PROGRAMME  REQUIREMENTS

of the 1^st International Yu.Yankelevitch Violin Competition

 Age Group I

Round I  

1. Two parts of an ancient sonata ( the fast and the  slow ones) at the participant’s choice : G.Handel, Sonatas №2,4,6,  A.Vivaldi, A Corelli, F.Veracini , G. Tartini

2.  The Compulsory piece –“Aria” by A. Aleksandrov.

3. Cántiléna piece at the participant’s choice:

-  N. Paganini-  Cantabile ;

-  S. Rachmaninov- Románce  ;

-  S. Rachmaninov – Vocalise ;

-  P. Tchaikovsky  - Melody ;

-  K Szymanowski  “Nocturne”;

-  D Shostakovich-A Tsyganov – «Andantino»;

-  R Shchedrin  – «In imitation of Albenis»;

-  H. Wieniawski – Legend;

-  F Veracinni . – Largo;

-  A Glasunov – «Meditation»;

-  А.Glasunov – Grand adagio from the ballet Raymonda ;

-  R. Gliére  – «Romance»;

- . D Kabalevsky – Improvisation.

4. Virtuoso piece at participant’s choice:

- F. Kreisler  – «Prelude and Allegro” ( in Pugnani  style);

- P.Sarasate  – «Introduction and Tarantella»;

- Т.Vitali  – Chaconne  ( ed. P.Charlis );

- А.Vietan  «Ballade and Polonaise»;

- E Tsimbalist . – Fantasy  «Golden Cockerel»;

- F Kreisler – «Siciliana and Rigaudon » (in Franker style );

- F.Ries – «Perpetuum Mobile»;

- А.Vietan – «Fantasy - Apassionata»;

- B. Bartok  – «Six Rumanian Folk Dances».

Final Round

1.Concertos for Violin with Orchestra, 1^st  or 2 and 3 parts at the participant’s choice:

- А.Vietan;

- М. Bruch – II и III parts;

- H Wieniawski – Concerto № 2;

- G. Viotti – Concerto № 22;

- L. Schpor. – Concerto № 2;

- D. Kabalevsky  – Concerto;

- Ė. Lalo – Spanish Symphony  ( part I );

- А.Khachaturian – Concerto E mol;

- C. Saint-Saens   – Concerto №3.

Age Group 2

  Round 1

1. J.S. Bach – two parts of sonata for solo violin with fugue or chaconne

2.  Sonata at the participant’s choice

-  G Verocai (1700-1745) –Sonata  No. 5 in E dur

-  L Madonis. (1700-1776) –  Sonata in A mol.

3.  One caprice at the participant’s choice:

-  N. Paganini (except Nos. 14, 16)

-   P. Locatelli, R. Lipitzer

Round 2

 (solo performance – max. 50 minutes)

1.  Sonata or Suite at the participant’s choice: L. v. Beethoven, J. Brahms, S. Franck, E. Grieg, S. Prokofiev, C. Debussy, M. Ravel. B. Britten, M. Weinberg, L. Yanachek, A. Tansman

2. Miniature at the participant’s choice (transcription possible)

F. Kreisler, P. Sarasate, G.Afanasiev, E. Podgaits, D. Shostakovich, S.Prokofiev, I. Frolov, D. Gershwin, E. Elgar, M. de Falla.

3. Modern piece second half of the XX century to our time.

4.  Virtuoso piece: M. Ravel “La Gitane”, habanera, E. Chausson, “Poeme”, B. Bartok “Rhapsody” No. 1, 2, E. Ysaye “Sonata” 

No. 3 or 6, P. Sarasate “Caprice Basque”, P. Tchaikovsky “Waltz-Scherzo”, ор. 34,  C. Saint-Saens “Rondo Capriccioso”

Final Round

1. L. v. Beethoven. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D dur (Op. 61)

2. J. Brahms. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D dur (Op. 77)

3. F. Mendelsohn. Concerto for Violin and  Orchestra  in E mol (Op. 64)

4. N. Paganini. Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in D dur (Op. 6)

5. S.Prokofiev. Concerto No. 1 for Violin with Orchestra in D dur (Op. 19)

6. J. Sibelius. Concerto for Violin with Orchestra in D mol (Op. 47)

7. P. Tchaikovsky.  Concerto for Violin with Orchestra in D dur (Op. 35)

         8. D. Shostakovich. Concertos for Violin and Orchestra