Pre-category (born in 2010 or younger)
(Program up to 10 minutes max.)
- Two or more compositions free choice
А – category (born 2008 or younger)
Preselection round
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Giga und Cubana aus 25 Capricen für Saxophon solo op.153 In Heft I, Musikverlag Zimmermann via Schott
- Marc-Anthony Turnage: Trier from Two Memorials for saxophone solo
Edition Schott
(can also be performed with an alto saxophone)
Competition round
- One of the following required compositions *:
- F. Antonini: (Divertissement tzigane)
- J. Rueff: Chanson et Passepied
- One or more compositions free choice
B – category (born 2004 or younger)
Preselection round
- Eugène Bozza: Études Caprices No. 6 and 7 as one piece or alternative No 12 Thème avec 5 Variations, Edition Alphonse Leduc
- Ryo Noda: Improvisation I for saxophone alto, Edition Alphonse Leduc
(can also be performed with an alto saxophone)
Competition round
(program up to 25 minutes max.)
- The following required composition *:
- A. Jolivet: Fantaisie – Impromptu
- One composition free choice from the following (choosing parts or movements is also allowed):
- P. Itturralde: Suite Helenique
- A. Thomys: Miniatury w roznych stylach No. VI, VIII, V
- R. Planel: Prelude et Saltarele
- D. Bužarovski: Suite
- H. Buser: Aragon
- H. Tomasi: Introduction et Danse
- J. Francaix: Cinq Danses Exotiques
- Concert or a movement from a concerto or sonata or movements from a sonata free choice
- A composition by a contemporary composer free choice
C – category (born 1998 or younger )
Preselection round
- Eugène Bozza: Études Caprices No. 6 and 7 as one piece or alternative No 12 Thème avec 5 Variations, Edition Alphonse Leduc
- Ryo Noda: Improvisation II for saxophone alto, Edition Alphonse Leduc
(can also be performed with an alto saxophone)
Competition round
(program up to 30 minutes max.)
- One of the following required compositions:
- B. Heiden: Solo for alto saxophone and piano
- A. Desenclos: Finale from the “Prelude, Cadence et Finale for Alto Saxophone and Piano”
- One or more compositions free choice from the following (choosing parts or movements is also allowed):
- A. Glazounov: Concerto (starting with the Cadenza)
- J. Ibert: Concertino da Camera (second and third mouvements)
- H. Villa-Lobos: Fantaisia (soprano saxophone – first or second and third mouvements )
- P. M. Dubois: Concerto (first movement)
- D. Milhaud: Scaramouche
- P. Maurice: Tableaux de Provance (No. 3, 4, 5)
- T. Zografski: Five pieces for saxophone
- E. Dressel: Partita (I., II., V.)
- U. Mamlock: Rückblick
- P. Creston: Sonata Op.19
- W. Jacobi: Sonata
- E. Denisov: Sonata
- J. Feld: Sonata (soprano saxophone)
- W. Albright: Sonata
- F. Decruck: Sonate en Ut#
- T. Yoshimatsu: Fuzzy Bird Sonata (first mouvement)
- G. Bumcke: Sonata (first mouvement)
- E. Schulhoff: Sonata (mouvements No I., III., II.)
- B. Canev: Sonata in F for clarinet and piano (arr. for saxophone N. Dimov)
- A composition by a contemporary composer free choice (the choice includes the contemporary pieces listed under no. 2)
*The required compositions must be performed by heart