Registration National Cello Competition 2024 is open
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The Jury
Program 2024
Preliminary Round
Monday June 24th, BIMHUIS (closed for audience)
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 2 in D major: Allemande and Courante (only 1st repeat)
Frédéric Chopin Etude Opus 25, No. 7 (arr. for cello and piano by Alexander Glazunov)
Gabriel Fauré Papillon
Accompanist:
Noriko Yabe, piano
First Round
Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November 2024, Main Hall Muziekgebouw
Luigi Boccherini Sonata no. 7 in B-flat major, G565 (with 2 celli)*
Matthias Bartolomey New work for cello solo
Franz Schmidt Kleine Fantasiestücke nach ungarischen Nationalmelodien No. 1 in G
*In terms of publication, we recommend the Wakelkamp Edition. The sheet music and the facsimile will soon be exclusively available at the Cello Biënnale. For inquiries, please contact Michaël Neuburger.
Accompanists:
Charlotte Gulikers, cello
Daniël Kramer, piano
Second Round
Tuesday November 5th, Main Hall Muziekgebouw
Ludwig van Beethoven Choice from:
- Twelve variations in F major, Opus 66: “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”
- Twelve variations in G major, WoO 45: “Judas Maccabaeus”
- Seven variations in E-flat major, WoO 46: “Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen
Zoltán Kodály Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7, First Movement: allegro serioso non troppo
Choice from one of the commissioned works from the past nine editions of the National Cello Competition (for viewing of the sheet music, please contact Michaël Neuburger):
- Theo Verbey Five pieces for cello solo (2006)
- Oene van Geel Three dances for cello solo (2008)
- Wilbert Bulsink Vision and Labyrinth (2010)
- Yannis Kyriakides Beatrice and the Nightingale (2012)
- Micha Hamel In search of prayer (2014)
- Rob Zuidam Air (2016)
- Theo Loevendie Celloquio (2018)
- Martijn Padding It Sings, It Whispers (2020)
- Calliope Tsoupaki Wind of Love (2022)
Efraim Zimbalist Concert Fantasy on 'Le Coq d’Or' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Anastasia Feruleva)
Accompanists:
Bas Treub, violin
Daniël Kramer, piano
Final
Friday November 8th, Main Hall Muziekgebouw
CvA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Elschenbroich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, Op. 33 (Fitzenhagen)
Encore of choice for cello solo (maximum of 4 minutes)