Chinese International Violin Competition

Important Dates

Semi-finals: Fri, 8/28, 10am - 4pm Masterclass by Glenn Dicterow: Sat, 8/29, 8:30pm - 10pm Finals & Award Ceremony: Sun, 8/30, 10am - 6pm.
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Procedures and Competition Repertoire

Preliminary pieces (Piano Accompaniment Required): contestants are required to choose the 1st movement plus cadenza from one of the following concerti.

K. 216 (Mozart Concerto No.3, G Major, K.216)
K. 218 (Mozart Concerto No.4, D Major, K.218)
K. 219 (Mozart Concerto No.5, A Major, K.219)

Semi-final pieces:

i. Contestants are required to play one of the following pieces:
- Beethoven Romance No.1, G Major, Op.40
- Beethoven Romance No.2, F Major, Op.50
AND,
- Bach, Unaccompanied Sonata No. 2, A Minor, BWV 1003, Fugue

Final pieces:

i. Contestants are required to choose from below one of Paganini’s Caprices:
- No.11, C Major
- No.15, E Minor
- No.19, E Flat Major
AND,

ii. Liang Shan Po and Zhu Ying Tai (Butterfly Lovers) Violin Concerto, by Ho Zhan Hao & Chen Kang, arranged by Guan Sheng You (original version, piano accompaniment required).

One Gold Award will receive either US$10,000 or a hand-made violin from a renowned Asian luthier (select one only);
One Silver Award will receive(US$3,000);
One Bronze Award will receive (US$1,000);
A number of outstanding performance awards.