Who can participate in the Fourth Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition?
The Competition is open to violinists from all countries who are aged from 16 to 32 years inclusive.
Where will the Competition take place?
The preselection round is held remotely based on submitted video recordings and documents until June 20, 2025. No more than 25 violinists are allowed to participate in the first main round. The list of contestants will be published on the official website of the Competition by July 20, 2025. From September 20 to October 1, four main rounds of the Competition will take place in Krasnoyarsk.
Is it allowed to come with your own accompanist?
Participants may have a personal accompanist, who should be indicated in the application form, or may perform with an accompanist designated by the Executive Directorate of the Competition. Accompanying persons of the participants, including their accompanists, arrive at the Competition at their own expense. The Organizer ensures that formal invitations are sent, if necessary.
Where will the concerts and rehearsals take place?
All main rounds of the Competition are open to the public. Participants are provided with rehearsal rooms and stages of the concert halls of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Philharmonic and the Dmitry Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk State Academy of Arts.
What is the program of the Competition?
Works performed by Competition participants in the 1st round:
1. J. S. Bach. The first two parts from any Sonata for solo violin.
2. N. Paganini. One of the 24 Caprices for solo violin Op. 1.
3. The participant can choose one of the following options: E. Ysaÿe. One of the Sonatas for solo violin: Sonata No. 3 "Ballade" or Sonata No. 6; F. Kreisler. Recitativo and Scherzo for solo violin, Op. 6.;
F. Schubert – W. Ernst. Grand Caprice on “Forest King” for solo violin;
N. Milstein. “Paganiniana”; N. Paganini. Introduction and Variations for solo violin on the theme of G. Paisiello “The Beautiful Miller's Wife”.
Works performed by Competition participants in the 2nd round:
1. The participant is free to choose one of the following options - any of the following list of sonatas for violin and piano: sonatas of L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert, R. Schumann, J. Brahms, E. Grieg, C. Franck, M. Ravel, C. Debussy, R. Strauss, B. Bartok, S. Prokofiev and other classical and romantic sonatas.
2. Any piece of S.V. Rachmaninoff : Romance (“April”), Vocalise, Op. 34, No.14; Prelude Op. 23 No.4; Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3; Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5; Romance, Op. 6, No. 1; Women's Dance from the Opera “Aleko”.
3. The participant is free to choose any virtuoso piece of N. Paganini, F. Schubert, G. Wieniawski, K. Saint Saens, E. Ysaÿe, M. Ravel, W. Ernst, P. de Sarasate, Ph. Wachsmann and other composers.
4. R. Kim. Romance in B-flat major. Special composition of the Competition.
Works performed by Competition participants in the 3rd round:
W. Mozart. Concerto for violin and orchestra at the choice of the participant.
Concerts are accompanied by the Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra.
At the request of the participant of the Competition, any of the Concertos by W. Mozart for violin and orchestra can be performed by him without a conductor. The participant informs about his decision when submitting the application.
Works performed by Competition participants in the 4th round:
The participant is free to choose any Concerto for violin and orchestra from the following list: L. van Beethoven, J. Brahms, J. Sibelius, F. Mendelssohn, P. Tchaikovsky, N. Paganini (Concerto No. 1 or No. 2), S. Prokofiev (No. 1 or No. 2), D. Shostakovich (No. 1 or No. 2), H. Wieniawski (No. 1 or No. 2), M. Bruch (No. 1), É. Lalo (“Symphonie espagnole”), H. Vieuxtemps (No. 5).
Concerts are accompanied by the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra.
Will my accommodation in Krasnoyarsk be paid for?
The Organizer provides winners of the preselection round with accommodation in a single room of a minimum three-star hotel and three meals daily from the day of arrival in Krasnoyarsk, but no earlier than one day before the start of the first main round of the Competition, and until the end of the Competition, but no later than one day after the Competition ends. Will my travel to Krasnoyarsk and back be paid for?
Winners of the preselection round are provided by the Organizer with economy-class air or train tickets:
for arrival in Krasnoyarsk
for departure from Krasnoyarsk after the Competition ends