In order to be considered for a live audition, applicants must submit a prescreening video together with their application. Applicants will be notified in January of their live-audition status.
Prescreening
Applicants must submit a video of the following:
- A complete work of J.S. Bach
- One of the sonatas listed below, complete:
- Any Mozart sonata (except K. 545)
- Any Beethoven sonata (except Op. 49)
- Any of these five Haydn sonatas:
- A flat major, Hob. XVI:46, L. 31
- C minor, Hob. XVI:20, L. 33
- E flat major, Hob. XVI:49, L. 59
- C major, Hob. XVI:50, L. 60
- E flat major, Hob. XVI:52, L. 62
- One slow (lyrical) and one fast (virtuosic) selection from the works of Chopin for solo piano (no works for piano and orchestra will be acceptable)
No substitutions for the above repertoire will be allowed.
Video requirements:
- playing from memory
- both hands showing
- recorded not more than six months before the application deadline
- movements may be recorded separately, but each movement should be one uninterrupted recording with no splicing or editing (except equalization and/or reverb)
- each selection should be a separate file, clearly labeled according to the format: Last Name, First Name | Composer, Title, Key, Opus Number | Movement Number (example: Smith, Joe | Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op. 2, No.1 | IV)
Live Audition (if advanced)
Applicants must be prepared to play from memory, in addition to all of the prescreening repertoire above, a complete major work (minimum 10–12 minutes in length) of their choice.
