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Minimum Requirements 

for Academy String & Piano Auditions

While it is ultimately up to a student and teacher to determine what will be played at the Academy audition based on the requirements below, they should understand that the Academy is a highly selective elite training center, and is only intended for very advanced students, whatever their age.

Questions regarding repertoire should be directed to:

Sue Polutnik  |  847.448.8311

Sampling of appropriate Academy audition repertoire.

Violin

 Ages 12-13

 Two contrasting movements (fast and slow) from one of these concertos:
Mozart Concerto #3 in G Major, Haydn Concerto in C Major, Bruch
Concerto #1 in g minor, Viotti Concerto #22 in a minor, or equivalent concerto

Ages 14 - 18
A movement from unaccompanied Bach or a Paganini Caprice,
PLUS
Two contrasting movements (fast and slow) from Lalo Symphonie Espagnole,
Tchaikovsky Concerto, Prokofiev Concerto #2, or equivalent major nineteenth
or twentieth century concerto.

Viola

Prepare two contrasting movements (fast and slow) from any of these or comparable concertos:

Ages 12 - 13 – Telemann Concerto, Hindemith Trauermusik (Music of Mourning) or equivalent
 

Ages 14 - 18

Walton Concerto, Stamitz Concerto, Bartok Concerto, Rebecca Clarke Sonata or equivalent

PLUS

Two contrasting movements of a suite by J. S. Bach

Cello

Prepare two contrasting movements (fast and slow) from any of these or comparable concertos:
  Ages 12 - 13 – Saint-Saëns Concerto, J.C. Bach/Casadesus Concerto, Boccherini/Grützmacher Concerto, Haydn C Major Concerto or equivalent
 

Ages 14 - 18

Lalo Concerto, Saint-Saëns Concerto, Elgar Concerto, Haydn D Major Concerto, Schumann Concerto, Dvořák Concerto, Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations or equivalent

PLUS

Two contrasting movements of a suite by J. S. Bach

Piano

All pianists will have sight reading as part of their audition. 

Ages 12 - 13 – Audition from three of these four categories:

1.      A movement from a Baroque period work – Bach, Händel, etc.
2.      A movement from a Classical period sonata-Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
3.      A Romantic period work e.g. Chopin Fantasie-Impromptu, Grand Waltz    
4.      A movement from a twentieth century work – e.g. Bartok Suite, Op. 14,
         Debussy – Pour le Piano etc.

Ages 14 - 18 – Audition from three of these four categories:
1.      A Bach Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier
2.      A sonata movement by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or Schubert
3.      A large scale romantic or impressionist work– e.g. a Chopin
         Ballade or Scherzo; Debussy – L’Isle Joyeuse
4.      A movement from a twentieth century work – e.g. Barber Piano Sonata