Concerto Competition

CelloFest

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Practice.. Preparation.. PERFORMANCE!

CelloFest is hosting a Concerto Competition, providing opportunities for cellists to partake in critcal performance environments. Winners of the competition recieve invitiaton to perform at the Gala Performance with the CelloFest String Ensemble!

❋ Important dates

June 20 - Application & Fee Due

July 20 - Live Final Round Performance

July 25 - Gala Concert (Winners’ Recital)

❋ Who can apply?

The application is open to all student cellists from all nationalities and backgrounds! 

❋ What are the criterias?

Divisions are categorized by age groups. You must select one of the pieces in your age group to perform for the competition. 

❋ Can I apply for more than one division?

Applicants may apply to one Main Division and may additionaly apply for one Special Award Division with a separate application & fee.

Leading Directors

BONGSHIN KO | Arstistic Director

Yibing Chu | String Ensemble

Competition Divisions & Information

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Competition Guideline HERE!

Main Division

Junior Division (Age 11 and under) | 4–6 min

  • Breval Concerto in D: III. Rondo

  • Klengel Concertino in C: III

  • Saint-Saëns The Swan

  • Squire Tarantella, Op. 23

  • Vivaldi Concerto in D, Op. 3, No. 9: I. Allegro

  • Vivaldi “Double” Concerto in G minor, RV 531: I (separate applications required for each performer)

Intermediate Division  (12–13) | 5–7 min

  • J.C. Bach Concerto in C minor: I or III

  • Boccherini Concerto in G: I (Grützmacher)

  • Fauré Après un Rêve

  • Goltermann Capriccio, Op. 24

  • Popper Spinning Song, Op. 55, No. 1 / Tarantella, Op. 33

  • Vivaldi “Double” Concerto in G minor, RV 531: I (separate applications required for each performer)

Advanced Division (14–15) | 6–8 min

  • Bloch Prayer (from Jewish Life) 

  • Boccherini Concerto in B-flat: I (Grützmacher)

  • Haydn Concerto in C: III 

  • Rachmaninoff Vocalise

  • Vivaldi “Double” Concerto in G minor, RV 531: III (separate applications required for each performer)

  • Weber Adagio & Rondo

Pre-College Division (16–17) | 7–9 min

  • Boccherini Concerto in B-flat: I (Grützmacher)

  • Davidoff At the Fountain

  • Granados Intermezzo (Goyescas)

  • Haydn Concerto in C or D (Gendron edition for D): III 

  • Popper Polonaise de Concert, Op. 14

  • Ravel Pièce en forme de Habanera

Young Adult Division (18+) | 8–10 min

  • Boccherini Concerto in B-flat: I (Grützmacher)

  • Bruch Kol Nidrei

  • Haydn Concerto in C or D (Gendron edition for D): III

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee

  • Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62 

  • Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale

Special Award Division

Prodigy Award Division (Age 15 and under) | 3–7 min 

For exceptionally advanced young players

Separate application & fee

  • Davidoff At the Fountain

  • François Schubert L’Abeille (The Bee)

  • Haydn Concerto in D (Gendron edition): III

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee

Virtuoso Award Division (16+) | 5–8 min

For high-level, technically demanding repertoire

Separate application & fee

  • Cassado Dance of the Green Devil

  • Fauré Papillon, Op. 77 

  • Paganini Variations on One String on a Theme by Rossini

  • Popper Elfentanz, Op. 39