Competition

Competition: Junior semi-finals

Tuesday 17 April
10am - 1.20pm

Giving the young competitors from all over world an opportunity to show the diversity of their playing to the audiences of Geneva, this round sees each of the ten semi-finalists collaborate with a guitarist in Piazzolla’s “Histoire du Tango”, and perform their choice of a Beethoven, Schubert or Brahms sonata with piano followed by a virtuoso work of their own choice.

Accompanists: Jelica Milanovic, Saya Hashino and Nicola Eimer.

Audience may come and go in between individual recitals.

Competitors

10am - 10.30am
  • Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8
  • Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Nightclub 1960
  • Hubay Carmen Fantasie Brillante
10.30am - 11am
  • Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5
  • Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Nightclub 1960
  • Ravel Tzigane
11am - 11.30am
  • Schubert Sonata in A major
  • Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Café 1930
  • Saint-Saëns Havanaise
11.50am - 12.20pm
  • Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8
  • Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Café 1930
  • Hubay Carmen Fantasie Brillante
12.20pm - 12.50pm
  • Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108
  • Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Nightclub 1960
  • Szymanowski Nocturne and Tarantella
12.50pm - 1.20pm
  • Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1
  • Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Café 1930
  • Wieniawski Polonaise No. 1 in D major