Semifinal

Session 2

Sunday May 31, 2026 — 1:30 PM

After a fiercely contested First Round, ten semifinalists take to the stage for another artistic showdown in the Semifinal.

At this decisive and exciting stage of the Concours, each competitor must present a carefully selected 50-minute program comprising of:

A complete sonata by Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Enescu, Fauré, Franck, Janáček, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schnittke, Schumann, Schubert or R. Strauss
A work of the competitor’s choice, by any composer
A work of the competitor’s choice, by a Canadian composer

Richard Strauss Sonata for Violin and Piano in E‑flat major, Op. 18
Allegro, ma non troppo — Improvisation, Andante cantabile — Finale, Andante, Allegro
Ana Sokolović Cinque danze per violino solo
Danza nº 3 — Danza nº 4 — Danza nº 5
Fritz Kreisler Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta

Gabriel Fauré Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Allegro molto — Andante — Scherzo, Allegro vivo — Finale, Allegro quasi presto
Clara Schumann Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Andante molto — Allegretto : Mit zartem Vortrage — Leidenschaftlich schnell
Jean Papineau-Couture Sonate en sol pour violon et piano, mouvement I
Mouvement I
Pablo de Sarasate Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25
Introduction — Moderato — Lento assai — Allegro moderato — Moderato

Richard Strauss Sonata for Violin and Piano in E‑flat major, Op. 18
Allegro, ma non troppo — Improvisation, Andante cantabile — Finale, Andante, Allegro
Ernest Chausson Poème, op. 25
Robert Nathaniel Dett Ramah, air caractéristique pour violon et piano

Witold Lutosławski Subito for Violin and Piano
Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G major, Op. 27
L’aurore — Danse rustique
Belà Bartók Violin Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87
Lassú, Moderato — Friss, Allegretto moderato
Michael Oesterle Stand Alone
Edvard Grieg Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
Allegro molto ed appassionato — Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza — Allegro animato