Strings

Applicants must let the Academy know of their intended audition programme (and whether or not they intend to use the official RSAMD accompanist) by filling out and returning the audition repertoire form to the RSAMD on or before 1st November 2009.

Violin

Performance:

• Any movement from Bach’s Sonatas or Partitas for solo violin
• And any appropriate study (Grade 8 or equivalent standard - suggested: Kreutzer, Mazas etc.)
• And a contrasting work - this could be a short performance piece, or a movement from a concerto or sonata, or similar
• Scales may be required; Sight-reading may be given.

• Any movement from Bach’s Solo Cello Suites or Violin Sonatas or Partitas
• And any appropriate (Grade 8 or equivalent standard) study
• And a contrasting work - this could be a short performance piece, or a movement from a concerto or sonata, or similar
• Scales may be required; Sight-reading may be given.

• Any movement from Bach’s Solo Cello Suites
• And any study from Popper High School of Cello Playing, op.73
• And a contrasting work - this could be a short performance piece, or a movement from a concerto or sonata, or similar
• Scales may be required; Sight-reading may be given.

• A movement from any Baroque sonata
• And any appropriate study (Bottesini method or similar)
• And any contrasting work - this could be a short performance piece, or a movement from a concerto or sonata, or similar
• Scales may be required; Sight-reading may be given.

• Two contrasting pieces, one of which must have been composed after 1900
• One study
• One orchestral cadenza e.g. Tchaikovsky Nutcracker or Ravel Piano Concerto
• Scales and arpeggios in all keys will be required; Sight-Reading will be given.

• Performance of two contrasting pieces of ABRSM Grade 8 standard or equivalent
• Scales will be required and Sight-reading will be given.