Please join us for our last day of Round II in Queenstown, and for our semi-finalist announcement at approximately 7pm (NZST) Monday 1 June.
Live stream: www.violincompetition.co.nz
Monday 1 June
Queenstown Memorial Centre
9.30am: Insiders Guide
Paganini: a Devil or a God? (Presenter: Archie Lamont-Bowden)
Who was Paganini and what does he represent in the world of violin performance? Archie explores his legendary caprices – how such devilish challenges demand godly technical execution.
ROUND II – SESSION 3
10:00-10:50am: Alexey Stychkin (Berlin)
Pianist: Sarah Watkins
Poulenc – Sonata for violin and piano
Prokofiev – Sonata No 1 in F minor, Op 80
10:50-11:40am: Maxim Tzekov (Berlin)
Pianist: Paige Roberts Molloy
Schubert – Sonata for violin and piano in A major, D 574
Fisher – Chasm
Heuberger (arr Kreisler) – Midnight bells from Der Opernball
Wieniawski – Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust
11.40-12.00pm: INTERVAL
12.00-12:45pm: Julia Wang (Vienna)
Pianist: Sarah Watkins
Prokofiev – Sonata No 1 in F minor, Op 80
Wieniawski – Variations on an original theme, Op 15
12:45-1:30pm: Hairui Lei (Philadelphia)
Pianist: Paige Roberts Molloy
Brahms – Sonata No 1 in G major, Op 78
Bartók – Rhapsody No 1
Saint-Saëns (arr Ysaÿe) – Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse, Op 52 No 6
ROUND II – SESSION 4
2:30-3:15pm: Emmalena Huning (Perth)
Pianist: Sarah Watkins
Paganini – Caprice No 11
Fisher – Chasm
Khachaturian (arr Heifetz) – Gayane Sabre Danse
Debussy (arr Heifetz) – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Grieg – Violin Sonata No 2 in G major, Op 13
3:15-4.00pm: Ruiyi Wang (Shanghai)
Pianist: Paige Roberts Molloy
Franck – Sonata in A major
Saint-Saëns (arr Ysaÿe) – Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse, Op 52 No 6
Fisher – Chasm
4.00pm – 4:15pm: INTERVAL
4:15-5.05pm: Yebin Yoo (New York)
Pianist: Sarah Watkins
Paganini – Caprice No 24
Schnittke – A Paganini
Beethoven – No 10 in G major, Op 96
5.05-5.45pm: Xunyue Zhang (Berlin)
Pianist: Paige Roberts Molloy
Janáček – Sonata for violin and piano
Zhou Long – Taiping Drum (太平鼓)
Fisher – Chasm
Saint-Saëns (arr Ysaÿe) – Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse, Op 52 No 6
7.00pm (approx.)
Semi-finalist announcement
