First Round (approx. 20 minutes)
a. one of the following works (without repeat),
· J. S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in b minor, BWV 1002 | I. Allemanda-Double, II. Courante-Double
· J. S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in b minor, BWV 1002 | III. Sarabanda-Double, IV. Tempo di Bourrée-Double
· J. S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1004 | I. Allemanda, II. Courante, III. Sarabande, IV. Gigue
· J. S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 | I. Preludio, II. Loure, III. Gavotte en Rondeau
b. a caprice/étude by N. Paganini or H. Wieniawski
c. one of the following works by W. A. Mozart,
· Adagio in E major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261
· the second movement of a concerto to be chosen from (should be different from the concerto chosen for 3rd round),
1、Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207
2、Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
3、Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
4、 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Second Round (40 minutes at most)
d. a sonata by L. v. Beethoven to be chosen from,
· Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
· Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2
· Violin Sonata No. 4 in a minor, Op. 23
· Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30, No. 1
e. one of the following works,
· N. Paganini: La campanella (3rd movement of Paganini's Concerto No. 2)
· H. Wieniawski: a polonaise
· C. Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op. 83
· C. Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
· P. de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
· E. Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in d minor “Ballade”, Op. 27, No. 3
f. one of two compulsory Chinese works (scores will be provided after pre-selection)
Third Round
g. the first movement from a concerto to be chosen from (with piano),
· L. v. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
· N. Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
· F. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64
· C. Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in b minor, Op. 61
· M. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26
· P. I. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
· A. Dvořák: Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 53
· S. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
· S. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63
h. a concerto by W. A. Mozart to be chosen from (with orchestra),
· Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207
· Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
· Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
· Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219