Piano
Two contrasting solo works from two different historical periods are required for the piano audition.
Suggested repertoire for each historical period includes, but is not limited to:
- Baroque – J.S. Bach preludes and fugues, suites or partitas; suites by Handel
- 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
Memorization is highly recommended. Arrangements of popular songs and works of a similar nature are not acceptable.
Recommended attire is semi-formal to formal.
If you have any questions, contact Dmitri Shteinberg, assistant professor of piano, at dshteinberg@vcu.edu.
