PROGRAMME - OBOE


Category I
age up to 13 (born in 1998 or later);
duration of programme: 5–7 minutes
not less than two compositions from two different periods
(also individual movements)

Category II
age up to 16 (born in 1995 or later);
duration of programme: 8–12 minutes
three contrasting compositions from three different periods
(also individual movements)

Category III
age up to 19 (born in 1992 or later);
duration of programme: 20–30 minutes
not less than two compositions from two different periods
(complete compositions)

Category IV
age up to 24 (born in 1987 or later);
2 stages, total programme duration: 40–50 minutes

1st stage
1. Piece for Oboe Solo
or Sonata for Oboe and Piano
or Baroque Concert
( complete compositions)
2. Four from the listed Orchestra Excerpts:
J. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D-major, 2. movement
I. Stravinsky: Pulcinella, II. Serenata
R. Strauss: Don Juan
M. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prélude
G. Rossini: La scala di seta, overture
G. Rossini: L’italiana in Algeri, overture

Sheet music for Orchestra Excerpts can be found here.

2nd stage

1.One of the listed concertos:
W. A. Mozart: Concerto in C-major, KV 314
R. Strauss: Concerto
B. Martinu: Concerto