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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