Prescreening Procedures

Violin and Viola applicants to the Zukerman program must 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.

Audition Procedures

All applicants who pass the prescreening round will then be required to prepare and play the repertoire below for the audition. Ms. Kopec will be present at the auditions in New York City, which will serve as the preliminary review for the Zukerman Program.
Classical violin requirements for the audition >
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Recorded Video Requirements for Review by Mr. Zukerman

Applicants who are successful at the preliminary audition will then be invited by the Office of Admissions to submit a digital upload to ArtsApp.com or a DVD of the Zukerman Program requirements listed below for review by Mr. Zukerman.
Please note: Violin and Viola applicants who are not chosen for the Zukerman Program will be considered for the classical program.

Undergraduate and Graduate

• Bach unaccompanied sonata or partita (1st and 2nd movement) with fugue
• First movement of one of the following concerti:
  Vieuxtemps V
  Lalo Symphonie Espagnole
  Paganini
  Dvorak
  Tchaikovsky
  Short pieces by Wieniawski or Sarasate

• Brahms Sonata in F minor, Brahms Sonata in E-flat Major, or Schubert "Arpeggione" (1st and 2nd movement)
• Bach cello suite (two contrasting movements)
• First movements of one of the following: 
  Bartok Viola Concerto
  Walton Viola Concerto
  Bloch Viola Suite
  Hindemith Der Schwanendreher
  Berlioz Harold in Italy

Doctoral and Professional Studies

Applicants for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree or Professional Studies Certificate must prepare a full-length recital of works from contrasting style periods.