The Repertoire Violin Section

01. Pre-Selection

The Applicant must upload video data of his/her performance of all the pieces listed below (①②③).
Total performance duration shall be approximately 30 minutes.

• ① Select two pieces from the twenty-two below.

  Paganini	Caprices, op.1 No.1, No.2, No.4, No.5, No.6, No.7, No.8, No.9, No.10, No.11, No.12, No.15, No.17, No.18, No.21, No.24
  Ernst	6 Polyphonic Etudes for violin solo, No.6 “The Last Rose of Summer” Grand Caprice on Schubert’s Der Erlkönig, op.26
  Wieniawski	Ecole Moderne, op.10 No.2 La Vélocité No.5 Alla Saltarella No.7 La Cadenza No.9 Les Arpéges

• ②Select one sonata from the list below and perform both I. and II.

  J.S.Bach	Sonata No.1 in G minor for violin solo, BWV1001: Ⅰ. Adagio Ⅱ. Fuga Sonata No.2 in A minor for violin solo, BWV1003: Ⅰ. Grave Ⅱ. Fuga Sonata No.3 in C major for violin solo, BWV1005: Ⅰ. Adagio Ⅱ. Fuga

• ③Select one piece from the list below and perform the 1st movement with a piano accompaniment. The opening and interlude may be cut.

  Mozart	Violin Concerto in B flat major, K207 Violin Concerto in D major, K211 Violin Concerto in G major, K216 Violin Concerto in D major, K218 Violin Concerto in A major, K219

• ・The cadenza must be played within three minutes.

Notes about the Video Recordings

• ・Video recordings must be unedited and made on or after October 1, 2023.
• ・All performances must be performed from memory.
• ・All pieces of the Applicant’s choice from above repertoire must be recorded on the same day at the same venue.
• ・A separate video recording can be made for each piece. Each piece can be uploaded as a separate file (no need to create one file). HOWEVER, J.S.Bach’s Sonata I and II must be performed continuously in one take and uploaded as one file.
• ・The Video Data must be taken from the same camera angle throughout and must clearly show the Applicant’s hands and face.
• ・The Video Data must be of excellent technical quality and preferably recorded professionally.
• ・The Video Data will be excluded from judgment if it was perceived that the hand movement of the Applicant during his/her performance does not synchronize with the sound.
• ・The video camera’s automatic audio volume control function must not be used. This is because it reduces dynamics and nuances and often results in a recording which does not accurately represent the performance. The Video Data shall not have extremely loud (or quiet) sound volume, and shall not contain noise.
• ・The Video Data must NOT contain, in image or in sound, the name of the Applicant, as the Pre-Selection will be carried out anonymously.
• ・The Video Data may be excluded from judgment if the Video Data does not fulfil the requirements above.

02. Preliminary Round

The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below.

• ①Mozart	Adagio in E major, K261 Rondo in C major, K373

  • ・The Bärenreiter edition shall be used.
  • ・The Contestant must perform without a conductor.
  • ・The cadenzas for the pieces will be specified and notification of them made to those who have passed the Pre-Selection.

• ②Ysaÿe	Sonata for violin solo No.5 in G major, op.27-5

03. Semifinal Round

The Contestant shall perform all ①, ② and ③ below.

• ①Select one piece from the list below.

  Mendelssohn	Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
  Dvořák	Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53

• ②Perform the below piece as the orchestra’s concertmaster.

  Mozart	Cassation in G major, K63: Ⅴ. Adagio

• ③Perform the below piece as the orchestra’s concertmaster.

  Specified part(s) in the 2nd movement of Brahms’s Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68

  • ・The part(s) to be performed will be specified and notification of them made to those who have passed the Pre-Selection.

04. Final Round

The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below (all movements).

• ① Select one piece from the list below.

  Mozart	Violin Concerto in B flat major, K207 Violin Concerto in D major, K211 Violin Concerto in G major, K216 Violin Concerto in D major, K218 Violin Concerto in A major, K219

  • ・The Bärenreiter edition shall be used.
  • ・Contestants may select the same violin concerto which was performed for the Pre-Selection.
  • ・The cadenzas for the pieces will be specified and notification of them made to those who have passed the Pre-Selection.
• ②Select one piece from the list below.

  Beethoven	Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
  Paganini	Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
  Mendelssohn	Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
  Schumann	Violin Concerto in D minor
  Lalo	“Symphonie Espagnole” in D minor, op.21 (all 5 movements)
  Brahms	Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
  Saint-Saëns	Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, op.61
  Bruch	Scottish Fantasy, op.46
  Tchaikovsky	Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
  Dvořák	Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
  Elgar	Violin Concerto in B minor, op.61
  Sibelius	Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
  Bartók	Violin Concerto No.2, Sz112
  Stravinsky	Violin Concerto in D
  Berg	Violin Concerto
  Prokofiev	Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.19 Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63
  Shostakovich	Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77

  • ・Contestants are not allowed to select the same violin concerto as the one chosen as the Semifinal Round repertoire ①.
  • ・The cadenzas for the pieces will be specified and notification of them made to those who have passed the Pre-Selection.

〈Notes about the performance〉

• ・All performances must be performed from memory (except for ② and ③ of the Semifinal Round).
• ・All performances shall be open to the public.

〈Note about changing the pieces〉

・If a Contestant wishes to change his/her program for the Preliminary, Semifinal and/or Final Rounds, he/she must give notice to the Secretariat in writing no later than Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (E-mail is acceptable.)