Prescreening required; must be video format. Prescreening may or may not include accompaniment at the applicant's discretion.
If possible, prescreening repertoire should be separated into different video files. It is also acceptable to upload a single video file that contains all required prescreening repertoire. Please see the Bienen School Supplement for more information.
Auditions are unaccompanied.
Fall 2025 Audition Dates:
Early Decision: TBD | Regular Decision: February 7-8
- One étude by Popper or one caprice by Piatti
- One movement from a Bach Suite
- The exposition from a standard cello concerto
- One étude by Popper and one caprice by Piatti OR two by either composer
- Two contrasting movements from a Bach Suite
- One movement from a cello concerto such as Boccherini, Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, or Shostakovich. Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme is also acceptable.