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Saxophone & Clarinet

13-15 July

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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

Gaetano
Di Bacco

Italy

Giuliano
Mazzoccante

Italy

Nicolai
Pfeffer

Germany/Switzerland

Antonio
Tinelli

Italy/Switzerland
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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