auditions

(member)

• Preliminary-round recorded audition deadline: January 21, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET (New York)

• Applicants will be notified of advancement status by February 10, 2027.

• Live auditions will take place in Miami, Cleveland, Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, with Zoom auditions also available. Dates TBA.

• Applicants will be notified of final results by April 1, 2027.

Video Round / Prescreening
Solos:
One movement of solo Bach (no repeats)
Exposition of a standard repertoire concerto movement
Excerpts:
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 – 4th Mvt., ms. 134 to 181
Strauss: Don Juan – 7 before G to H (top line)
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 – 2nd Mvt., 12 after Reh. 11 to Reh. 13
Live Audition Round
Solos:
One movement of solo Bach (no repeats)
Exposition of a standard repertoire concerto movement
Excerpts:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 – 2nd Mvt., beginning to C (theme and two variations)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 – 2nd Mvt., beginning to A
Debussy: La Mer – 1st Mvt., 2 before 9 to 6 before 10
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 – 2nd Mvt., 12 after Reh. 11 to Reh. 13
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 – 4th Mvt., ms. 134 to 181
Strauss: Don Juan – 7 before G to H (top line)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 – 2nd Mvt., 21 before A to A
Discretionary Excerpt (for live auditions ONLY):
Applicants advanced to the live/live-virtual round will select one discretionary excerpt that reflects who they are as an artist. This may highlight something musical, technical or personal about the applicant's playing.
The discretionary excerpt may be an orchestral or solo excerpt of typical audition length. It should showcase something essential about the applicant's playing or artistic identity.