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Allowed Concerti

APPROVED CONCERTI FOR THE 2020-21 COMPETITION

(TO BE UPDATED BY DEC. 15, 2019, following the graduating senior concerto competition)

Acceptable Concerti

INSTRUMENT CONCERTI
PIANO Any standard late classical, romantic, or contemporary concerto at least 15 minutes in length.

Mozart- last 8 concerti from K.466-K.595
VIOLIN Any standard classic, romantic, or contemporary concerto at least 15 minutes in length

Double concerti are OK.
VIOLA, CELLO, BASS, WOODWIND, Any standard classic, romantic, or contemporary concerto at least 15 minutes in length.
BRASS, HARP, PERCUSSION Double or triple concerti are OK.

 

Non-acceptable Concerti

INSTRUMENT CONCERTI

PIANO All works without
orchestra accompaniment


Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 16-17

Gershwin Concerto in F 17-18

Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 18-19

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 19-20
INSTRUMENT CONCERTI

VIOLIN All Mozart, Haydn & Baroque works,
Beethoven's Romances for Violin


All works without
orchestra accompaniment


Sarasate Zigeunerweisen 16-17

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 16-17

Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella 16-17

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto 16-17

Ravel Tzigane 17-18

Saint-Saëns Introduction and
Rondo Capriccioso		 18-19

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 18-19

Korngold Violin Concerto 19-20
INSTRUMENTS CONCERTI

VIOLA, CELLO, BASS, WOODWIND, All Baroque works

BRASS, HARP, PERCUSSION All works without
orchestra accompaniment


Rosauro Concerto No. 1 for
Marimba & Orchestra 		16-17

Wanhal Concerto in F Major for
Two Bassoons and
Orchestra 		16-17

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2 17-18

Copland Clarinet Concerto 17-18

Weber Bassoon Concerto
in F Major, Op. 75 		17-18

Gordeli Flute Concerto 18-19

Nielsen Flute Concerto 18-19

Ibert Flute Concerto 18-19

Jenkins Euphonium Concerto 19-20
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