TOTAL PRIZES OF UP TO CHF 15’000.-

Registration from January 1st to April 10th, 2018

Sion, SwitzerlandAugust 23rd to 29th, 2018

www.tibor-junior.ch

The one competition in 3 rounds with orchestra for 14 to 17 year olds!

Concours International de Violon Tibor Junior, Suisse Tibor Junior International Violin Competition, Switzerland

Concours International de Violon Tibor Junior, Suisse Tibor Junior International Violin Competition, Switzerland

Concours International de Violon Tibor Junior, Suisse Tibor Junior International Violin Competition, Switzerland

Concours International de Violon Tibor Junior, Suisse Tibor Junior International Violin Competition, Switzerland

This gathering of young violin talents is aimed to find not only virtuosi but also future musicians. Throughout all the competition rounds, candidates will be accompanied by an orchestra: in the first round by the orchestra of the HEMU - High School of Music in Lausanne- and in the second round and final by Kremerata Baltica. All the competitors not admitted to the second or final round will have

the opportunity to attend a free violin masterclass, run by jury members.Candidates not selected at each round will join the jury for the following round and will take part in public performances and concerts.

In the first round the candidates will play as well in duo among themselves in duo and the finalists will play in duo with members of the jury.

ProgramPRESELECTION VIDEO

a. One caprice selected from:- Paganini - Wieniawski

b. One 1st mvt. of a sonata selected from:

- Mozart- Beethoven- Schubert

1st ROUNDwith HEMU orchestra

a. VivaldiOne of the Four Seasons concerti: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

b. Paganini SchumannOne of following Caprices: Nr. 9, 11, 13, 21 or 24(arr. for Violin & Orchestra by Andrei Pushkarev, after Paganini Schumann version)

c. PärtPassacaglia for two violins (performed with another candidate – order will be announced on May 30th).

2nd ROUNDwith Kremerata Balticaa. Schubert

Rondo for Violin & Strings in A Major, D438

or Konzertstück in D Major, D345(arr. Pushkarev, strings only)

b. WeinbergConcertino (Only 1st or 2nd or 3rd mvt.)

c. SarasateNavarra op 33. (with a member of the jury - First violin part to be played by the candidate).

FINALEwith Kremerata Balticaa. Bach

2nd mvt. of Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043, with a member of the jury (First violin part to be played by the candidate)

b. One piece of following:- Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo Op. 34 - Paganini: La Campanella- Waxman: Carmen Fantasy - Saint-Saëns -Ysaye: Valse

Capricec. ENCORE: Solo Violin

Own choice of work written after 1970 – max 7’.

JuryThe jury is composed of following important musical figures:

Ana ChumachencoYuzuko HorigomeMiroslava KotorovichGidon KremerKyung Sun Lee Svetlin RoussevPavel Vernikov

Candidates not selected at each round join the Jury for the following round and will take part in some public performances.

Prizes1st Prize 8000 CHF2nd Prize 5000 CHF3rd Prize 3000 CHFAudience Prize 500 CHF

MASTERCLASSThe candidates eliminated during the first and second rounds can participate in a masterclass with members of the jury. The finalists will participate in a masterclass with Ana Chumachenco on the morning of August 30th, 2018.

RulesDetailed rules can be found on the website tibor-junior.ch. French rules serve as reference.

In collaboration with the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, Switzerland, DaKapp and Il Piccolo Violino Magico | www.ilpiccoloviolinomagico.it

OrganisationTibor Junior International Violin Competition, Suissec/o Fondation Sion Violon MusiquePlace Ambuel 7 – CH-1950 Sioninfo@sion-festival.ch / www.tibor-junior.ch