Supported by Cultural Committee of
Saint-Petersburg
III International competition for young harpists
"Crystal Key"
From 27.03.2024 to 31.03.2024
Artistic director
Honored Artist of Russia Yury Alexandrov

Competition Partners

Competition program

"A" age group

Auditions are held in two stages. Program for “amateurs” and “professionals” divisions.

  • First stage (online): two or three varying pieces (total time not more then 10 min.)
  • Second stage: two or three varying pieces (total time not more than 15 min.)

Repetition of one piece from the first round is allowed.

Possible to perform the program on the lever harp.

"B" age group

Auditions are held in three stages. First stage – online, second and final stages - live perfopmances.

First stage.

Program for “Amateurs” division

  1. Vivaldi Concerto C-dur, 1 movement
  2. One piece participants free choice.

Program for “Professionals” division

  1. G-F Handel Concerto B-dur, 1 movement (any reduction: V. Dulova, J. Thomas, M.Grandjany ect.)
  2. One piece participants free choice.

Second stage.

Program for “Amateurs” division

  1. Any fantasy or variations on opera’s themes.
  2. Any piece of Russian composer – participants free choise.

Program for “Professionals” division

  1. One of fantasies on opera themes:
  2. Any piece of Russian composer – participants free choise.
  3. One piece participants free choice.

Third stage.

Program for “Amateurs” division

  1. One concert piece (fantasy, sonata, suite ect.) It is allowed to perform one or two parts of the piece.
  2. One piece participants free choice.

Program for “Professionals” division

  1. One concert piece (fantasy, sonata,suite ect.) The piece must be performed completely .
  2. One piece participants free choice.

 "C" age group

Auditions are held in three stages. First  stage –online, second and final stages- live performances.

First stage.

  1. J.-B. Cardon Sonata f-moll. Upload file
  2. One of three waltzes by P. I. Tchaikovsky (edit. K. Erdely).

Second stage.

  1. One of fantasies on opera theme:
  2. Concert piece of 20th-21st century composer:B. Britten,N.Rota,V.Uljanitch,V.Kikta,M.Tournier, H. Renie ,P.Hindemith,J.Tailleferre ect.
  3. One piece participants free choice.

Third stage.

  1. One of following pieces:
    • Godefroid. Venice carnival;
    • Posse. Venice carnival;
    • Renie:
      • Legende;
      • Piece symphonique.
    • E. Parish-Alvars Introduction,cadenza and rondo from the fantasy on Italian airs;
    • Salzedo Variations sur un theme dans le style ancient;
    • Smetana - H. Trnecek / Fantasy Vltava (The Moldau);
    • Trnecek. Schubert-Fantasy;
    • J.-M. Damase. Sicilienne Variee;
    • Grandjany. Rhapsodie;
    • A.-F. Marescotti, Mouvement.
  2. Debussy “Dances”.