General regulations

• Previous 1st prize winners in the FMB competition are excluded from participating again in this subject.
• All laureates of the main competition are obliged to perform at the corresponding laureate concert on January 15, 2023 at the Konzerthaus Berlin.
• All nominees of the preliminary competition are also obliged to perform at the general laureate concert of the University of Music Würzburg.

Repertoire preliminary round

• to be announced

Repertoire for the first round (max. 30 minutes)

1. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:

• Sonata A major op. 65 No. 3 or
• Sonata B major op. 65 No. 4 (optionally without Andante religioso) or
• Sonata in D major op. 65 No. 5 or
• Prelude and Fugue in E minor op. 35 No. 1 in transcription of own choice or
• Prelude and Fugue in B minor op. 35 No. 3 in transcription of own choice or
• Prelude and Fugue in F minor op. 35 No. 5 in transcription of own choice (if necessary, the competition office can assist in obtaining the sheet music for op. 35) or
• Overture to the oratorio "Paulus" op. 36 in transcription of own choice

2. Johann Sebastian Bach: (NBA or Breitkopf&Härtel)

• Prelude and Fugue D major BWV 532 or
• Toccata and Fugue F major BWV 540 or
• Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541 or
• Fantasy and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 or
• Prelude, Trio and Fugue C major BWV 545 or
• Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 548 or
• Toccata, Adagio and Fugue C major BWV 564 or
• Toccata and Fugue in E major BWV 566

3. n.n. (commissioned composition): Commissioned work for solo organ, maximum 6 minutes in length, to be submitted to the participants in November 2022