemith - Sonata op. 25 N3
Ligeti - Sonata
Kodaly - Sonata (I, II movements)
Crumb - Sonata

3. One virtuoso piece on the participant’s choice.

4. S.Zakaryan - Humoresque for cello and piano (music mosaic on the Khachaturian's dances)
Download: Cello_Part.pdf (108 Kb)
Download: Klavir_for_Cello.pdf (290 Kb)

Third Round
Khachaturian - Concerto or Concerto-Rhapsody for cello and orchestra.