Our participants from:
Armenia – 2
Brazil/Japan - 1
Bulgaria – 2
China - 11
South Korea – 2
Switzerland/ Italy – 1
Taiwan – 1 Tunisia - 1
Dear Participants,
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welcome to the Montfort International Cello Competition!
We wish you good luck in the competition!
Participants, Repertoire
Category A (Age 11-14)
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1. Chen Zhijian, China (Age 13 )
Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
2. Darin Lambrev, Bulgaria (Age 12)
Camille Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No. 1, A-Minor, Op. 33, 1st Mov.
David Popper - Tarantella op. 33
3. Lyam Chenaux, Switzerland/ Italy (Age 12)
Gaspar Cassado - Sonata in the Old Spanish Style
4. Lyana Ulikhanyan, Armenia (Age 11)
Camille Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No. 1, A-Minor, Op. 33, 1st Mov.
5. Qinyue Gu, China (Age 12)
J. S. Bach – Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Maj., BWV 1007, Minuets 1 and 2
Camille Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No. 1, A-Minor, Op. 33, 1st Mov.
6. Yuhan Liu, China (Age 14)
J. S. Bach - Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Maj., BWV 1009, Prélude
Niccolò Paganini - Variations sur une seule corde, sur un thème de Rossini
7. Zhang Zifei, China (Age 11)
Camille Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No. 1, A-Minor, Op. 33, 1st Mov.
8. Zhiying Zhang, China (Age 11)
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise
J. S. Bach – Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Maj., BWV 1009, Gigue
9. Ziqi Jin, China (Age 12)
Carl Davidoff - Cello Concerto No. 1 in B min., Op. 5, 1st Mov. Allegro Moderato
10. Ziqing Gao, China (Age 11)
Dmitri Kabalevsky - Cello Concerto No. 1, G minor, Op. 49, 1st Mov.
Category B (Age 15-17)
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1. Haoran Li, China (Age 16)
Robert Schumann - Cello fantasies, Op. 73
2. Mikael Karakhanyan, Armenia (Age 17)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Pezzo capriccioso, Op.62
Alfredo Piatti - Caprice No. 3, Moderato
3. Wassim Makni, Tunisia (Age 17)
J. S. Bach – Solo Cello Suite No. 2 in D Min., BWV 1008, Prélude
Louis Francœur - Sonate in E maj., 1st and 2nd Mov.
4. Zara Zaharieva Kusheva, Bulgaria (Age 16)
Daniel van Goens - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A min., Op. 7, 1st Mov.
Carl Dawidow - Souvenirs d'Oranienbaum, Op. 17, No. 1, Adieu
Category C (Age 18-23)
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1. Hyunah Pyo, South Korea (Age 20)
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1st round:
Igor Stravinsky - Suite Italienne
2nd round:
Alfredo Piatti - Caprice No. 7
Krzysztof Penderecki - Divertimento for Solo Cello
Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
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2. Lucas Garcia Muramoto, Brazil/Japan (Age 21)
1st round:
Ludwig van Beethoven - 7 Variations in E-flat Maj. on the theme Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from The Magic Flute by Mozart
Edvard Grieg - Cello Sonata in A Min., Op. 38, 1st Mov., Allegro agitato
2nd round:
Anton Webern - Drei kleine Stücke, Op. 11
César Frank - Cello Sonata in A Maj., I. Allegretto ben moderato, II. Allegro
Gabriel Fauré - Papillon, Op.77
3. Qianmin Deng, China (Age 22)
1st round:
Bright Sheng - Seven Tunes Heard in China, VII. Tibetan Dance (Tibet)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Maj., Op. 69, 1st Mov.
2nd round:
Robert Schumann – Cello concerto No. 1, 1st Mov.
Zoltán Kodály – Cello sonate Op. 8, 1st Mov., Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Maj., Op. 69, 2nd Mov.
4. Shuni Mao, China (Age 18)
1st round:
Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor Op.129, 1st Mov.
György Ligeti - Sonata for Solo Cello I. Dialog
Alfredo Piatti - Capricci Op. 25, No. 3
5. Xing Enmu, China (Age 23)
1st round:
Johannes Brahms - Cello Sonata in E min., 1st Mov., Prélude and Sarabande from Bach Suite No.3.
2nd round:
Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto in C Maj.
6. Yu-Lin Niu, Taiwan (Age 20)
1st round:
J. S. Bach - Cello Solo Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Allemande, Sarabande, Gigue
Antonín DvoÅ™ák - Cello concerto in B min., Op.104, 1st Mov.
Category D (Age 24-28)
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Zeemin Nam, South Korea (Age 25)
1st round:
Antonín DvoÅ™ák - Cello concerto in B min., Op.104, 1st Mov.
Johannes Brahms - Cello sonata No. 2 in F maj., 1st Mov.