Bartók World Competition 2023 - Application form

Family Name

Given Name

Date of birth

Place of birth

Citizenship

Nationality

Country of residence

E-mail

Phone

I bring my own piano accompanist

Photocopy of current passport (or ID for EU citizens) (JPG or PDF)

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Personal headshot photo (professional photo for the competition website and social media, portrait format, min. 1MB, 300 dpi, JPG)

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Biography (1000-2000 characters) with list of professional studies, as well as competitions, masterclasses, performances over the last three years (Word)

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Video preselection (2 pieces to be recorded and uploaded to the competition’s website).
Please upload the two pieces in two different files

1) Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, BB 76 (arranged by Zoltán Székely)
or
Bartók–Országh: Hungarian Folksongs, BB 109

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2) any movement from J. S. Bach: Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001–1006
or
one piece from Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1

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LIVE ROUNDS

Please enter your selected pieces according to the repertoire given here.

Preliminary: 2 (or maybe 3) pieces, cca. 20 min. programme

1) at least one movement from Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a
or
at least one movement from Bartók: Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96a (if you choose to play two movements, it should be from the same piece)

Optional movement from Bartók

2)
Choose 1 (or 2) movements from J. S. Bach: Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001–1006 (if you choose to play two movements, it should be from the same piece)

Movement

Optional movement

Semi-final: 2 or 4 pieces, cca 40 min. programme (options A, B, or C)

Option A
Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, BB 84;
and one of the winner pieces of the Bartók World Competition for composers:

Option B
Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin BB 124;
and one of the winner pieces of the Bartók World Competition for composers:

Option C) first piece: one of the winner pieces of the Bartók World Competition for composers:

Option C) second piece: one movement from the following Bartók sonatas:

Option C) third piece: one virtuoso piece from the following list:

Option C) fourth piece: the FIRST movement from any sonata from the following list:

Final: 1 concerto

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