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Preliminary Round
Recording: Audition recordings from applicants will be copied and sent to the judges in complete anonymity - such tapes to include no more than half an hour of music containing two contrasting pieces.
Semi-final Round
a) -J.S.Bach Two contrasting movements from the Six Sonatas for Violin and
Harpsichord (Piano) BWV 1014-1019
b) One of the following choices
- Paganini One of the 24 Caprices, Op.. 1 for violin solo
- Elgar One of the "Etude Charasteristique" for violin solo
- Wieniawski One of the Caprices for violin solo
c) A large virtuoso piece (eg. Chausson, Wieniawski, Ravel, Sarasate, etc
Final Round (Candidates selected for the final will perform with the Uralsk Philharmonic Orchestra)
a) Edil Khusainov “Kypshak Zhyry” for violin and orchestra
b)The following Violin concertos with Symphony Orchestra by:
• Johann Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 77
• Max Bruch, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Opus 26
• Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Opus 64
• Nicolo Paganini, Violin Concerto No.1 in D, Opus 6
• Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D Minor, Opus 47 - ?
• Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 35 - ?