Competition Format

The competition consists of a Preliminary Round and a Final Round, both performed live.The Preliminary Round will be performed with piano accompaniment.

Final Round Theme: HaydnAll selected finalists will perform the first movement of a Haydn Cello Concerto (No. 1 or No. 2), accompanied by chamber orchestra at the Andermatt Concert Hall.

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Repertoire Requirements​

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Preliminary Round​

Two virtuosic works (or movements) from different musical periods

Performance duration: 10–12 minutes

With piano accompaniment

 

Final Round

Candidates may choose one of the following works to perform with chamber orchestra:

G. Bottesini: Concerto in B minor, 1st movement with cadenza
or

Giovanni Bottesini: Grande Allegro di Concerto “Alla Mendelssohn”
or

Serge Koussevitzky: Concerto in F-sharp minor, 1st and 2st movements