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The Repertoire of Chamber Ensembles Competition
DUO


General rules:
  • The chamber ensembles which may participate in the duo category:
  • Violin and piano;
  • Cello and piano.
  • Participants (each ensemble) have to prepare the program in accordance with the competition repertoire presented below, and the selected program must be stated in the application form;
  • Compositions in different rounds cannot be repeated.
  • The exact programme for chamber ensembles will be determined by the jury, whose decisions will be announced to the contestants before their performances;
  • Participants will be able to change their programs and performance order when logged in to their artistDB account until 20 February, 2026;
  • Participants will be required to perform their programs in the order of their own choice, finally made and provided in artistDB on 20 February, 2026;
  • Jury members can stop an unprofessional performance.
PRESELECTION ROUND VIDEO may be submitted, amended or modified until the end of the registration. The applicant (ensemble) is required to submit an active YouTube link of the video recording of about 10-15 minutes, where he/she/they performs a free program. Pieces presented at these recordings may be repeated in the following rounds. Each piece must be recorded in its entirety, providing coherency without any editing or cutting, which is strictly prohibited, but different pieces may be recorded at different times and in different locations.

1ST ROUND (the total duration should not exceed 50 min.)

Violin and piano
 		 Cello and piano
 

1) · Any of L. van Beethoven's violin sonatas;

    · A selected W. A. Mozart's violin sonata from the list:

  • Violin Sonata No. 24 · K. 376 (374d) · F major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 25 · K. 377 (374e) · F major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 26 · K. 378 (317d) · B flat major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 27 · K. 379 (373a) · G major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 28 · K. 380 (374f) · E flat major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 32 · K. 454 · B flat major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 33 · K. 481 · E flat major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 35 · K. 526 · A major;
  • Violin Sonata No. 36 · K. 547 · F major.

1) One of L. van Beethoven's cello sonatas (Op. 5; Op. 69; Op. 102).

 

 

2) S. Vainiūnas · Violin sonata · Op. 38.

 2) S. Vainiūnas · Violin sonata · Op. 38 (arr. for piano and cello by Rimantas Armonas).
               

FINAL (the total duration should not exceed 50 min.)

Violin and piano
 		 Cello and piano
 

1) A Romantic period violin sonata from the ones listed below:

  • F. Schubert · Violin Sonata (Duo) · A major · D. 547;
  • K. Szymanowski · Violin Sonata · D minor · Op. 9;
  • C. Franck · Violin Sonata · A major · FWV 8 · CFF 123;
  • A. Dvořák · Violin Sonata · F major · Op. 57.

Or any violin sonata of the composers listed below:

  • J. Brahms • E. Grieg • R. Schumann.

1) A Romantic period cello sonata from the ones mentioned below:

  • F. Schubert · Arpeggione Sonata · A minor · D. 82 (edition for cello by Bärenreiter or Henle);
  • J. Brahms · Cello Sonata No. 1 · E minor · Op. 38;
  • J. Brahms · Cello Sonata No. 2 · F major · Op. 99;
  • F. Chopin · Cello Sonata · G minor · Op. 65;
  • E. Grieg · Cello Sonata · A minor · Op. 36.

 

 

2) Violin sonata from ones listed below:

  • B. Bartók · Violin Sonata · No. 1 · Sz. 75 / No. 2 · Sz. 76;
  • W. Bolcom · Violin Sonata · No. 2;
  • J. Corigliano · Violin Sonata;
  • C. Debussy · Violin Sonata;
  • E. Elgar · Violin Sonata · E minor · Op. 82;
  • G. Enescu · Violin Sonata · No. 3 · A minor;
  • G. Fauré · Violin Sonata · No. 2 · E minor · Op. 108;
  • Ch. Ives · Violin Sonata · No. 3;
  • L. Janáček · Violin Sonata;
  • E. W. Korngold · Violin Sonata · Op. 6;
  • B. Martinů · Violin Sonata · No. 3 · H. 303;
  • F. Poulenc · Violin Sonata;
  • M. Ravel · Violin Sonata · No. 2;
  • O. Respighi · Violin Sonata · B minor · P. 110;
  • F. Say · Violin Sonata · No. 2 · "Mount Ida";
  • H. Villa-Lobos · Violin Sonata · No. 3 · Op. 59;
  • R. W. Williams · Violin Sonata · A minor;
  • F. Bajoras · Violin Sonata · "Prabėgę metai" ("Years gone by");
  • V. Barkauskas · Violin Sonata · No. 2 · "Dialogai" ("Dialogues") · Op. 56;
  • B. Dvarionas · Violin Sonata-Balade;
  • J. Juzeliūnas · Violin Sonata.

2) Cello sonata from ones listed below:

  • S. Barber · Cello Sonata · C minor · Op. 6;
  • F. Bridge · Cello Sonata · D minor;
  • B. Britten · Cello Sonata · C major · Op. 65;
  • C. Debussy · Cello Sonata · D minor;
  • G. Fauré · Cello Sonata · G minor · Op. 117;
  • Z. Kodaly · Cello Sonata · Op. 4;
  • B. Martinů · Cello Sonata · No. 3;
  • F. Poulenc · Cello Sonata;
  • M. Reger · Cello Sonata · A minor · Op. 116;
  • A. Šenderovas · Cello Sonata · C major.

 
For the scores of S. Vainiunas' pieces please contact us by e-mail: info@ipmc.lt.
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