2024 Khachaturian International Youth Competition
Violin/Piano/Cello
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Organizer
Directed by:
Armenian Ministry of Culture
central opera house
Beijing Shijingshan District Culture and Tourism Bureau
organizer:
Khachaturian Cultural Foundation
Jingse (Beijing) International Education Technology Co., Ltd.
organizer:
Khachaturian International Youth Competition Organizing Committee
Khachaturian Cultural Foundation
Jingse (Beijing) International Education Technology Co., Ltd.
He Ming Chen Shang International Culture Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Beijing International Music and Art Base ICMA
Support Units:
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Armenia
Embassy of Armenia in China
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Competition Awards
Finals award setting
amateur group
Children's Group A, Children's Group B, Children's Group C
· First place: bonus of RMB 800 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Second place: bonus of RMB 400 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Third place: bonus of RMB 200 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
Youth Group A, Youth Group B
· First place: bonus of RMB 1,200 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Second place: bonus of RMB 600 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Third place: bonus of RMB 300 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
Professional group
Children's group
· First place: Prize money of RMB 12,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Second place: bonus of RMB 6,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Third place: bonus of RMB 3,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
Youth Group A
· First place: bonus of RMB 20,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Second place: bonus of RMB 10,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Third place: bonus of RMB 5,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
Youth Group B
· First place: Prize money of RMB 30,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Second place: bonus of RMB 15,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
· Third place: bonus of RMB 8,000 + certificate of honor + trophy + performance
Global Qualifiers
· First Prize: Certificate of Honor
· Second Prize: Certificate of Honor
· Third Prize: Certificate of Honor
Special Award
· Award for Best Performance of Khachaturian's Works: Certificate of Honor+ Performance
· Best Performance Award for Chinese Works: Certificate of Honor+ Performance
· Most Popular Award: Certificate of Honor+ Performance (chosen by online voting by the audience)
· Encouragement Award: Provide performance opportunities
· Best Instructor Award
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Competition regulations
The Khachaturian International Youth Competition is co-sponsored by the Khachaturian Cultural Foundation and Jingse (Beijing) International Education Technology Co., Ltd. It is jointly guided by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, the Central Opera House, and the Beijing Shijingshan District Culture and Tourism Bureau. The event is jointly supported by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Armenia and the Embassy of Armenia in the People's Republic of China. It aims to provide a platform for music-loving teenagers around the world to showcase their talents, while also providing an important channel and new track for cultivating and discovering young musical talents. The Khachaturian International Competition is an internationally renowned classical music celebration. As a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC), its authority and professionalism have been widely recognized internationally. The completion of the youth competition has injected new blood into the Khachaturian International Competition.
This competition will continue to work with the internationally renowned conductor and Artistic Director of the Khachaturian International Competition Sergey Smbatyan. The Central Opera House Symphony Orchestra and the Armenian National Symphony Orchestra participated in the entire event, which was broadcast live worldwide. The competition not only provides generous prizes and honors, but also provides outstanding young contestants with a series of professional cooperation resources such as performances and introductions to international brokerage companies, allowing them to open the door to their careers and embrace their dreams of music and art.
1. This competition is open to young people under the age of 18 from all over the world.
2. The competition is divided intoamateurand professional groups. The amateur group is divided into two stages: global qualifiers and finals. The professional group is divided into four stages: global qualifiers, first round, semi-finals and finals.
3. This competition is open to three majors: piano, violin, and cello .And set up a variety of special awards.
4. This competition has different age groups. The establishment of different age groups provides uniquegrowth opportunities for contestants of all ages.
(一) Game time and place
Khachaturyan International Youth Global Qualifiers
Khachaturian International Youth Music Week
2024.08.24-2024.08.31
Location: Macau
Khachaturian International Youth Competition
Final (amateur group)
2024.11.01-2024.11.03
Khachaturian International Youth Competition
First round, semi-finals and finals (professional group)
2024.11.01-2024.11.10
Location: Beijing
(二) Group classification:
1. Amateur group:
Children's Group A:7 years old and below (born after November 2, 2016)
Children's Group B:8 years old - 9 years old (November 2, 2014 - November 1, 2016)
Children's Group C:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Youth Group A:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Youth Group B:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
2. Professional group:
Children's group:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Youth Group A:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Youth Group B:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
3. Group classification rules:
1) Participants in the string professional category must collaborate with a collaborating pianist when performing.
2) Amateur string participants are encouraged to work with a collaborating pianist, but the use of accompaniment tapes is not permitted. Finalists must work with a collaborating pianist.
3) Participants in the lower category can register to participate in the higher category, while participants in the higher category cannot participate in the lower category.
4) Participants in the amateur group can register to participate in the professional group, but participants in the professional group cannot participate in the amateur group.
5) Junior high school and high school students studying in music majors in primary schools affiliated with professional music conservatories, middle schools affiliated with professional music conservatories, art colleges, and comprehensive universities are not allowed to participate in the amateur group.
(三) competition rules:
1. The Khachaturian International Youth Competition includes a global pre-selection stage (non-Chinese participants are encouraged to participate in the selection offline, and you can also submit video materials for the pre-selection stage. Chinese participants sign up to participate in the offline global selection. (Chinese participants are required to have force majeure factors, you can apply to the organizing committee to submit a video selection) and three rounds of the global official competition in Beijing: the first round, the second round (semi-finals), and the third round (finals). Amateur group participants are divided into global qualifiers and Two stages of the finals.
2. All entries must be performed from memory (except sonatas with piano). The track selected by the entrant may not be changed after submission.
3. Based on the standardization of the genre and the total duration of each round of performance, the competing performers can decide whether to repeat the performance. The timer starts from when the contestant comes on stage until the end of the round.
4. All contestants must strictly follow the requirements of the regulations, fill in the registration information completely and accurately, and ensure its authenticity. Contestants must be fully responsible for the authenticity and correctness of the age, category, repertoire and other information they have reported, such as Anyone found to have reported false or erroneous information will be treated as a violation, and the organizing committee has the right to disqualify him or her from participating, and all consequences will be borne by the participants. If you have any questions about the contents of the charter, you can consult the organizing committee’s customer service.
5. All contestants can decide by themselves the order of the repertoire to be performed in each round of the competition (except for the professional group finals). The performance order of the professional group finals must be based on the determined order of the competition.
6. All contestants must perform the entire repertoire. The judges have the right to stop the performance during the global qualifying competition, but it will not affect the competition results. The judges are not allowed to stop the performance in each round of the final/main competition.
7. Contestants must participate on time, register and check in on-site within the designated time, and bring valid documents such as ID card or household registration booklet, passport, etc. for on-site confirmation. Participants who do not participate in the competition on time will be automatically forfeited, and the organizing committee has the right to disqualify the participants from the competition.
8. Please bring your own collaborating pianist for the global qualifiers. During the finals and qualifying rounds, the competition organizing committee will provide professional collaborative pianists (you can also provide your own collaborative pianists)
9. The organizing committee will determine participants check-in and competition time according to the competition group. Participants in each group will draw lots to determine the order of playing, and it will be a unique serial number.
10. After selection in the pre-selection stage of the competition, the competition organizing committee will announce the shortlist within one month.
11. The final performance of the professional group will be performed by the Armenian National Symphony Orchestra, the official orchestra of this competition.
12. All competition sites for this competition are open to the public. The entire three rounds of the global official competition will be broadcast live online by "Today's Music" and "Love Mandi Classical Music Channel". The live broadcast will continue until the end of the performance of the last contestant on each competition day. After the competition, only the performances of the winning contestants can be viewed on the official website. The rights to broadcast the entire competition and its individual rounds, all audio and video recordings and their further use rights belong to the competition organizing committee and will only be provided to the contestants upon request. Entrants may not use or make available to third parties video recordings of their performances without the written permission of the Contest. The entire broadcast platform of the competition must be authorized by the organizing committee.
13. The organizing committee owns the ownership of all video, camera, and picture content related to the competition, and can use it for competition-related publicity during the preparation, hosting, and after the competition without paying any compensation to the participants.
14. The Jury fully reserves the right to allocate award places or to allocate award places among candidates. The decision of the judging panel is final, and contestants are not allowed to appeal.
15. Score statistics and performance review are carried out by full-time staff assigned by the organizing committee, and no other personnel are allowed to intervene. The contestants’ scores in each round are the final decision of the judging panel, and contestants are not allowed to check scores or appeal.
16. After the promotion results of each round of competition are announced, all contestants who did not advance will receive written opinions from the jury on their performance.
17. The prize money received by the winning participants is before tax, and the participants should pay personal income tax in accordance with relevant laws.
18. All contestants are requested to always pay attention to the official WeChat account of the competition "Khachaturian International Music Competition" and the official website: https://www.khachaturiancompetition-cn.com/ for all relevant information and notices of the competition, including schedule, time changes, The results of the competition will be released uniformly on the official WeChat public account and official website platform. Please check the official WeChat information of the competition in a timely manner to avoid delays in the competition.
19. The competition organizing committee can adjust some terms within one month before the start of the global qualifying competition.
20. The organizing committee has the final say on this competition.
21. The organizing committee has the right to change all matters related to the competition. In the event of bad weather, force majeure or special reasons, the organizing committee has the right to change the competition time or cancel the competition on that day until further notice.
(四) how to apply:
1. Submit information application through the official organizing committee email: (Register now)
Participants applying to participate should submit the following documents:
1) Copy of ID card or passport (UPEG or PDF format);
2) Autobiography in Chinese and English (Microsoft Word format);
3) One high-resolution artistic photo (minimum size 2Mb, JPEG format) for use in contest promotional materials;
4) Registration application form;
5) Proof of registration fee payment must be sent together with other documents and videos (for non-Chinese participants). Fees are non-refundable.
6) Participants from China will participate in the global qualifiers in Macau.
Please send all the information of the contestants to the organizing committee’s email address:
info@khachaturiancompetition-cn.com
2. Fill in the registration information and pay the registration fee as required through the official applet of the "Khachaturian International Music Competition" .
Note: Each participants can only participate in one category.
Competitors from non-Chinese regions who sign up to record a video must perform the entire qualifier repertoire. The video must not be edited, it must be shot to the end. No subtitles or logos that reveal participants information may appear in the recorded and played audio and video footage, otherwise it will be deemed invalid.
3. Instructions for contestants:
1) When accepting registration, the competition organizing committee will collect the personal information of the participants to meet certain program needs of the competition. Personal information is stored in reliable databases. Only the following details about the entrant will be published: name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality, resume, photo, personal website and social media profiles.
2) By submitting a competition application, entrants confirm their acceptance of all conditions of the competition.
3) After receiving the official invitation letter from the competition, non-Chinese contestants should apply for a visa to the Chinese embassy or consulate in their country.
4) The competition reserves the right to reject applications that do not comply with the rules of the competition. When the competition requires more information, entrants may be asked to provide supplementary information. Thank you for your cooperation.
4. Competition application fee:
· Global Qualifiers:120 Euros (1000 RMB)
· Final Amateur Category:180 Euros (1500 RMB)
· Global main event professional group:250 Euros (2000 RMB)
Proof of payment must be sent together with other documents and footage. Fees are non-refundable. And indicate "his name and the cost of participating in the 2024 Khachaturyan International Youth Competition "in the payment remarks column. You can also search for "Khachaturian International Competition" through the WeChat mini programto apply for participation and pay fees.
Application deadline: August 15, 2024
Deadline for online submission of video applications: August 31, 2024
Khachaturian International Competition Organizing Committee
Official bank account:
Account name: Jingse (Beijing) International Education Technology Co., Ltd.
Account opening bank: China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Beijing Shijingshan Branch
Account number: 110954229710806
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Competition tracks
Violin
Global qualifying competition repertoire requirements and performance time:
Amateur Group: Children’s Group A
Age range:7 years old and below (born after November 2, 2016)
Entry repertoire requirements: The first movement of a piece of music or concerto of your own choice
Performance time: less than 4 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group B
Age range:8 years old - 9 years old (November 2, 2014 - November 1, 2016)
Entry repertoire requirements: The first movement of a piece of music or concerto of your own choice
Performance time: Within 6 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group C
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Entry repertoire requirements: The first movement of a piece of music or concerto of your own choice
Performance time: less than 7 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Entry repertoire requirements: The first movement of a piece of music or concerto of your own choice
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Entry repertoire requirements: The first movement of a piece of music or concerto of your own choice
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Professional Group: Children’s Group
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Requirements for entries:2pieces in total
1. Choose an etude or capriccio from the following composers:
Federigo Fiorilloop.3
Pierre Rodeop.22
Jacob Dentop.35
Henrik Wieniawskiop.10, op.18
Niccolò Paganiniop.1
2. Choose any technical piece of music
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Requirements for entries:2 pieces in total
1. Choose a capriccio from the following composers:
Federigo Fiorilloop.3
Pierre Rodeop.22
Henrik Wieniawskiop.10, op.18
Niccolò Paganiniop.1
Carol Joseph Lipinskiop.27, op.29
2. Choose any technical piece of music
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Requirements for entries:2 pieces in total
1. Choose a capriccio from the following composers:
Henrik Wieniawskiop.10, op.18
Niccolò Paganiniop.1
Carol Joseph Lipinskiop.27, op.29
2. Choose any technical piece of music
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Final/Main Competition repertoire and performance time:
Amateur Group: Children’s Group A
Age range:7 years old and below (born after November 2, 2016)
Requirements for entries:2 pieces in total
1. The first movement of a concerto of your own choice
2. Select a Chinese or foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 6 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group B
Age range:8 years old - 9 years old (November 2, 2014 - November 1, 2016)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1. The first movement of a concerto of your own choice
2. Select a Chinese or foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 7 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group C
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1. The first movement of a concerto of your own choice
2. Select a Chinese or foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1. The first movement of a concerto of your own choice
2. Select a Chinese or foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1. The first movement of a concerto of your own choice
2. Select a Chinese or foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 12 minutes
Professional Group: Children’s Group
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round: 2 songs in total
1) Choose the first movement of any Fantasia by Georg Philippe Telemann
2) Select an etude or capriccio from the following composers:
Federigo Fiorilloop.3
Pierre Rodeop.22
Jacob Dentop.35
Henrik Wieniawskiop.10, op.18
Niccolò Paganiniop.1
Performance time: less than 9 minutes
2. Semifinals: 2 songs in total
1) Choose a Chinese work of your own choice (see the bottom of the regulations)
2) Choose a technical piece of music
Performance time: Within 12 minutes
3. Final:
The first movement and cadenza of your choice from one of the following concertos:
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Edward Lalo Spanish Symphony in D minor, op.21
Max Christian Friedrich Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Henri Vieuthand Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, op. 37
Henrik Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Performance time: Within 15 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round: 2 songs in total
1) Choose two movements, one slow and one fast, from six unaccompanied violin sonatas and suites BWV1002, BWV1004 and BWV1006 by Johann Sebastian Bach
2) Choose a capriccio from the following composers:
Pierre Rodeop.22
Henrik Wieniawskiop.10, op.18
Niccolò Paganiniop.1
Carol Joseph Lipinskiop.27, op.29
Performance time: Within 15 minutes
2. Semifinals: 4 songs in total
1) Choose a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart K.301, K.302, K.303, K.304, K.305, K.306,
The first movement of Franz Zerafikus Peter Schubert 's Sonata D.384, D.408
2) Choose a technical piece of music
3) Choose a Chinese work of your own choice (see the bottom of the regulations)
4) Alam Khachaturian's "Poetry on Sound" op.19
Performance time: Within 20 minutes
3. Final: 2 songs in total
1) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, KV.207
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, KV.211
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, KV.216
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV.218
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, KV.219
2) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Edward Lalo Spanish Symphony in D minor, op.21
Max Christian Friedrich Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor, op.46
Henri Vieuthand Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, op. 37
Henrik Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Performance time: Within 25 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round: 3 songs in total
1) Choose two movements, one slow and one fast, from six unaccompanied violin sonatas and suites BWV1001, BWV1003 and BWV1005 by Johann Sebastian Bach
2) Choose any two capriccios by different composers:
Henrik Wieniawskiop.10, op.18
Niccolò Paganiniop.1
Carol Joseph Lipinskiop.27, op.29
Performance time: Within 20 minutes
2. Semifinals: 4 songs in total
1) The first movement of a sonata of your own choice from the following composers:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven (except Sonata No. 9op.47)
Franz Zerafikus Peter Schubert
Robert Schumann
Anton Leopold Dvořák
Johannes Brahms
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
Edvard Grieg
Francis Jean Marcel Planck
Richard Strauss
Cesar Frank
Frank Frey
Bela Bartók
Sergei Prokofiev
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
2) Choose a technical piece of music
3) Choose a Chinese work of your own choice (see the bottom of the regulations)
4) Alam Khachaturian's "Poetry on Sound" op.19
Performance time: Within 25 minutes
3. Final: 2 songs in total
1) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, KV.207
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, KV.211
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, KV.216
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV.218
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, KV.219
2) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Edward Lalo Spanish Symphony in D minor, op.21
Max Christian Friedrich Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82
Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, op.14
Henri Vieuthand Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, op. 37
Henrik Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Anton Leopold Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor, op.46
Niccolò Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Performance time: Within 35 minutes
Chinese works for the professional group are selected from the following repertoire: (no limit for the amateur group)
1. "Celebrating the Harvest" by Zhang Jingping download / download
2. "Taiping Drum" Zhou Long's Song download / download
3. "Homesickness Song" by Ma Sicong download / download
4. "Ruili Riverside" Shi Guangnan's song download / download
5. "Harvest Fishing Song" composed by Li Zili download / download
6. "Dance Beyond the Great Wall" by Ma Sicong download / download
7. "Golden Furnace" Arranged by Chen Gang download / download
8. "Morning in Miaoling" arranged by Chen Gang download / download
9. "Rondo No. 1" by Ma Sicong download / download
10. "The Sun Shines in Taxkorgan" arranged by Chen Gang download / download
for the final/main competition can be the same as the repertoire for the qualifiers
Finalist Orchestra: Armenian National Symphony Orchestra
Piano
Global qualifying competition repertoire requirements and performance time:
Amateur Group: Children’s Group A
Age range:7 years old and below (born after November 2, 2016)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 4 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group B
Age range:8 years old - 9 years old (November 2, 2014 - November 1, 2016)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 6 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group C
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 7 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Professional Group: Children’s Group
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Entry track requirements: Solo. One or more pieces of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Entry track requirements: Solo. One or more pieces of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Entry track requirements: Solo. One or more pieces of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Final/Main Competition repertoire and performance time:
Amateur Group: Children’s Group A
Age range:7 years old and below (born after November 2, 2016)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 6 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group B
Age range:8 years old - 9 years old (November 2, 2014 - November 1, 2016)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 7 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group C
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Entry track requirements: One or more tracks of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 12 minutes
Professional Group: Children’s Group
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round:
solo. One or more pieces of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: less than 9 minutes
2. Semifinals:
solo. One or more self-selected pieces, including a Chinese work of no less than 3 minutes
Cannot be repeated from the first round of tracks
Performance time: Within 12 minutes
3. Final:
The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice
Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K.414
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K.415
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, op.19
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Performance time: Within 15 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round: 2 songs in total
solo. One or more pieces of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 15 minutes
2. Semifinals:
solo. One or more self-selected pieces, including a Chinese work of no less than 5 minutes
Cannot be repeated from the first round of tracks
Performance time: Within 20 minutes
3. Final: 2 songs in total
1) The first movement and cadenza of the following concertos of your choice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K.414
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K.415
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, op.19
2) The first movement and cadenza of the following concertos of your choice
Aram Khachaturian Piano Concerto in D flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, op.73
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26
Performance time: Within 25 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round
solo. One or more pieces of your own choice, no limit to the style of the work
Performance time: Within 20 minutes
2. Semifinals:
solo. One or more self-selected pieces, including a Chinese work of no less than 5 minutes
Cannot be repeated from the first round of tracks
Performance time: Within 25 minutes
3. Final: 2 songs in total
1. The first movement and cadenza of the following concertos of your choice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K.414
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K.415
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, op.19
2. The first movement and cadenza of the following concertos of your own choice
Aram Khachaturian Piano Concerto in D flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, op.73
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26
Performance time: Within 35 minutes
Chinese music selection
for the final/main competition can be the same as the repertoire for the qualifiers
Finalist Orchestra: Armenian National Symphony Orchestra
Cello
Global qualifying competition repertoire requirements and performance time:
Amateur Group: Children’s Group A
Age range:7 years old and below (born after November 2, 2016)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 4 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group B
Age range:8 years old - 9 years old (November 2, 2014 - November 1, 2016)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 6 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group C
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 7 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Professional Group: Children’s Group
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Final/Main Competition repertoire and performance time:
Amateur Group: Children’s Group A
Age range:7 years old and below (born after November 2, 2016)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 6 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group B
Age range:8 years old - 9 years old (November 2, 2014 - November 1, 2016)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 7 minutes
Amateur Group: Children’s Group C
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) Choose a movement from a sonata or concerto
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: less than 8 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) The first movement of a concerto of your own choice
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 10 minutes
Amateur Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Requirements for entries:2 songs in total
1) The first movement of a concerto of your own choice
2) Select a Chinese and foreign piece of music
Performance time: Within 12 minutes
Professional Group: Children’s Group
Age range:10 years old - 12 years old (November 2, 2011 - November 1, 2014)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round: 2 songs in total
1) Any one of the unaccompanied cello suites of Johann Sebastian Bach of your choice
2) Select an etude or capriccio from the following composers:
David Popal
August Franchomme
Friedrich Dozauer
Joseph Melk
Jean Louis Duport
Performance time: less than 9 minutes
2. Semifinals: 2 songs in total
1) Choose a Chinese work of your own choice (see the bottom of the regulations)
2) One technical work of your own choice by the following composers (excluding concertos):
David Popal
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
frederic chopin
Robert Schumann
Niccolò Paganini
Anthony Leopold Dvořák
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Georg Gottmann
Performance time: Within 12 minutes
3. Final:
The first movement and cadenza of your choice from one of the following concertos:
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Georg Gottmann Cello Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 51
Georg Gottmann Cello Concerto No. 4 in G major, op.65
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1
Julius Kringle Cello Concerto in D minor, Op.10
Augusto Norke Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, op. 131
Performance time: Within 15 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group A
Age range:13 years old - 15 years old (November 2, 2008 - November 1, 2011)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round: 2 songs in total
1) Prelude and Sarabande of your own choice from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites BWV1007/BWV1008/BWV1009 by Johann Sebastian Bach
2) Choose one of the following etudes:
David Popper's "40 Advanced Etudes" op.73
August Franchomme in B minor, op.7 No.9
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Grutzmacher C major op.38 No.1 or E major op.38 No.9
Novick A major op.32 No.7
Jean-Louis Duport's "21 Etudes" op.11
Performance time: Within 15 minutes
2. Semifinals: 3 songs in total
1) Choose any one of the following sonatas (choose any two movements, one fast and one slow)
Jean-Baptiste Brevard Sonata for Cello and Piano in G major, Op.12
Francoeur Sonata for cello and piano in E major
Giuseppe Valentini Sonata for Cello and Piano in E major, Op.8
Piatti Locatelli Sonata for cello and piano in D major, op.6
Henry Eccles Sonata in G minor for cello and piano
Choose one of Ludwig van Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano
Any of Luigi Boccherini's six sonatas for cello and piano
2) Choose one of the following technical works:
Frederic Chopin "Glorious Polonaise"op.3
David Popal "Hungarian Dances"op.68
Girolamo Fresbaldi's "Toccata"
Niccolò Paganini Variations on a Theme of Moses
Bohuslav Martinu "Variations on a Theme by Rossini"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Capriccio in B minor" op.62
David Popal, Polonaise for Concerts, op.14
Antony Leopold Dvořák "Rondo"op.94
Ligola Rimsky-Korsakov "Flight of the Bumblebee"
David Popal "The Spinning Wheel"
David Popal, "Tarantella"op.33
3) Choose a Chinese work of your own choice (see the bottom of the regulations)
Performance time: Within 20 minutes
3. Final: 2 songs in total
1) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in D major Hob.VIIb:2
(Cadenza selected: Maurice Gendelonversion)
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
2) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Aram Khachaturian Cello Concerto in E minor (1946)
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 33
Edouard-Victor-Antoine Lalo Cello Concerto in D minor No. 16
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 (must play the first and second movements)
Antonia Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104
Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
Variations on a Rococo Theme by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (adapted by William Fezenhagen)
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto in E flat major No.1 op.107
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony ConcertoOp.125
Karl Davydov Cello Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op.7
Karl Davydov Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op.14
Dmitry Kabalevsky Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49
Performance time: Within 25 minutes
Professional Group: Youth Group B
Age range:16 years old - 18 years old (November 2, 2005 - November 1, 2008)
Entry track requirements:
1. First round: 2 songs in total
1) Prelude and Sarabande of your own choice from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites BWV1007/BWV1008/BWV1009 by Johann Sebastian Bach
2) Choose one of the following etudes or capriccios
David Popal "40 Advanced Etudes" op.73
Carlo Alfredo Piatti's "12 Caprices" op.25
Jean-Louis Duport's "21 Etudes" op.11
Performance time: Within 20 minutes
2. Semifinals: 3 songs in total
1) Choose the first movement of one of the following sonatas:
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Franz Schubert Cello Sonata in A minor "Arpeggioni" D.821
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op.40
Frederic Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65
Sergei Prokoviev Sonata in C major, op.119
Edvard Grieg Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op.36
Richard Strauss Sonata for cello and piano in F major, op.6
Choose one of Ludwig van Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano
Any of Luigi Boccherini's six sonatas for cello and piano
2) Choose one of the following technical works:
Frederic Chopin "Glorious Polonaise"op.3
David Popal, "Tarantella"op.33
David Popal "Hungarian Dances"op.68
David Popal, Polonaise for Concerts, op.14
David Popal "Dance of the Spirits"op.39
Karl Davydov "By the Spring"op.20
Niccolò Paganini Variations on a Theme of Moses
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Capriccio in B minor" op.62
Antony Dvořák "Rondo"op.94
Bohuslav Martinu "Variations on a Theme by Rossini"
3) Choose a Chinese work of your own choice (see the bottom of the regulations)
Performance time: Within 25 minutes
3. Final: 2 songs in total
1) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in D major Hob.VIIb:2
(Cadenza selected: Maurice Gendelonversion)
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
2) The first movement and cadenza of one of the following concertos of your choice:
Aram Khachaturian Cello Concerto in E minor (1946)
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 33
Edouard-Victor-Antoine Lalo Cello Concerto in D minor No. 16
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 (must play the first and second movements)
Antonia Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104
Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
Variations on a Rococo Theme by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (adapted by William Fezenhagen)
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto in E flat major No.1 op.107
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony ConcertoOp.125
Karl Davydov Cello Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op.7
Karl Davydov Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op.14
Dmitry Kabalevsky Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49
Performance time: Within 35 minutes
Chinese works for the professional group are selected from the following repertoire: (no limit for the amateur group)
1. "Fantasia" Sang Tong Song download / download
2. "Blind Girl" Wang Lian's Three Songs download / download
3. "The Song of Saliha" adapted by Huang Xiaolong download / download
4. "Northwestern Folk Dance" Ding Fuxiang's music download / download
5. "Tea Picking Ballad" Wang Lian's Three Songs download / download
6. "Festival Tianshan" Jiang Wentao and Cao Lingqu download / download
7. "Pastoral" Shahan Kun Opera download/download
8. Lullaby - He Luting download/download
9. Romance - Liu Zhuang download/download
10. River Water - Zhao Zhenxiao download/download
11. Past - Wang Liansan, Tian Liantao. download/download
For the final /main competition can be the same as the repertoire for the qualifiers
Finalist Orchestra: Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
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Contact information
Khachaturian International Competition Organizing Committee