Programme of the Paris International Harp Competition 2027

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Video Pre-selection Stage
(3 works in total) :

1 - Wilhelm Posse, Study n° 4 (C minor)
2  - Gabriel Fauré, Impromptu (éditions Durand)
3 - A free choice piece (maxi 8mn)

First stage
(3 works in total, 35 mn maximum on stage) :

1 - A classical work of your choice written between 1600 and 1750: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Rameau, etc.
The piece must be published, transcriptions and extracts are accepted.

2 - Gabriel Fauré, Impromptu - Editions Durand.

3 - Choose one:

   - Germaine Tailleferre, Sonate - Les nouvelles éditions Méridian, 1957

    - Marcel Tournier, Sonatine op 30 - Editions H. Lemoine, 1932

    - Pierrick Houdy, Sonate - Editions Leduc, 1955

Second stage
(semi-final, 45 mn maximum on stage) :

A free recital program with a suitable theme, to include:
  - a contemporary writing work composed after 2000 (max 8 mn) and:

  - Benoît Wery, "Les Valses pour harpe" as imposed piece (H. Lemoine editions, 2020). Les Valses can be viewed on YouTube (below).  

→ Candidates are asked to clearly present their chosen musical theme. This presentation should last 1 to 2 minutes and may be given in French or English.

Warning: it appears that some sheet music for "Les Valses" (H. Lemoine editions) is circulating on the market with incorrect accidentals. The correct sheet music to use is the one that includes natural C in the first and third measures of the third Valse (page 6). If your order arrives with a wrong sheet music, please let us know, and we will send you the correct sheet music. 

Third stage
(final, 2 works in total) :

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Concerto pour flûte et harpe K299, with orchestra. 

The cadences are at the candidate's selection.

- A solo work of the candidate's choice, written after 1870, no contemporary writing, different from the program of the previous stages (max 6 min).