13th International Mozart Competition
String Quartet: Repertoire requirements

In principle we recommend that participants should use urtext editions. For works by
W. A. Mozart candidates are expected to use the New Mozart Edition.

1st Round

• A string quartet of your own choice by J. Haydn
• The first movement from W. A. Mozart ’s string quartet in E flat major, K. 428
• Quartet movement in C minor, D703 by F. Schubert
• String quartet in F major, op. 35, by M. Ravel OR
  String quartet in G minor, op 10, by C. Debussy

2nd Round

• G. Kurtág: 12 Mikroludien for string quartet, op. 13, OR
  A. Webern: 5 movements for string quartet, op. 5
• The first movement from the string quartet in F major, op. 59/1, by L. v. Beethoven
• A string quartet of your choice by R. Schumann OR J. Brahms OR
  F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy

3rd Round / Finale

• A concert programme of the candidate’s choice, including one of Mozart’s 10 string quartets (K. 387 – K. 590). Works are excluded however that were performed in the previous rounds, including the DVD preliminary round.