AMKP - Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie

NOTE: The Examination Boards reserve the right to select works or parts thereof during the entrance examination.

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE (BACHELOR’S DEGREE) PROGRAMME

A two-stage examination; candidates who have passed the first stage are admitted to the second stage.

Playing the violin

Stage 1:

any etude or caprice for solo violin (excluding works by: Mazas, Fiorillo, Wohlfahrt, Campagnoli, Kreutzer);
two contrasting movements from solo sonatas and partitas by J.S. Bach or 12 Fantasias by G.Ph. Telemann (or the Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 in D minor);
the first, or second and third movements of any viola concerto from classicism to the present.

The programme must be performed from memory.

Stage 2:

Playing the viola

Stage 1:

a chosen caprice for solo viola;
two contrasting movements from J.S. Bach’s collection of suites for solo cello;
the first, or second and third movement (if applicable) from any violin concerto.

The programme must be performed from memory.

Stage 2:

A candidate may take the exam for the viola major performing it on the violin before a committee appropriate to the major.

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE GRADUATE (MASTER’S DEGREE) PROGRAMME

A one-stage examination

Playing the violin

a chosen caprice for solo violin;
two contrasting movements from J.S. Bach’s sonatas and partitas (or the Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 in D minor);
first, or second and third movements of a violin concerto from classicism to the present.

The programme should be performed from memory.

Playing the viola

any caprice for solo viola;
two contrasting movements from a collection of suites for solo viola by M. Reger;
the first, or second and third movements (if applicable) of a viola concerto from classicism to the present;

The program should be performed from memory.

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