Repertoire

17 - 19 JUNE 2024

Candidates prepare all following works, and will receive the exact selection upon arrival in Rotterdam.

Round 1

Beethoven – Symphony no.4, Op 60
Mendelssohn – Selection from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op 61 – Overture / Scherzo / Con moto tranquillo (Notturno)
Britten – Simple Symphony, Op 4

Each candidate plays one movement Beethoven OR Mendelssohn plus a movement from Britten

Round 2

Rossini – Overture Il signor Bruschino
Rossini – Overture La Scala di seta
Stravinsky – Concerto in D for strings – Mvmt 1 Vivace
Bartók – Divertimento for Strings, BB118 – Mvmt 1 Allegro non troppo

Each candidate plays a movement from Stravinsky OR Bartók plus one Rossini overture

1 - 13 June 2025

Repertoire is assigned to candidates based on a draw of lots on 20 June 2024.

Round 1 Classical

Orchestra of the 18th Century
& pianist Ronald Brautigam

Selection 1

• Haydn – Symphony No.44 ‘Funeral’ – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
• Mozart – Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’, K385 – Mvmt 2 Andante
• Beethoven – Piano concerto No.3, Op 37 – Mvmt 3 Rondo / Allegro

Selection 2

• Haydn – Symphony No.48 ‘Marie Theresias’ – Mvmt 4 Finale / Allegro
• Mozart – Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’, K425 – Mvmt 2 Andante
• Beethoven – Piano concerto No.4, Op 58 – Mvmt 3 Rondo / Vivace

Selection 3

• Haydn – Symphony No.49 ‘Passion’ – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
• Mozart – Symphony No.33, K319 – Mvmt 2 Andante Moderato
• Beethoven – Piano concerto No.5, Op 73– Mvmt 3 Rondo / Allegro

Round 2 Contemporary

Klangforum Wien

Compulsory newly commissioned work by Mathilde Wantenaar
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Selection 1

• Beat Furrer – Still

Selection 2

• Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontrapunkte

Selection 3

• Enno Poppe – Salz

Round 3 Open-air

Sinfonia Rotterdam

15-minute free choice programme with a free selection of accessible music.

With the inclusion of one work composed by a female composer.