Semi-Final Round in 3 parts

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24-27 October

Salle Franz Liszt, Conservatoire

Programme

77th CONCOURS DE GENÈVE
STRING QUARTET 2023 - SEMI-FINAL ROUND IN 3 PARTS
maximum 6 quartets

Recital 1 (max. 90 min): 40% of the evaluation

  1. B. Bartok: One quartet at free choice
     
  2. Rest of the programme at free choice  

NB: The Recital may not exceed 90 minutes including entrances/exits and eventual pauses.

Recital 2  (max. 75 min): 40% of the evaluation

  1. L. v. Beethoven: One quartet at free choice
     
  2. One contemporary work from the following list:
    • L. Berio: Sincronie (1963-64) 15’
    • E. Carter: Quartet n°5 (1994-95) 21’
    • F. Donatoni: La Souris sans sourire (1988) 17’
    • P. Dusapin: Quartet n°5 (2004-05) 17’
    • J. Harvey: Quartet n°2 (1988) 15’
    • H. W. Henze:  Quartet n°5 (1976) 25’
    • W. Rihm: Quatuor n°13 (2011) 20'
    • R. Saunders:  fletch (2012) 15’
    • S. Sciarrino: Sei quartetti brevi (1967-92) 17’
       
  3. Rest of the programme at free choice  

NB: The Recital should not exceed 75 minutes including entrances/exits and eventual pauses.

Personal Artistic Project: 20% of the evaluation

Presentation and defence of a personal artistic project