The complete rules for the Christian Lindberg International Solo Competition are available for download using the link above.

This document contains all official information regarding the competition, including eligibility requirements, application procedures, jury procedures, and important deadlines.

All applicants are required to carefully read the full document before submitting their application.

If you have any questions regarding the rules, please contact the competition organisation through the contact information provided on this website.

The repertoire for the competition will consist of:

Preliminary Round (Video Submission):

Contestants must submit a video recording of the Preliminary Round repertoire, performed without accompaniment, by providing an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link through the online application form. For detailed recording requirements, please refer to the Competition Rules.

• Trumpet: Joseph Haydn – Trumpet Concerto, 1st movement
• French Horn: W. A. Mozart – Concerto no 4, 1st movement
• Trombone: Ferdinand David – Concertino, 1st movement
• Bass Trombone: Alexej Lebedev – Concerto in One Movement (ending after the cadenza)
• Euphonium: Joseph Horovitz – Concerto, 1st movement
• Tuba: Alexander Lebedev – Concerto in One Movement (ending after the cadenza)
• Percussion: Gordon Stout – Two Mexican Dances

Round 1:

Contestants perform Music for a Flying Prince, composed by Christian Lindberg, a work specially written for the competition and arranged by the composer in versions for each competition instrument.

Round 2:

Contestants perform the following compulsory work for their instrument, with piano accompaniment. Contestants may request an official accompanist when submitting their application:

• Trumpet: George Enescu – Légende
• French Horn: Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro
• Trombone / Bass Trombone: Stjepan Šulek – Sonata
• Euphonium: Keiko Shoji – Fantasy for Euphonium
• Tuba: Sofia Gubaidulina – Lamento
• Percussion: Iannis Xenakis – Rebonds B

Round 3 – Finale

Contestants perform one of the following works with Prince of Denmark Brass and Percussion, conducted by Christian Lindberg:

• Trumpet: Alexander Arutunian – Trumpet Concerto
• French Horn: Edward Gregson – Horn Concerto
• Trombone: Christian Lindberg – Mandrake in the Corner
• Bass Trombone: Christian Lindberg – Mandrake in the Corner (bass trombone version)
• Euphonium: Tom Davoren – Euphonium Concerto
• Tuba: Vaughan Williams – Tuba Concerto
• Percussion: Rasmus Clemens - Percussion Concertino

The final round must be performed from memory.

Jury

The Christian Lindberg International Solo Competition will be evaluated by an international jury composed of distinguished musicians, including renowned soloists, professors, and orchestral performers from leading institutions.

The jury will be responsible for evaluating the performances throughout the different rounds of the competition and selecting the prize winners.

Further information about the jury members will be published in the coming months.