Sample Repertoire List

Below is a sample list of works that satisfy the Concerto and/or 20th/21st Century works requirements.  This is by no means an exhaustive list; it is simply those works that have been submitted in past review rounds or performed at past Competitions. Remember that for works that can satisfy both requirements, you may only use them to satisfy ONE requirement on your submission.  If you have questions about acceptable repertoire, please email info@kleincompetition.org

Competition Requirements
Composer Composition Title Concerto 20th/21st Century
Barber Violin Concerto, op. 14 X X
Barkauskas, V. Partita X
Bartok Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117 X
Sonata No. 2 X
Violin Concerto No. 1 X X
Violin Concerto No. 2 X X
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 X
Berg Violin Concerto X X
Berio, Luciano Sequenza VIII X
Bernstein Serenade X
Bloch Baal Shem X
Nigun X
Bolcom Violin Sonata No. 2 X
Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 X
Britten Violin Concerto X X
Brotons, S. Solo Violin Sonata “Et in Terra Pax” X
Bruch, Max Violin Concerto in G minor X
Carter 4 Lauds X
Corigliano Sonata for Violin and Piano X
Dvorak Violin Concerto, op. 53 X
Farr, Gareth Wakatipu X
Glazunov Violin Concerto X
Gruber Four Pieces, Op. 11 X
Hartke, Stephen Caoine X
Hindemith Solo Sonata, op. 31 No. 1 X
Hoffman, Joel Square One X
Ives Sonata No. 2 X
Khachaturian, A. Violin Concerto X X
Korngold Concerto in D Major X X
Lalo Symphony X
Lutoslawksi Subito X
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 X
Milhaud Violin Sonata no. 1 X
Mozart Violin Concertos X
Murphy, Kelly-Marie One for Solitude X
Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 X
Penderecki Cadenza X
Piazzolla, A. Le Grand Tango X
Piston, Walter Sonatina for Violin and Piano X
Poulenc Sonatas (all) X
Prévost, Andre Improvisation X
Prokofiev Violin Concertos No. 1 and 2 X X
Violin Sonatas No. 1 and 2 X
Read Thomas “Rush” X
Robinovitch, Sid Adieu Babylon X
Rochberg Caprice Variations X
Rouse, Christopher Violin Concerto X X
Schnittke, A. Sonatas No. 1-3 X
Schoenberg Fantasy for Violin and Piano, op. 47 X
Sheng, Bright “The Stream Flows” X
Shostakovich Four Preludes for Violin and Piano X
Sinding, Christian Suite Op.10 X
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 X
Stravinsky Violin concerto in D major X X
Takemitsu, Toru Distance de Fée X
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major X
Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 5 X
Walton Violin Concerto X X
Wieniawski Concerto No.1 in F# minor X
Young, Jeffrey Arabesque X
Yun, Isang Konigliches Thema X
Zaninelli, Luigi Visions for Violin and Piano X
Zimmerman, B.A. Solo Sonate X
Zwilich, Ellen Sonata in Three Movements for Violin and Piano X
Competition Requirements
Composer Composition Title Concerto 20th/21st Century
Bartok Viola Concerto X X
Bergsma Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan X
Bloch Suite 1919 X X
Suite Hebraique X
Clarke, R. Sonata X
Hindemith Viola Sonata Op. 11 No. 4 X
Penderecki Cadenza X
Piazzolla, A. Le Grand Tango X
Porter, Q. Suite for Viola Alone X
Prévost, Andre Improvisation X
Rochberg Sonata for Viola and Piano X
Shulman Theme and Variations X
Walton Concerto for Viola and Orchestra X X
Zimmerman, B.A. Solo Sonate X
Competition Requirements
Composer Composition Title Concerto 20th/21st Century
Barber Cello Sonata op. 6 X
Bloch Schelomo X X
Bolcom, William Graceful Ghost Rag X
Sonata for Cello and Piano X
Boulez Messagesquisse X
Britten Cello Sonata in C Major, op. 65 X
Suite No. 1, op. 72 X
Brown, Earle Music for Cello/PIano X
Carter Figment No. 1 X
Cassado Requiebros X
Suite Fantasia X
Crumb Sonata for Solo Cello X
Dutilleux Trois Strophes X
Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 X
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85 X
Foss, Lukas Capriccio X
Ginastera Pampeana No. 1 and No. 2 X
Haydn Concerto No. 1 in C major X
Concerto No. 2 in D Major X
Kabalevsky, Dmitri Cello Concerto No. 2 X X
Khachaturian, A. Cello Concerto X X
Khudoyan, Adam Sonata No. 1 for Cello Solo X
Kodaly Sonata for Solo Cello, op. 8 X
Korngold Cello Concerto in C Major in One Movement X X
Lalo Cello Concerto X
Lauck, Thomas Linien, Farben X
Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello X
Lindberg, M. Stroke X
Lutoslawski Grave X
Martinu Sonata for Cello and Piano X
Rossini Variations X
Papandopulo, Boris Rapsodia Concertante X
Penderecki Violoncello totale X
Piazzolla, A. Le Grand Tango X
Poulenc Sonatas (all) X
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E minor, op. 125 X X
Schnittke, A. Sonatas No. 1 and 2 X
Schoenfleld, P. Six British Folk Songs X
Schumann Concerto in A minor, op. 129 X
Sheng, Bright Seven Tunes Heard in China X
Shostakovich Concertos No. 1 and 2 X X
Sonata in D minor, op. 40 X
Sollima, Giovanni Alone for Solo Cello X
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations X
Competition Requirements
Composer Composition Title Concerto 20th/21st Century
Berio, Luciano Psy X
Bottesini, Giovanni Concerto no. 2 for Double Bass and Orchestra X
Vanhal Concerto in E X