First Round, to last no longer than 15 minutes
Tumpet
a) Joseph Haydn: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe: 1: first movement, with cadenza by the candidate
b) Vladimir Peskin: Concerto No. 2 for trumpet and piano (Edition Marc Reift)
Trombone
a) Eugène Bozza: Hommage à Bach
b) Kazimierz Serocki: Sonata
Tuba
a) Alexei Lebedev: Concert Allegro for Tuba and Piano
b) Anthony Plog: 3 Miniatures
Second Round to last not longer than 30 minutes (It must be ensured that the total length of the selected works does not exceed 30 minutes)
Trumpet
a) Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto D-major for trumpet, strings and b.c. TWV 51:D7
or
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto D-major for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings and b.c. FWV L:D1
b) Jean Françaix: Sonatina for trumpet and piano
c) Wolf Kerschek: Commissioned work by the Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments
for trumpet solo – the score will be made available to the candidates via Muvac in March 2026
Trombone
a) Launy Grøndahl: Concerto
b) Georg Albrechtsberger: Concerto
c) Wolf Kerschek: Commissioned work by the Aeolus
International Competition Wind Instruments for trombone solo – the score will be made available to the candidates via Muvac in March 2026
Tuba
a) Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita in A minor (arr. by Floyd Cooley)
b) Julius Jacobsen: Tuba Buffo
c) Wolf Kerschek: Commissioned work by the Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments for trumpet solo – the score will be made available to the candidates via Muvac in March 2026
Third Round, to last not longer than 30 minutes
Trumpet
a) George Enescu: Légend for trumpet and piano
or
Arthur Honegger: Intrada for trumpet and piano
b) Henri Tomasi: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra
Trombone
a) Frank Martin: Ballade
or
Guy Ropartz: Piece in E-flat minor
b) Nino Rota: Concerto
or
Henri Tomasi: Concerto
Tuba
a) Bruce Broughton: Sonata
or
Ben Miles: Contraptions for Solo Tuba
b) Edward Gregson: Tuba Concerto
or
John Williams: Tuba Concerto
The Finale and prize winner’s concert
Trumpet
Oskar Böhme: concerto F-minor (orig. E-minor,
arranged by Edward H. Tarr) for trumpet and
orchestra (Publisher: Martin Schmid), with candenza
by the candidate.
Trombone
Ferdinand David: Concerto
Tuba
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto
Please notice!
All works – with the exception of those explicitly mentioned – must be prepared in full.
The jury reserves the right to shorten if necessary.
Trumpet
The Concerto by Oskar Böhme has to be played by memory. The jury reserves the right to have the required pieces played whole or in part.
Trombone
The Concerto by Ferdinand David has to be played by memory. The jury reserves the right to have the required pieces played whole or in part.
Tuba
The Concerto by Oskar Böhme has to be played by memory. The jury reserves the right to have the required pieces played whole or in part.