First stage (4 works in total):

1 - A classical work of your choice written between 1600 and 1750: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Rameau, etc. The piece must be published, transcriptions are accepted (max 8 mn).

2 - Gabriel Fauré, Impromptu (Durand editions).

3 - Choose one:

   - Germaine Tailleferre, Sonate (les nouvelles éditions Méridian, 1957)

    - Marcel Tournier, Sonatine op 30 (éditions H. Lemoine, 1932)

    - Pierrick Houdy, Sonate (éditions Leduc, 1955)

4 - A contemporary writing work written after 2000 (max 8 mn).

Second stage (semi-final):

A free recital program of approximately 40 minutes, with a suitable theme, to include Benoît Wery, "Les Valses pour harpe" (H. Lemoine editions, 2020). The Valses can be viewed on YouTube (below).  

→ Before beginning their recital, candidates are required to present and justify their chosen musical theme orally and publicly, clearly and concisely (1 to 2 minutes), 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).