Any solo piece with string orchestra or wind ensemble accompaniment is acceptable, subject to conductor approval.

Here are some suggestions:

Violin Repertoire:

  • J.S. Bach: Concertos No. 1 in A minor, No. 2 in E Major
  • Haydn: Violin Concertos No. 1 in C Major, No. 2 in G Major
  • Larsson: Concertino, Op. 45 no. 8
  • Mendelssohn: Concerto in d minor
  • Pärt: Fratres
  • Roman: Concerto in d minor
  • Schubert: Rondo for Violin and Strings in A Major
  • Tartini: Concerto in d minor
  • Telemann: Violin Concertos in A minor and G Major
  • Vivaldi: Four Seasons

Two Violins:

  • J.S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto in D Major

Viola Repertoire:

  • Ivan Handoschkin: Concerto in C for viola & string orchestra
  • Hindemith: Trauermusik
  • Alan Hovhaness: Talin, op. 93, for viola & string orchestra
  • Hummel: Fantasie for Viola and String Orchestra
  • Telemann: Concerto in G
  • Telemann: Viola Concerto

Cello Repertoire:

  • Johann Christian Bach: Concerto in c minor (for cello or viola and strings)
  • Boccherini: Cello Concertos (C major, G. 477; D major, G. 479; G major, G. 480; C major, G. 481)
  • Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major
  • Matthias Georg Monn: Cello Concerto in g minor
  • Vivaldi: Six Great Cello Concertos (RV nos. 408, 424, 423, 416, 414, 420: Ricordi edition)
  • Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in c minor (Ricordi)

Bass:

  • Dragonetti: Andante & Rondo in D Major
  • Dragonetti: Concert Piece in D Major
  • Dragonetti: Grande Allegro in E Major

Short works (to be paired with other works):

  • Pablo Casals: Song of the Birds, for cello & strings
  • Hindemith: Trauermusik (for cello or viola and strings)
  • Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, for cello & strings
  • Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile, for solo cello & strings (from String Quartet No. 1)

Concertos for multiple solo instruments:

  • Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for 2 cellos
  • Vivaldi: Concerto in Bb major for violin & cello (RV 547)

Any Questions?

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