Piano – classical
For your audition, you should prepare two contrasting solo works from two different historical periods.
Suggested repertoire for each historical period includes, but is not limited to:
- Baroque – J.S. Bach preludes and fugues, suites or partitas; Handel suites
- Classical – sonatas, or movements from sonatas, or variations by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert
- Romantic – works by Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Franck, Fauré, Rachmaninoff or early Scriabin
- Impressionist and 20th century – works by Debussy, Ravel, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, late Scriabin, Stravinsky, Poulenc, Bartok, Hindemith, Copland or Barber
Preparation tips
Memorization is highly recommended. Arrangements of popular songs and works of a similar nature are not acceptable.
Recommended attire is semiformal.
If you have any questions, contact Yin Zheng, assistant professor of piano and coordinator of piano area.
