The twelve semifinalists perform a 40- to 45-minute programme with piano. The six violinists who receive the highest scores from the jury will move on to the final round. Every semifinal programme must comprise at least three works, including a complete sonata and the compulsory Canadian work for solo violin.
Program
- Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
- Michael Oesterle stand alone
- Maurice Ravel Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. posth.
- Karol Szymanowski Nocturne et tarentelle, op. 28
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
- Michael Oesterle stand alone
- Claude Debussy Sonata in G minor, L 140
- Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in C‑sharp minor (arr. N. Milstein)
- Eugène Ysaÿe Caprice d’après C. Saint-Saëns, op. 52 nº 6
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