Pre-requisite requirements:

• Specialist degree/ Master degree in Piano performance
• Library-research paper (summary, review) on the professional topic 3500-4000 words in length (19-20 pages). A standard research paper format should be used for the paper..

Entrance examinations requirements:


Piano

• Performing the programme
  Applicants are required to perform:

1. one Prelude and Fugue by Bach
2. part of a Classical Sonata or Concerto
3. one large-scale piece containing technically-demanding elements
4. one technically-demanding Etude

• Presentation of the library-research paper (summary, review) on the professional topic. Interview with faculty on the topic of the paper..

Russian language

1. Written test
2. Reading and retelling professionally oriented text (1, 5 pages)
3. Answering text dependent questions, one question for written answer
4. Free conversation with the board on the professional topics

Knowledge of Russian at the Upper-Intermediate level (Test of Russian as a Foreign language. Second Certification level).