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The repertoire of Chamber Ensembles Competition
STRING QUARTET


General rules
  • Each participant shall prepare a programme following the repertoire requirements below. The selected programme should be stated in the application form.
  • Compositions in different rounds cannot be repeated.
  • The exact performance program for Chamber Ensembles will be determined by the Jury, whose decision will be announced to the contestants before the performance.
  • Participants who have logged in to their artistDB account will be able to change their programs and performance order until 15 February 2026.
  • Participants will be required to perform their programs in the order of their own choice finally made in artistDB on 15 February 2026.
  • Jury members could stop unprofessional performance.
PRESELECTION ROUND VIDEO: may be submitted, changed or modified until 1 February 2026.
(The applicant must provide a valid YouTube video performance link about 10 - 15 minutes, where he/she/they performs a free program. Editing of the video recordings is prohibited, but different pieces may be recorded at different times and in different locations.)
I ROUND (the total duration of the I round program should not exceed 50 minutes)

1) H. Wolf · "Italian Serenade" · G major
2) Any L. van Beethoven's String Quartet

FINAL (the total duration of the Final performance should not exceed 1 hour)

More detailed and specific information will be provided to the participated String Quartets at the end of the Preselection round.

1) One String Quartet from the mentioned below:

  • A. Dvořák String Quartet from the list:
    • String Quartet No. 12 "American" · Op. 96 · B. 179 · F major
    • String Quartet No. 13 · Op. 106 · B. 192 · G major
    • String Quartet No. 14 · Op. 105 · B. 193 · A flat major
  • F. Schubert String Quartet from the list:
    • String Quartet No. 13 „Rosamunde“ · Op. 29 · D. 804 · A minor
    • String Quartet No. 14 „Der Tod und das Mädchen“ ("Death and the Maiden") · D. 810 · D minor
    • String Quartet No. 15 · Op. posth. 161 · D. 887 · G major
  • F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy String Quartet from the list:
    • String Quartet No. 3 · Op. 44 · No. 1 · D major
    • String Quartet No. 4 · Op. 44 · No. 2 · E minor
    • String Quartet No. 5 · Op. 44 · No. 3 · E flat major
    • String Quartet No. 6 · Op. 80 · F minor
  • C. Franck · String Quartet · FWV 9 · CFF 124 · D major
  • E. Grieg · String Quartet No. 1 · Op. 27 · G minor
  • B. Smetana · String Quartet No. 1 „Z mého života“ ("From My Life") · JB 1:105 · T. 116 · E minor
  • or any String Quartet of Composers, listed below:
    • • J. Brahms • P. Tchaikovsky • R. Schumann

     

    Program requirements: PIANO | DUO | TRIO | SRING QUARTET |

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