Application:
Applications must be submitted online via the official website: seoulcompetition.com
Applicants are required to complete the online entry form and upload the following materials:
(A) A performance video file for the Preliminary Screening.
Format: MP4, AVI, MOV, or WMV.
If a work has multiple movements, each must be submitted as a separate video file.
The recording must be made after March 1, 2025.
(B) A recent, high-quality color photograph (front-facing, upper body).
Minimum resolution: 300 dpi.
This photo will be used for the official competition program and media.
(C) A PDF file of the applicant’s passport or official document showing name, nationality, and date of birth.
The preliminary screening will be based solely on the materials submitted.
Incomplete applications or videos submitted in the wrong format may result in disqualification.
Applicants must be born between December 1, 1994 and November 30, 2008.
Awards:
First Prize – $50,000
Second Prize – $30,000
Third Prize – $20,000
Fourth Prize – $10,000
Fifth Prize – $ 7,000
Sixth Prize – $ 5,000
Repertoire:
First Round
1. N. Paganini : Any two Caprices of unaccompanied violin, Op.1
• A Caprice from preselection video may be repeated
2. J. S. Bach : Two movements from a Sonata or Partita for solo violin, except the Chaconne and Fuga (to be performed without repeats)
• In Bach’s Partita in B minor, Double belongs to the previous movement
3. One of the following violin-piano sonatas of W. A. Mozart (to be performed without repeats) :
Sonata No.18 in G major, K.301
Sonata No.19 in E-flat major, K.302
Sonata No.20 in C major, K.303
Sonata No.21 in E minor, K.304
Second Round
1. One of the following violin-piano sonatas of L. v. Beethoven (to be performed without repeats) :
Sonata No.1 in D major, Op.12
Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.12
Sonata No.3 in E-flat major, Op.12
Sonata No.4 in A minor, Op.23
Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.30
2. One of the following violin solo sonatas of E. Ysaÿe :
Sonata No.3 in D minor for solo violin, Op.27
Sonata No.6 in E major for solo violin, Op.27
Semifinal
(A) Commissioned Work
A newly commissioned piece (approx. 5 minutes in length).
The score will be provided by the competition organizers.
(B) One violin and piano sonata
Choose one sonata from the list below:
Composer Work
B. Bartók
Sonata No. 2 in C major, Sz.76
J. Brahms
Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78
Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.100
Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108
C. Debussy
Sonata No.3 in G minor
G. Enescu
Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op.25
G. Fauré
Sonata No.1 in A major, Op.13
E. Grieg
Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.13
Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op.45
L. Janáček
Sonata
S. Prokofiev
Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.80
Sonata No.2 in D major, Op.94a
M. Ravel
Sonata No.2 in G major
O. Respighi
Sonata in B minor
C. Saint-Saëns
Sonata No.1 in D minor, Op.75
F. Schubert
Sonata in A major, Op.162
Fantasy in C major, Op.159
R. Schumann
Sonata No.1 in A minor, Op.105
Sonata No.2 in D minor, Op.121
R. Strauss
Sonata in E-flat major, Op.18
Final
B. Bartók
Concerto No.2, Sz.112
L. v. Beethoven
Concerto in D major, Op.61
J. Brahms
Concerto in D major, Op.77
A. Dvořák
Concerto in A minor, Op.53
F. Mendelssohn
Concerto in E minor, Op.64
S. Prokofiev
Concerto No.1 in D major, Op.19
Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63
J. Sibelius
Concerto in D minor, Op.47
P. I. Tchaikovsky
Concerto in D major, Op.35