VIOLIN
Diploma Programme
Audition requirements
A candidate must perform:
- one caprice or an etude;
- two movements (fast and slow) from a sonata or partita for violin solo by J.S.Bach;
- 1st, or 2nd and 3rd movements from a concerto;
- scales and arpeggios in all key.
Diploma requirements
Post Graduate Performance Programme
Examination requirements
I. Performing a solo programme
- 1. J.S. Bach
Adagio and fuga from Sonata №1 g-moll for violin solo
“Grave” and fuga from Sonata №2 a-moll for violin solo
Adagio and fuga from Sonata №3 C-dur for violin solo
Chakona from partita №2 d-moll for violin solo
- 2. First part of one of concertos by Mozart: №3 G-dur, №4 D-dur, №5 A-dur
- 3. One of Caprices by Paganini № 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 17, 21, 24
- 4. One of the following concertos:
Concerto by Beethoven, Concerto by Brams, Concerto by Bartok, Concerto №1 by Venyavsky, Concerto by Glazunov, Concerto №1, 2 by Paganini, Concerto №1, 2 by Prokofiev, Concerto by Tchaikovsky, Concerto by Shimanovsky.
II. Interview with faculty from the department on the topic of their critical essay
III. Russian language test
Certificate requirements
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VIOLA
Diploma Programme
Audition requirements
A candidate must perform:
- one caprice or an etude
- two movements (fast and slow) from a polyphonic work
- 1st , or 2nd and 3rd movements from a sonata or concerto
- one miniature work
- scales and arpeggios in all keys
Diploma requirements
Post Graduate Performance Programme
Examination requirements
I. Performing a solo programme
- 1. J.S. Bach – 6 suites for cello (Solo), or Sonatas for viola solo by P.Hindemit (two movements)
- 2. First movement of concerto with cadence by C.Stamits (D-dur), or First movement of concerto with cadence by Hofmeister
- 3. One of Caprices by B. Campagnioli or Hofmeister
- 4. One of the Concertos by B. Bartok, W. Walton, A. Shnitke, or other composers of the 20th century
II. Interview with faculty from the department on the topic of their critical essay
III. Russian language test
Certificate requirements
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CELLO
Diploma Programme
Audition requirements
A candidate must perform:
- one etude
- two movements from a solo suite by J.S.Bach
- one large-scale work
- one work of the candidates’ own choice
- scales with double-stops and arpeggios
Diploma requirements
Post Graduate Performance Programme
Examination requirements
I. Performing a solo programme
- 1. J.S. Bach – a few movements from Suite № 4, 5, 6
- 2. First movement from Concerto D-dur by J. Hyden ( version )
- 3. One of Caprices by A. Piatti
- 4. One of the following concertos: A. Dvorzhak, Variations on the subject “Rococo” by P. Tchaikovsky, D. Shostakovitch (1 and 2 concertos), Symphony-Concerto by S. Prokofiev, Sonata by F. Schubert
II. Interview with faculty from the department on the topic of their critical essay
III. Russian language test
Certificate requirements
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DOUBLE-BASS
Diploma Programme
Audition requirements
A candidate must perform:
- one etude
- any work
- one work in classical style
- one movement from a concerto or a technically-demanding work
- solo from “Raymonda” by Glazunov
Diploma requirements
Post Graduate Performance Programme
Examination requirements
I. Performing a solo programme
- 1. Two movements of an ancient sonata (Hendel), or two movements of an ancient concerto
- 2. Concerto (or one movement )
- 3. Work (5-6 minutes) (Shostakovitch – Adagio, Glier – Tarantella)
II. Interview with faculty from the department on the topic of their critical essay
III. Russian language test
Certificate requirements
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HARP
Diploma Programme
Audition requirements
A candidate must perform:
- one caprice or an etude;
- two movements (fast and slow) from a sonata or partita for violin solo by J.S.Bach;
- 1st, or 2nd and 3rd movements from a concerto;
- scales and arpeggios in all key.
Diploma requirements
Post Graduate Performance Programme
Examination requirements
I. Performing a solo programme
- 1. Works by J.S. Bach, or G. Hendel
- 2. One large-scale work (Concerto, sonata, fantasia, variations)
- 3. Two pieces (one of them technically –demanding)
II. Interview with faculty from the department on the topic of their critical essay
III. Russian language test
Certificate requirements
no information
