5 May – 3 August 2023
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13 July - 6 August 2023

Saxophone & Clarinet

13-15 July

Repertoire

1st ROUND

Duration: 15 min maximum

1. One solo work from the Baroque period (for example: works by G. P. Telemann, J. S. Bach etc).

* The work may contain only one or several movements from a suite, or any other cycle. It is important that participants stay within a combined time limit of 15 minutes for both pieces in the first round. 

2. One solo work from to be chosen following list:

William Albright (1944-1998)
Sonata for saxophone and piano
II. La follia nuova 
IV. Recitative and Dance
or
Alfred Desenclos (1912-1971)
Prélude, Cadence et Finale
or 
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Rhapsodie (transcription for saxophone and piano)
or 
Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)
Sonata in C-sharp major
I. Tres modere 
III. Fileuse
IV. Nocturne et Final

* The choice of the tonality of the transcription and the instrument is free.


FINAL ROUND · PERFORMANCE WITH STRINGS ORCHESTRA

Final Round (25 min)
Alexey Shor - Concerto in Bb for alto saxophone and orchestra 2nd and 3rd movements  (Download scores)

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Saxophone concerto in E-Flat major, Op. 109
or
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
Saxophone concerto Op. 14 2nd and 3rd movements


*Programmes cannot be changed after the closing date of applications.

1st ROUND

with piano – max 15 minutes

1. Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Three pieces for solo clarinet

2. A piece chosen among:
Donato Lovreglio (1841-1907) 
Fantasia on Verdi’s opera “La Traviata”
or
Luigi Bassi (1766-1825)
Concert Fantasia on Motives from “Rigoletto”
or
Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Introduction et Rondo op. 72


FINAL ROUND · PERFORMANCE WITH STRINGS ORCHESTRA

With orchestra - max 25 minutes

1. Alexey Shor (1970)
Concerto in Bb for clarinet and orchestra, 2nd and 3rd movements (Download scores)

2. A piece chosen among:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Clarinet Concerto in A major KV 622, 3rd movement
or
Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)
Clarinet Concerto in B flat Major op.101, 1st movement

 

*Programmes cannot be changed after the closing date of applications.


Jury members

Hayrapet
Arakelyan

Germany/China

Giuliano
Mazzoccante

Italy

Antonio
Tinelli

Italy/Switzerland

Jury will be announced one month prior to the competition

Jury will be announced one month prior to the competition

Application deadline 20th of June 2023




Prizes for Saxophone

1st Prize — 2 500 €

2nd Prize — 1 500 €

3rd Prize — 1 000 €

Prizes for Clarinet

1st Prize — 2 500 €

2nd Prize — 1 500 €

3rd Prize — 1 000 €


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