First Round
Session 2
Wednesday May 27, 2026 — 7:30 PM
Bourgie Hall
1339 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
The curtain rises on 24 exceptional violinists. The Concours begins: be there to witness these moments when destinies are forged.
In turn, each violinist showcases their virtuosity, musicality, and personality in the superb acoustics of Bourgie Hall, at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.
In this First Round, each competitor has 30 minutes to shine by performing:
- A work by J.S. Bach, Telemann, or another Baroque composer
- A work showcasing the competitor’s virtuosity (Bazzini, Ernst, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Waxman, Wieniawski)
- A work of the competitor’s choice from a third musical period
Program
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Violin and Keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017Siciliano, Largo — Allegro — Adagio — Allegro
- Maria Theresia von Paradis Sicilienne in E‑flat major
- Eugène Ysaÿe Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse de Camille Saint-Saëns, Op. 52, No. 6
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001Adagio — Presto
- György Kurtág Signs, Games and MessagesDoloroso — Perpetuum Mobile (for Agnes Vadas)
- Henryk Wieniawski Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003Grave — Fuga
- John Corigliano Red Violin Caprices
- Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 34
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Violin and Keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016Adagio ma non tanto — Allegro
- Karol Szymanowski Mythes, Op. 30La fontaine d’Arethuse
- Franz Waxman Carmen Fantasy
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