Contestants
III Competition

Yujie Xu

Student of#nbsp;the Shanghai Conservatory, class of#nbsp;Professor Vera Tsu Weiling. In#nbsp;2021, was awarded the People’s Scholarship. In#nbsp;2022, co-founded the Guardian Piano Trio. In#nbsp;2023, demonstrated his talent as#nbsp;a#nbsp;soloist with the Novus-Classica Camerata (NCC) conducted by#nbsp;Enrico Calini at#nbsp;the Shanghai Concert Hall, and by#nbsp;Yukuang Jin at#nbsp;the Hangzhou Grand Theatre. He#nbsp;participated in#nbsp;the world premiere of#nbsp;the Violin Concerto "The Year of#nbsp;Magical Thinking" at#nbsp;the Guiyang Grand Theatre with the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra (GYSO) conducted by#nbsp;Guoyong Zhang

1st round
J. S. Bach. Adagio and Fuga from Sonata for Violin solo No. 1 G minor, BWV 1001
N. Paganini. Caprice No. 23 E-flat major, Op. 1
F. Kreisler. Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice for Violin solo, Op. 6

2nd round
E. Grieg. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 C minor, Op. 45
S.V. Rachmaninoff. «Daisies», Op. 38, No. 3
P. de Sarasate. Gypsy Airs C minor, Op. 20

3rd round
S.V. Rachmaninoff. Trio élégiaque for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 1 G minor, TN 34
W. A. Mozart. Violin Concerto No. 3 G major, КV 216

4th round
J. Sibelius. Violin Concerto D minor, Op. 47