Practical Exam (audition)
For the first round of the audition (pre-selection) we ask you to send in recordings of the pieces as mentioned below. You can record the different pieces in separate takes.
- Exposition and cadenza from 1st movement of a concert (eg. Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius, Tschaikovsky, Prokofiev, Berg, Stravinsky)
- Exposition and development from 1st movement of a sonata (eg. Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Debussy)
- 1 complete study or Caprice (eg. Paganini, Wieniawski op.10, Dont op.35, Gaviniés)
- 1 complete movement of a Bach Solo Sonata or Partita
If you are invited for the second round, you should prepare the following list as mentioned below.
- 1 study or Caprice (eg. Paganini, Wieniawski op.10, Dont op.35, Gaviniés)
- The first movement of a concerto including cadenza (eg. Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius, Tschaikovsky, Prokofiev, Berg, Stravinsky)
- The first movement of a sonata (eg. Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Debussy)
- 1 movement of a Bach Solo Sonata or Partita
- The program must include a classical work
All repertoire needs to be prepared in its entirety for the live Master Entrance Exam. Please bring a program with you. The audition will take 20-25 minutes, including the Master Project Plan interview.
Master Project Plan
Before you start the master you must hand in a Master Project Plan. In your Master Project Plan you present your plans for the design of your master's programme and your Master Project in which your artistic development, research and entrepreneurship play an important role.
See the Master Project Plan Guidelines document at the end of the page.
