Registration National Cello Competition 2024 is closed
The registration for the National Cello Competition has closed. Below you will find the regulations and more information about the Start in Splendor Prize.
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 in e-minor available at Broekmans & Van Poppel)
Gabriel Fauré Papillon
Accompanist:
Noriko Yabe, piano
First Round
Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November 2024, Main Hall Muziekgebouw
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Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B-flat major, G565 (with 2 celli)*
Matthias Bartolomey Shadow (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 Hidde Bekkers.
** The new work of Matthias Bartolomey will be sent by email and postal mail to all participants of the First Round.
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 Hidde Bekkers.):
- 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)