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A : MANDATORY PROGRAM 2026

Flute Quintets - Categories 1 & 2

Free choice of:

  • 1 classical piece with 1 slow movement and 1 fast movement (arrangements permitted).

and

  • 1 contemporary piece from the 20th or 21st century (arrangements permitted).

Flute Trios and Quartets - Categories 1 & 2

  • 1 classical piece to be chosen from the list "Pieces from the 18th-19th Centuries"

and

  • 1 contemporary piece to be chosen from the list "Pieces from the 20th-21st Centuries"

You may also submit your own selection of works (arrangements permitted), with the classical section requiring one slow movement and one fast movement.

Category 1

18th - 19th century pieces:

Trios

BEETHOVEN Ludwig van Trio en Sol / Andante - Rondo Édition Kunzelmann
HOFFMEISTER Franz Anton Terzetto en Ré / Menuetto - Rondo Pegasus-Ausgabe
HAYDN Joseph Trio N°1 en Do / Adagio - Allegro Édition IMC Hob n° 82
QUANTZ Johann Joachim Trio en Ré mineur (N°116) Édition Amadeus

Quartets

KUHLAU Friedrich Quartet of your choice / One slow movement and one fast movement
WALCKIERS Eugène Quartet of your choice / One slow movement and one fast movementrapide
REICHA Anton Sinfonico op. 12 / 1er et 4ème mouvements

20th -21th century pieces:

Trios

TCHEREPNIN Alexander Trio op. 59 Edition Belaieff Musikverlag (Schott)
HUBER Klaus Oiseaux d'Argent Édition Transatlantiques
TOMASI Henri Trois pastorales / Crétoise et Sicilienne Édition Alphonse Leduc
DAMASE Jean-Michel Suite Pastorale / Carillons - Rondoe et Sicilienne Édition Billaudot

Quatuors

JONGEN Joseph Élégie Édition SMC
TCHEREPNIN Alexander Quartet op. 60 Edition Belaieff Musikverlag (Schott)
CLARKE Ian Walk like this Just Flutes Edition
CESARINI Franco Flute quartet N°1 / Prélude et danse Édition Zimmermann (Schott)
DAUDIN CLAVAUD François L'p'tit quinquin Éditions Lemoine
BERTHOMIEU Marc Petite suite à danser / Andantino espressivo et Parade polka Éditions Lemoine

Category 2

18th - 19th century pieces:

Trios:

KUHLAU Friedrich Trio of your choice / One slow movement and one fast movement
WALCKIERS Eugène Trio of your choice / One slow movement and one fast movement
DEVIENNE François Trio of your choice / One slow movement and one fast movement

Quartets

KUHLAU Friedrich Quartet of your choice / One slow movement and one fast movement
WALCKIERS Eugène Quartet of your choice / One slow movement and one fast movement
REICHA Anton Sinfonico op. 12 / 1er et 4ème mouvements

20th-21st century pieces:

Trios:

WEISS Ferdinand 5 Skizzen Édition Doblinger Musikverlag
ERDMANN Helmut W. Trio 2 pour trois flûtes Édition Sikorski Musikverlag
HKELTERBORN Rudolf HKELTERBORN Rudolf Vienne Flute Edition
SHIMAZU Takehito Evolution / Mouvements 1 & 2 Deutscher Verlag für Musik Edition
PÉCOU Thierry Pour un rituel imaginaire Édition Billaudot

Quartets:

TAÏRA Yoshihisa Fu-Mon Édition Durand
BOZZA Eugène Jour d'été à la montagne Édition Leduc
GOTTSCHE-NIESSNER Friedgund Memories of the sea Édition Zimmermann (Schott)
SHAKARIAN Roupen Flute quartet Édition Broekmans & Van Poppel uitgeverij
GIRARD Anthony Printemps des rivières Édition Billaudot
CASTÉRÈDE Jacques Flûtes en vacances Édition Leduc
BERTHOMIEU Marc Arcadie Édition Peer Music
LINDHOLM Herbert Huilukvartetto N°3

Ensembles from duo to quintet, category 3

Free choice with -

  • One classical piece with one slow movement and one fast movement (arrangements possible).

and

  • One contemporary piece from the 20th or 21st century (arrangements possible).

Reminder: The ensemble with piano are not permitted in the competition

B : OPEN PROGRAM 2026

Each ensemble has a maximum time limit (depending on the category) to create a completely free
musical and artistic proposal (see Article 4 of the competition rules).