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Own Choice Program
  • OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: consisting of three (3) or more pieces including one from the Baroque era, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style and one piece of a technical virtuosic style. It must contain at least one Original Work but transcriptions may also be used. Single movements from cyclic works are acceptable, however a maximum of one movement of any cyclic work shall be selected.
  • Competitors must present themselves as artists to an audience; presentation, dress and stage-craft all being important.
  • Playing time: suggested minimum of 15 minutes to maximum 20 minutes playing time.
     

Contestants and Programs
Alexeev,
Alexey
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue G Sharp Minor WTC II
I. Khandoshkin: Rondo
F. Angelis: Romance
E. Podgaits: Sonata For Bayan Mov. 3

Boldyrev,
Dmitriy

Kazakhstan
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue D Minor WTC II
L. Desyatnikov: Nocturne
J. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
V. Semyonov: Sonata No. 3 Mov. 1

Ceganjac,
Dusan

Serbia
Own Choice Program
D. Scarlatti: Sonata in C Minor
A. Kusyakov: Images Of The Passing Time
K. Olczak: Phantasmagorien
V. Bonakov: Sonata-Ballade

Chirkova,
Evgeniia
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. P. Rameau: The Birds Reminder
F. Angelis: Beijing Mov. 2
A. Kusyakov: From Suite "The Faces Of Passing Time"
  Valse-Caprice From The Oriental Melodies Procession
V. Vlasov: The Fest In Moldavanka

Katinas,
Lukas

Lithuania
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue F Sharp Minor WTC II
W. Solotaryov: From Suite No. 6 Winter Morning
V. Semyonov: Sonata No. 3 Reminiscence Of The Future Mov. 3

Kozlova,
Margarita
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue F Sharp Minor WTC II
V. Semyonov: Sonata No. 1, Mov. 3
J. Sibelius: Valse Triste Op. 44 No. 1
J. Ganzer: Passacaglia  

Kryshtaleva,
Anna
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue G Major WTC I
A. Kusyakov: Spring Visions On The Earth Spring Sounds Winter Echo
V. Semyonov: Unforgettable
F. Mendelssohn: Scherzo A Capriccio F Sharp Minor
M. Moszkowski: Etude F Major

Murza,
Alexey

Ukraine

Own Choice Program
D. Scarlatti: Sonata D Major K 119
A. Kusyakov: Sonata No. 1 Movs. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. Kosoric: Ballade
J. Brahms/A. Statsenko: Hungarian Dance No. 1


Pavin,
Sergey
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Russia
Own Choice Program
D. Buxtehude: Prelude And Fugue F Sharp Minor
A. Kusyakov: Sonata No. 2 Mov. 2
O. Novacek: Perpetuum Mobile

Pignatelli,
Arcangelo

Italy
Own Choice Program
F. Gurbindo: Fantasia Para Acordeon
F. Angelis: Romance
V. Chernikov: Fisarmonicista Solitario
P. Makkonen: The Flight Beyond The Time
G. Frescobaldi: Corrente Prima

Popkova,
Yuliya
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue A Major WTC I
A. Kusyakov: Sonata No. 2
V. Semyonov: Meditation No. 1
N. Paganini/F.Liszt: Hunting

Rahmatullin,
Maksim
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach/V. Yeletsky: Toccata And Fugue E Minor
F. Angelis: Romance
M. Moszkowski/V. Semyonov: Étincelles

Serdyukov,
Vyacheslav
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue F Major WTC II
F. Schubert: Adagio E Major
V. Semyonov: Sonate No. 2

Sharavyev,
Danil
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Russia
Own Choice Program
D. Scarlatti: Sonata D Major K 96
V. Semyonov: Caprice No. 2
E. Derbenko: Choral Prelude
F. Liszt/V. Horowitz: Rakoczy March

Shirokov,
Rodion
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Russia
Own Choice Program
F. Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc Ou Les Maillotins
V. Semyonov: Caprice No. 2
E. Gismonti: Water And Wine
V. Runchak: Portrait Of Stravinsky

Stamevski,
Filip

Macedonia
Own Choice Program
D. Scarlatti: Sonata E Major K135
A. Kusyakov: Autumnal Sceneries Movs. 1, 2, 6
V. Semyonov: Sonata No. 2 Basqueriade Movs. 2, 3

Stimayev,
Evgeny
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue D Major BWV 850
P. Nørgard: Introduction And Toccata
V. Semyonov: Sonata No. 1 Mov. 2
M. Moszkowski: Etude No. 6 F Major Op. 72

Toppo,
Michele

Italy
Own Choice Program
D. Scarlatti: Sonata K 101 L 494
S. Voitenko: Revelation
V. Subitsky: Carpathian Suite Mov. 2, 3, 4
A. Repnikov: Capriccio

Volchkov,
Mikhail

Belarus
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue F Sharp Minor WTC II
V. Semyonov: Sonata No. 1, 2 Mov.
T. Lundquist: Metamorphoses
V. Grushevski: Toccata No. 2

Yakovleva,
Ksenia
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Russia
Own Choice Program
J. S. Bach: Aria Oratorio
F. Mendelssohn: Scherzo A Capriccio
A. Nayunkin: Elegy
V. Bonakov: Ballada