Each candidate will interpret a selection of pieces from the list below. Repeats are left to the candidate’s choice, unless otherwise indicated.

1st Round (selection by video)

• One Caprice for Solo Violin by Paganini or Wieniawski
• One full Sonata for Violin and piano by Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert
• Two Movements free choice from Bach 6 Solo Violin Sonatas

2nd Round (Live in San Vito al Tagliamento with Piano accompaniment):

• One sonata for Violin and Piano to be chosen from the following works:
  • Schumann – Sonata N° 1 in A minor, Op. 105
  • Franck – Sonata in A Major
  • Debussy – Sonata N° 3 in G minor, L 148
  • Brahms – Sonata N° 1 in G Major, Op. 78
  • Grieg – Sonata N° 3 in C minor, Op. 45
  • Prokofiev – Sonata N° 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis
  • Szymanovsky – Sonata in D minor, Op. 9

• One composition for Violin and Piano, to be chosen from the following virtuoso works:
  • Tchaikovsky – Valse Scherzo
  • Ravel – Tzigane
  • Saint Saëns – Introduction and Rondò Capriccioso, Op. 28
  • Paganini – I Palpiti
  • Wieniawski – Polonaise N°2 in A major, Op. 21
  • Waxman – Carmen Fantasie
  • Ysaye – Caprice d’après l’Etude en forme de valse de Saint Saens, Op. 52

• Pärt – Passacaglia for two Violins and Piano (will be performed with another candidate – the parts will be sent and announced on 15 May 2026)

FINAL

• One full concerto for violin and orchestra to be chosen from the followings:
  • Mozart – Concerto no. 1 in B flat Major, K 207
  • Mozart – Concerto no. 4 in D Major, K 218
  • Mozart – Concerto no. 5 in A Major, K 219
• Bach – « Erbarme dich, mein Gott » from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (played with a member of the jury, the candidate must prepare the violin part)
• Solo Violin « Encore » – A solo violin piece chosen by the candidate (max duration 8 minutes)