All violin applicants (for either classical program or orchestral performance program) are required to submit an audio recording for prescreening purposes in order to receive an invitation to a live audition in New York City. The recording must include all of the repertoire as listed below. Prescreening recordings must be uploaded via ArtsApp.com. It is not required that the format be a professional or studio recording, but the sound quality must be as good as possible.
One movement of a standard concerto Two contrasting movements of solo Bach
Two movements of a standard concerto Two contrasting movements of solo Bach One movement of a work of the applicant's choice
Three octave major and minor scales and arpeggios. First movement of a standard concerto with applicable cadenza. Two contrasting movements of a Bach partita or sonata.
Two contrasting movements of a concerto including all applicable cadenzas. Two significant movements of an unaccompanied Bach partita or sonata. A virtuoso concert piece from the Romantic period by composers such as Paganini, Sarasate, Vieuxtemps, Wieniawski, or Ysaÿe.
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Complete concerto with all applicable cadenzas. Four significant recital works from a wide range of style periods, including the twentieth century
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