Junior Group
Pre-Selection (Video)
a) J. S. Bach. «Suites for Cello Solo». The Prelude from Suites: №1 (G-major) or №2 (D-major) or №3 (C-major)
b) One part of an old sonata from the competition program (Allegro)
Round I
a) J. S. Bach. «Suites for Cello Solo». The Prelude and Sarabande from Suites: №1 (G-major) or №2 (D-major) or №3 (C-major)
b) P. Tchaikovsky’s “Nocturne”
c) One of the following Sonatas (Fully):
– Ariosti – in e-minor,
– J. Breval – E. Kenbley in G-major,
– I. Birkenstock – in e-minor,
– L. Boccherini (any Sonata from 6 Sonatas. In redaction by A.Piatti),
– J. Valentini – in E-major,
– К. М. Weber – G. Pyatigorsky – in a-minor,
– A. Corelli in d-minor,
– P. Locatelli – in D-major,
– J. Sammartini – in G-major,
– C. Tessarini – in F-major,
– L. Franceur – in E-major,
– K. Ekkels – in g-minor.
Round II (Final)
a) A cantilena piece
b) A virtuoso piece
c) Concerto form (concerto, concertino, rhapsody, variations with piano accompaniment)
Senior Group
Pre-Selection (Video)
a) J. S. Bach «Suites for Cello Solo». Prelude and Sarabandе from Suites: №3 (C-major), or № 4 (E-flat major), or №.5 (с-minor), or №.6 (D- major)
b) Classical Sonata (L. V. Beethoven) at the participant’s choice (Two parts)
Round I
a) J. S. Bach «Suites for Cello Solo». Prelude and Sarabandе from Suites: №3 (C-major), or № 4 (E-flat-major), or №.5 (с-minor), or №.6 (D-major)
b) F. Schubert “Arpeggione” Sonata in a-minor D 821 (the First part) or R. Schumann «Adagio and Allegro» op.70
c) One of virtuoso pieces from the following:
D. Popper “Dance of elves”, “the Spinning Song”, “Die Jagd”, “Tarantella”,
J. Klengel “Scherzo”,
K. Davydov “At the Fountain”,
P. Tortelier “The Spiral”,
P. Tchaikovsky “Pezzo capriccioso”,
N. Rimsky- Korsakov “Flight of a bumblebee”,
К. М. Weber – G. Pyatigorsky “Adagio and rondeau”.
Round II
a) L. V. Beethoven – Sonata № 3 in A-major (op.69) or Sonata №4 in C-major (op.102 No.1)
b) S. Rachmaninoff – Sonata for Cello and Piano in g-minor 19 (3 part)
c) One of the following sonatas:
N. Myaskovsky – Sonata No.1 in В-major op.12
S. Prokofiev – Sonata in C-major op.119
D. Shostakovich – Sonata in d-minor op.40
Round III (with orchestra)
One of following concertos:
J. Haydn. Concerto in D major (Cadenza by M. Gendron or by E. Feuermann)
C. Saint-Saens – Concerto in a-minor
R. Schumann – Concerto in a-minor
E. Elgar – Concerto in e-minor
P. Tchaikovsky – “Variations on a Rococo theme”
A. Khachaturian – Concerto in e-minor
Note: The program is mainly based on music of the repertoire of S. Knushevitsky.