First eliminatory round : October, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th

Conservatoire supérieur de Paris - CNR
14 rue de Madrid - 75008 Paris - Métro Europe or Saint-Lazare
free entrance

Thursday 4th : 2.30pm and 8.30pm

Friday 5th : 2.30pm and 8.30pm

Saturday 6th : 2.30pm and 8.30pm

Sunday 7th : 10am and 2.30pm

A - Jean-Sébastien Bach : Prelude (compulsory) and other movements (to be chosen) one of the six Suite for Cello (without repeats).

B - one of the following :

- Gilbert Amy : Quasi scherzando* - Universal
- Benjamin Britten : Suite for Cello, op. 72 (IV. Canto terzo, V. Bordone, VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto) - Faber Music
- Benjamin Britten : Suite for Cello n° 2, op. 80 (I. Declamato, II. Fuga, III. Scherzo) - Faber Music
- Benjamin Britten : Suite for Cello n° 3, op. 87 (VII. Recitativo, VIII. Moto perpetuo, IX. Passacaglia) - Faber Music
- George Crumb : Sonata for solo Violoncello - Peters
- Henri Dutilleux : Trois Strophes sur le nom de SACHER (First Strophe) - Heugel-Leduc
- Paul Hindemith : Sonata for solo Cello, op. 25, n° 3 - Schott
- György Ligeti : Sonata for solo Cello - Schott
- Witold Lutoslawski : Sacher Variation for solo Cello - Chester
- Krzysztof Penderecki : Per Slava* - Schott
- Kaija Saariaho : Spins and Spells* - Chester Music
- Rodion Shchedrin : Russian Fragments* - Sikorski
- Alfred Schnittke : Improvisation for solo Cello* - Sikorski
- Iannis Xenakis : Kottos* - Salabert

* pieces commissioned for the previous Rostropovich competitions.

Second eliminatory round : October 9th, 10th and 11th

Salle Gaveau
45 rue La Boëtie, Paris 8ème - Métro Mirosmenil
free entrance

Tuesday 9th : 9.30am and 2pm

Wednesday 10th : 9.30am and 2pm

Thursday 11th : 9.30am and 2pm

A - Ludwig van Beethoven : Sonata n°4 for cello and piano, in C major op.102, n°1

B - one of the following :

- Frédéric Chopin : Sonata for cello and piano, op.65 (3rd mouvement : Largo)
- Dimitri Shostakovich : Sonata for cello and piano, op.40 (3rd mouvement : Largo)
- Olivier Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (5th part: Louange à léternité de Jésus) - Durand
- Robert Schumann : Fünf Stücke im Volkston for Cello and Piano op. 102 (3rd piece: Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen)
- Richard Strauss : Sonata for cello and piano, op.6 (2d mouvement: Andante ma non troppo)

C - David Popper : Elfentanz, op.39

D - Marco Stroppa : A work for solo cello commissioned for the competition (circa 8 minutes). The score will be sent to the contestants one month before the competition. (commissioned by Musique nouvelle en liberté)

Final round : Saturday, October 13th : 2pm and 4,30pm

Théâtre du Châtelet
2 rue Edouard Colonne
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Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach

one of the following :

- Henri Dutilleux : "Tout un monde lointain...", for Cello and Orchestra
- Anton Dvorák : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 104
- Sergei Prokofiev : Sinfonia Concertante, for Cello and Orchestra, op. 125
- Robert Schumann : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 129
- Dimitri Shostakovich : Concerto n° 1 for Cello and Orchestra, op. 107

Award ceremony and prizewinner concert : Sunday, October 14th : 5pm

Théâtre du Châtelet
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