Rising Star Concerto Competition

Cascade Symphony seeks an exceptionally accomplished young musician to perform as soloist with Cascade Symphony at the:

Children’s Concert – 3:00 PM – February 6, 2027

ELIGIBILITY:

Piano or Violin – Applicant must be 12 years old or younger on day of the concert, February 6, 2027.

All Other Instruments – Applicant must be 15 years old or younger on day of the concert, February 6, 2027.

APPLICATION FEE:  $40.00 (Check made payable to Cascade Symphony)

DEADLINE TO APPLY: November 1, 2026

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:  Applicants must submit a video recording of their performance – uncut, unedited, and unaccompanied – of one concerto specified for their instrument in the 2026 Rising Star Repertoire list:

RISING STAR CONCERTO COMPETITION REPERTOIRE

PIANO:

Haydn – Concerto in D Hob. XVIII: 11, 1^st movement with cadenza

Mozart – Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, 1^st movement with cadenza

Mozart – Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467, 3^rd movement

Mozart – Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488, 1^st movement with cadenza

VIOLIN: 

Mozart – Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216, 1^st movement with cadenza

Mozart – Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218, 1^st movement with cadenza

Mozart – Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, 1^st movement with cadenza  

Saent-Saens – Concerto No. 3, 1^st movement

 VIOLA:  

J.C. Bach/Casadesus – Concerto in C minor, 1^st movement

Telemann/Primrose (or International edition) – Concerto in G major, mov. 2 and mov. 4

 CELLO:

Haydn – Concerto in C major Hob. VIIb:1. 1^st movement with cadenza

Saint-Saens – Concerto, 3^rd mov-t. (Start from rehearsal “H” or bar #372 – to the end)

BASS: 

Dragonetti – Concerto, 1^st movement

FLUTE: 

Mozart – Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313, 1^st movement

Reinecke – Concerto in D major, 3^rd movement

OBOE: 

Mozart – Concerto in C, K.314, 1^st movement

CLARINET: 

Carl Maria von Weber – Concerto No.1, Op. 73, 3^rd movement

BASSOON: 

Mozart – Concerto in B flat major, K. 191, 1^st movement

FRENCH HORN:  

Mozart – Concerto No. 3, K. 447, 1^st movement

TRUMPET: 

Haydn – Concerto in E flat, 2^nd and 3^rd movements together

TROMBONE/ TUBA/ EUPHONIUM: 

David – Concertino for Trombone, 1^st movement

Alexandre Guilmant – Morceau Symphonique

 PERCUSSION: 

Kreisler – Tambourin Chinois

 HARP: 

Handel – Concerto in B flat, 1^st movement