Pre-selection
Candidates must send the following to the official website of the Fondation prior to July 6, 2023:
- a CV
- a color photo
- a link of a video hosted on YouTube, Dailymotion or Viméo
- registration fees: USD 80 or 80€ by bank transfer or cheque
Applicants must have been born between 1990 and 2007 (16 – 33 years old)
Pre-selection by video only before July 6, 2023:
- Ysaÿe Sonata n°3 Op.27
- Bach Fugue of the Sonata in G minor BWV 1001 or Fugue of the Sonata in A minor BWV 1003
- Paganini Caprice n°1 in E major Op.1
- Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op.28
20 candidates from the pre-selection will qualify to take part in the eliminatory round.
Eliminatory round
Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 November 2023 – CRR (Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris)
- Ysaÿe Sonata n°3
- Bach Fugue of the Sonata in A minor or Fugue of the Sonata in G minor
- Paganini Caprice n°1 in E major
- A work of your choice for violin and piano (maximum 10 minutes)
Among these 20 candidates, 10 will qualify for the semi-finals
Semi-finals
Friday November 24, maximum duration 45 minutes – CRR (Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris)
- A work of your choice : a Sonata for violin and Piano (maximum 35 minutes)
- Set work : Caprice n°24 in A minor of Paganini
- Set work : An encore of your choice (maximum 5 minutes)
Among the 10 semi-finalists, maximum 5 will qualify for the Finals with Orchestra
Rehearsals with orchestra
Saturday November, 25
- 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. general rehearsal of 2 concertos
- 3:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. general rehearsal of 3 concertos
Finals with the Orchestra of the Republican Guard
Sunday November, 26 – University of Paris II, Grand Amphithéâtre (2000 seats)
- 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 2 finalists
- 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 3 finalists
Each finalist will choose to play one out of 8 concerto options accompanied by The Orchestra of the Republican Guard :
- Beethoven
- Chostakovitch n°1
- Sibelius
- Brahms
- Tchaïkovsky
- Mozart : n°5 in A major K.219
- Lalo : Symphonie Espagnole
- Mendelssohn : n°2 in E minor
Official Announcement of the results
At 8:30 pm
Followed by the Long-Thibaud 1st Prize Winner’s concert and a “Best of” of the finalists
The winner of the competition will also be invited to play at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées on Monday November 27 at 8 p.m.