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 Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001Adagio — Presto
- Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in D minor ‘Ballade’, Op. 27
- Fritz Kreisler Three Old Viennese DancesLiebesleid
- Arnold Schönberg Phantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001Adagio — Fuga
- Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140Allegro vivo — Intermède : Fantasque et léger — Finale : Très animé
- Henryk Wieniawski Polonaise de concert en ré majeur, op. 4
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003Grave — Fuga
- Sergueï Prokofiev Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bisAndante — Lento, ma non troppo — Animato, ma non allegro — Andantino leggiero e scherzando — Andante non troppo
- Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction and rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
- Witold Lutosławski Subito for Violin and Piano
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Violin and Keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016Adagio — Allegro — Adagio ma non tanto — Allegro
- Eugène Ysaÿe Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse de Camille Saint-Saëns, op. 52, nº 6
- Johann Sebastian Bach Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002Allemande — Double — Courante — Double
- Francis Poulenc Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP 119Allegro con fuoco — Intermezzo — Presto tragico
- Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst Grand caprice sur « Le roi des aulnes » de Schubert, op. 26
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