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2023 Repertoire

Preliminary Screening Round 

Three (3) videos* – one per work – recorded after 1 January 2022, containing: 

String Quartets 

  1. Two contrasting movements of a Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven Op.18 quartet 
  2. First movement of a 19th century Romantic quartet, or Ravel, Sibelius, Elgar or similar Romantic 20th century work.  
  3. Complete 20th century quartet by Bartok, Janacek, Berg, Schoenberg, Britten, Ligeti, Shostakovich, or 20th century work of similar stature. Cannot be Romantic 20th century repertoire from Item ii. 

Piano Trios 

  1. Two contrasting movements of a Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven Op.1 trio. 
  2. First movement of 19th century Romantic work, or Ravel or similar Romantic 20th century work.  
  3. Complete 20th century piano trio. Cannot be Romantic 20th Century from Item ii. 

*Each video must be of professional quality, shot by a single stationary camera in real time, and must not be edited or altered in any way. Musica Viva reserves the right to disqualify studio enhanced or modified recordings, or recordings which are not of professional quality. Physical DVDs or CDs, or digital audio recordings will not be accepted. All videos must be uploaded to the Acceptd online application platform. 


Live Rounds 

Round One – Maximum stage time of 60 minutes 

In addition to the following specified repertoire, all competitors may perform a work of their own choice as long as this does not exceed the total maximum stage time of 60 minutes. The Own Choice work may be performed in either Round One or Round Two. 

String Quartets: 

  1. Complete quartet by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven Op.18 
  2. Complete 20th century quartet by Bartok, Janacek, Berg, Schoenberg, Britten, Ligeti, Shostakovich, or 20th century work of similar stature. Cannot be Romantic 20th century repertoire such as Ravel, Sibelius, Elgar or similar. 

Piano Trios: 

  1. Complete trio by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven Op.1 
  2. Complete 20th century trio. Cannot be Romantic 20th century repertoire such as Ravel or similar. 

 

Round Two – Maximum stage time of 60 minutes  In addition to the following specified repertoire, all competitors may perform a work of their own choice as long as this does not exceed the total maximum stage time of 60 minutes. The Own Choice work may be performed in either Round One or Round Two. 

String Quartets: 

  1. MICMC Commissioned string quartet (approx. 10 to 15 minutes) 
  2. Complete 19th century Romantic quartet (cannot be Beethoven or Schubert) or similar Romantic 20th century work eg Ravel, Sibelius, Elgar or similar. 

Piano Trios: 

  1. MICMC Commissioned piano trio (approx. 10 to 15 minutes) 
  2. Complete 19th century Romantic trio (cannot be Beethoven or Schubert), or Ravel or similar Romantic 20th century work. 

Following Round Two, the jury will select five (5) string quartets and five (5) piano trios to proceed to the Semi-Finals Day. 

 

Semi-Finals – Maximum stage time of 45 minutes  

String Quartets 

Complete quartet by Beethoven (not Op.18) or Schubert 

Piano Trios 

Complete trio by Beethoven (not Op.1) or Schubert 

Following the Semi-Finals Day, the jury will select three (3) string quartets and three (3) piano trios to proceed to the Finals Day. 

 

Finals – No time limit 

String Quartets 

One complete work of the quartet’s own choice. Cannot be repertoire performed in any previous Round. 

Piano Trios 

One complete work of the trio’s own choice. Cannot be repertoire performed in any previous Round. 

 


Contact Information 

Please contact Elizabeth Dedman, Emerging Artists Coordinator, Musica Viva with any questions or concerns: 

e: micmc@musicaviva.com.au 
t: +61 3 8580 1967 

w: www.musicaviva.com.au  

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