The 2025 auditions will be held in MANCHESTER and LONDON.
Sunday 16th February 2025 at the Royal Academy of Music, London
Sunday 23rd February 2025 at the Royal Northern College of Music, ManchesterNotification
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The audition
You will need to present a 15-minute programme, including contrasting styles and periods. You do not need to let us know your choice of programme in advance, and you do not need to provide scores for the panel.
We would encourage you to consider including works by female and/or contemporary composers in your audition programme where appropriate, though this is not a requirement.
We also welcome brief spoken introductions in the audition, if you are comfortable doing this, as audiences enjoy this contact with performers. The speaking does not need to come within your 15-minute playing time, nor do you need to talk about every piece.
Since to perform complete works would often exceed the time allowed, individual movements can be performed.
Candidates are requested to time their audition pieces carefully, since time is very limited and auditions which over-run are unfair on later candidates.
A warm-up room is available 20 minutes before the audition.