XVIII. INTERNATIONAL SCHUBERT COMPETITION FOR PIANO DUOS in JESENÍK

COMPETITION PROGRAMME

1st CATEGORY

25 to 35 minutes in total

• Obligatory composition: F. Schubert: any composition up to 8 minutes
• One or more compositions for four hands or for two pianosfrom classicism
• One or more compositions for four hands or for two pianosfrom romanticism or 20th century period
• One or more compositionsby a Czech contemporary composer, foreign participants are allowed to play contemporary composers from their countries – duration up to 8 minutes.

Condition: Competitors have to play at least one composition for two pianos.

2nd CATEGORY

1st round – 20 to 25 minutes in total

• Obligatory composition: Franz Schubert: Andantino varie B minor op. 84, n° 1
• One or more compositions for four hands or for two pianos by the following composers: W. F. Bach, J. Chr. Bach, M. Clementi, J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, J. N. Hummel, J. V. Voříšek, J. L. Dusík, L. Koželuh.
• One or more compositions by a Czech contemporary composer, foreign participants may play contemporary composers from their countries – duration up to 10 minutes.

Condition: Competitors have to play at least one composition for two pianos in the 1st round.

2nd round – 35 to 40 minutes in total

• Antonín Dvořák: any composition from original works for four hands: Slavic dances op. 46, 72. Legends op. 59. Cycle „Ze Šumavy” op. 68a („From the Bohemian Forest”, „Aus dem Böhmenwald”)
• One or more compositions from the international repertoire from any period.
• One or more compositions by Franz Schubert chosen by the participants.

3nd round – concert with orchestra and for selected piece

• W. A. Mozart: Concerto Eflat major for two pianos and orchestra K 365
• One of the compositions mentioned below:
  • B. Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion (percussionists will be available in Jeseník)
  • J. Brahms: Sonata F minor op.34b
  • P. Hindemith: Sonata for two pianos
  • B. Martinů: Three Czech dances for two pianos
    and Fantasy for two pianos
  • S. Rachmaninov: Symphonic dances op.45
  • I. Stravinskij: Concerto per due pianoforti soli

Form - EN version here »

Competition rules