REPERTOIRE
1st Round (not longer than 30 minutes)
In the first and second round participants may choose the sequence of performance themselves with the exception, that the chamber music work in the second round has to be played always first.
I. J.S. Bach
One or several movements from one of the Sonatas
and Partitas for Violin solo BWV 1001-1006 or
H.I.F. Biber
Passacaglia G minor for Violin solo or
G.Ph. Telemann
one of the 12 Fantasies (without Bass)
II. W.A. Mozart
second movement from one of the Concertos for Violin
and Orchestra, but not from the Concerto chosen for the
finals
III. N. Paganini
Two capricci from op. 1
2nd Round (approx. 60 minutes)
I. Chamber Music
First movement from one of the following
Stringquartets (part of the 1st Violin)
W.A. Mozart D minor, K. 421 / C major, K. 465
L.v. Beethoven C minor, op. 18/4 / Bb major, op. 18/6
II. Frangis Ali-Sade
Dastan (Legend of a love story)
for Violin solo (approx. 8 minutes).
Commissioned work for the 7th International Violin
Competition Leopold Mozart 2009. The score will be
sent to the competitors together with the confirmation
of their admission.
III. One of the following Sonatas:
R. Schumann A minor, op. 105 / D minor, op. 121
J. Brahms A major, op. 100 / D minor, op. 108
E. Grieg G major, op. 13 / C minor, op. 45
C. Franck A major
R. Strauss Eb major, op. 18
IV. One work of the competitor’s own choice
3rd Round - Semifinals
with the Munich Radio Orchestra
One of the following Concertos:
L.v. Beethoven
D major, op. 61
J. Brahms
D major, op. 77
P.I. Tchaikovsky
G minor, op. 35
J. Sibelius
D minor, op. 47
S. Prokofiev
G minor, op. 63
4th Round - Finals
with the Munich Radio Orchestra
One of the following Concertos:
W.A. Mozart
Bb major, K.207
G major, K.216
D major, K.218
A major, K.219
It is recommended that urtext editions are used for all works. With the exception of the Chamber Music, the Sonatas for Violin and Piano and the commissioned work by Frangis Ali-Sade, all works have to be performed from memory.