XVIII KAZIMIERZ WIŁKOMIRSKI
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CELLO COMPETITION
Poznań, 2 – 5 December 2026
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Programme options
1st group – up to 11 (born after 31/12/2014)
Performance time can not exceed 15 minutes.
- One of the etudes from:
- Friedrich August Kummer – 10 Melodic Etudes, Op.57
- Two contrasting parts of any sontatas of the following composers:
- Antonio Vivaldi (Edition Ricordi, Bärenreiter or Editio Musica Budapest)
- Benedetto Marcello (Editio Musica Budapest)
- Georg Philipp Telemann (Bärenreiter HM 13)
or one of the sonatas:
- Antonio Vandini – Sonata in F major (Edition Schott)
- Antonio Vandini – Sonata in G major (Edition Schott)
- Piece by a composer from the country of origin of the competition participant.
2nd group – up to 13 (born after 31/12/2012)
Performance time can not exceed 15 minutes.
- One of the etudes from:
- Friedrich August Kummer – 10 Melodic Etudes, Op.57
- Two contrasting parts of any sontatas of the following composers:
- Antonio Vivaldi (Edition Ricordi, Bärenreiter or Editio Musica Budapest)
- Benedetto Marcello (Editio Musica Budapest)
- Georg Philipp Telemann (Bärenreiter HM 13)
or one of the sonatas:
- Antonio Vandini – Sonata in F major (Edition Schott)
- Antonio Vandini – Sonata in G major (Edition Schott)
- Piece by a composer from the country of origin of the competition participant
3rd group – up to 15 (born after 31/12/2010)
1st STAGE
- Chosen etude or caprice – selection:
- Auguste Franchomme – 12 etudes, Op.35
- Auguste Franchomme – 12 caprices, Op.7
- Kazimierz Wiłkomirski – selection:
- Aria
- Vocalise
- I and II movement or III and IV movement of chosen sonata*:
- Andrea Caporale – 6 Sonatas (Edition Granzino)
- Francesco Geminiani – 6 Sonatas (Edition Peters Frankfurt)
- Benedetto Marcello – 6 Sonatas (Editio Musica Budapest)
- Georg Ph. Telemann – Sonata in D major (Bärenreiter HM 13)
- Antonio Vivaldi – 9 Sonatas (Edition Ricordi, Bärenreiter lub Editio Musica Budapest).
Performances of works in their original version, accompanied with basso continuo, are welcomed. The organizers will provide a performer for a second cello part. The contestant can perform a piece with the chosen accompanying cellist.
* Only chosen editions of musical score are recommended
2nd STAGE
- Johann Sebastian Bach – two movements (without repeats) from Cello Suites to choose:
- I Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007 – Allemande and
Courante or Sarabande and Gigue
- II Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008 – Allemande and Courante or Sarabande and Gigue
- III Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009 – Allemande and Courante or Sarabande and Gigue
- Chosen concert:
- Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in G major, G.480, Mvt I
- Georg Goltermann – Cello Concerto No.3, Op.51, Mvt I
- Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb: 4, Mvt I
- Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No.1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1, Mvt I
- Dmitry Kabalevsky – Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49, Mvt I
- Sergei Prokofiev – Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132, Mvt I
- Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, Mvt I
- Carl Stamitz – Cello Concerto in C major, Mvt I
- Overture form – selection:
- Artemi Ayvazyan – Concert etude
- Emil Dunkler – La Fileuse, Op.15
- Gabriel Urbain Faure – Papillon, Op.77
- Daniel van Goens – Scherzo, Op.12
- Samuel Kossowski – Polonaise with Introduction in C major
- David Popper – Concert Polonaise in D minor, Op.14
- David Popper – Tarantella, Op.33
- David Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody, Op.68
- Camille Saint-Saëns – Allegro appassionato, Op.43
4th group – up to 17 (born after 31/12/2008)
1st STAGE
- Chosen etude from:
- David Popper – „Hohe Schule”, Op.73
- Kazimierz Wiłkomirski – selection:
- Mazurek
- Long poem
- I and II movement or II and III movement of sonatas from*:
- Luigi Boccherini – 19 Sonatas (Edition Ricordi or Zanibon)
Performances of works in their original version, accompanied with basso continuo, are welcomed. The organizers will provide a performer for a second cello part. The contestant can perform a piece with the chosen accompanying cellist.
* Only chosen editions of musical score are recommended
2nd STAGE
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from selected Cello Suites:
- I Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007
- II Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008
- III Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009
- IV Cello Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010
- Chosen cello solo piece:
- Ernest Bloch – Suite: movements I and II or movements III and IV (Broude Brothers)
- Benjamin Britten – Suite No.1, Op.72: Canto I – Fugue or IV Marcia – Canto terzo (Faber)
- Gaspar Cassado – Suite for Cello Solo: movement I (Universal)
- George Crumb – Sonata for Solo Cello: movement I or movement II (Peters)
- Sofia Gubaidulina – “10 Präludien”: 2–3 preludes to choose (duration: 6 minutes) (Sikorski Verlag)
- Hans Werner Henze – Serenade: 5 movements to choose (Schott)
- Paul Hindemith – Cello Sonata, Op.25 No.3: movements from I to III or movements III to V (Schott)
- Volker David Kirchner – „Und Salomo sprach …” (Schott)
- Witold Lutosławski – Sacher-Variation
- Enrico Mainardi – „7 Studi brevi”: ovements from I to IV or movements from IV to VII (Schott)
- Chosen concert:
- Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No.1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1, Mvts II & III
- Dmitry Kabalevsky – Cello Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.49, Mvts II & III
- Edouard Lalo – Cello concerto in D minor, Mvt I or Mvts II & III
- Sergei Prokofiev – Concertino in G minor, Op.132, Mvts II & III
- Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.33
Mvts I & II (according to Edition Peters to letter H = bar 372) or
Mvts II & III (according to Edition Peters from letter F = bar 208)
- Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 , Mvts I & II or III & IV
- Antonin Dvorak – Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104, Mvt I