The Heifetz 2027 Summer Program

VIDEO 1: BACH & CONCERTO

A) J.S. Bach Movement — 3.5–5 minutes
Select a movement from the six Suites for solo cello (BWV 1007–1012) or a suitable transcription from the six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001–1006). If your selection is 3.5–5 minutes, perform the complete selection. If your selected movement is less than 2 minutes, please include an additional short movement or movement section. If your selection is longer than 5 minutes, perform approximately 5 minutes and choose a natural stopping point.

B) Concerto movement — approximately 5 minutes
Select approximately 5 minutes from a movement of one of the following concertos. The selection may be performed with or without piano accompaniment. When a cadenza is included in the movement, please include it in your recording, even if doing so requires skipping ahead to the cadenza.

• Bartók — Viola Concerto
• Dvořák — Transcription of Cello Concerto
• Elgar — Transcription of Cello Concerto
• Hoffmeister — Viola Concerto, with cadenza
• Hindemith — Der Schwanendreher
• Rosza — Viola Concerto
• Stamitz — Viola Concerto, with cadenza
• Walton — Viola Concerto

VIDEO 2: VIRTUOSO PIECE & MOZART CHAMBER MUSIC EXCERPT

A) Virtuoso piece — approximately 5 minutes
Select a virtuoso work (see the reference list below*) that demonstrates your artistry and technical abilities. May be performed with or without piano accompaniment.

B) Mozart chamber music excerpt
Perform the excerpt specified for your instrument (sheet music is available here):

• Viola: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421 — IV. Allegretto ma non troppo – Più allegro (Viola variation)  —  Measures 73 – 96

*Virtuoso Work — Reference Repertoire (May be performed with or without piano accompaniment)

• Bowen — Viola Sonata, last movement
• Clarke — Viola Sonata, first movement
• Hindemith — Sonatas for Viola, Op. 11
• Paganini — La Campanella
• Penderecki — Cadenza
• Reger — Solo Sonatas for Viola
• Vieuxtemps — Viola Sonata

VIDEO 3: OPTIONAL LIVE PERFORMANCE

Applicants may optionally submit a video of a live performance, either solo or chamber music. The performance must be from no earlier than January 1, 2026, and may feature the same piece submitted for either of the required audition videos. This might include:

• Solo sonata performance
• Chamber music performance
• Performance with piano
• Performance with orchestra

At the beginning of the video, please identify the date of the performance and, whenever possible, identify the other musicians performing with you.

VIDEO 1: BACH & CONCERTO

A) J.S. Bach Movement — 3.5–5 minutes
Select a movement from the six Suites for solo cello (BWV 1007–1012). If your selection is 3.5–5 minutes, perform the complete selection. If your selected movement is less than 2 minutes, please include an additional short movement or movement section. If your selection is longer than 5 minutes, perform approximately 5 minutes and choose a natural stopping point.

B) Concerto movement — approximately 5 minutes
Select approximately 5 minutes from a movement of one of the following concertos. The selection may be performed with or without piano accompaniment. When a cadenza is included in the movement, please include it in your recording, even if doing so requires skipping ahead to the cadenza.

• Barber — Cello Concerto, Op. 22
• Bloch — Schelomo
• Britten — Cello Symphony, Op. 68
• Dvořák — Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
• Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
• Haydn — Cello Concerto in C major or Cello Concerto in D major
• Lalo — Cello Concerto in D minor
• Prokofiev — Symphony-Concerto, Op. 125
• Saint-Saëns — Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
• Schumann — Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
• Shostakovich — Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
• Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
• Walton — Cello Concerto

VIDEO 2: VIRTUOSO PIECE & MOZART CHAMBER MUSIC EXCERPT

A) Virtuoso piece — approximately 5 minutes
Select a virtuoso work (see the reference list below*) that demonstrates your artistry and technical abilities. May be performed with or without piano accompaniment.

B) Mozart chamber music excerpt
Perform the excerpt specified for your instrument (sheet music is available here):

• Cello: String Quartet No. 22 in B♭ major, K. 589 — II. Larghetto —  Measures 1 – 8; 75 – 83

*Virtuoso Work — Reference Repertoire (May be performed with or without piano accompaniment)

• Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 99, first movement
• Cassadó — Dance of the Green Devil and other works; Suite for Solo Cello
• Chopin — Polonaise brillante
• Crumb — Sonata for Solo Cello
• Davidov — At the Fountain and other works
• Debussy — Cello Sonata, third movement
• Fauré — Élégie or Papillon
• Kodály — Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
• Ligeti — Sonata for Solo Cello
• Piatti — Caprices
• Popper — Elfentanz and other works; selected Caprices: Nos. 4, 6, 9, 12–14, 20, 24, 29, 32–33, 35–36, 38–40
• Poulenc — Cello Sonata, first or fourth movement
• Prokofiev — Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119, first, second, or fourth movement
• Schubert — Arpeggione Sonata, first movement
• Shostakovich — Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40, first, second, or fourth movement
• Tchaikovsky — Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62
• Ysaÿe — Sonata for Solo Cello

VIDEO 3: OPTIONAL LIVE PERFORMANCE

Applicants may optionally submit a video of a live performance, either solo or chamber music. The performance must be from no earlier than January 1, 2026, and may feature the same piece submitted for either of the required audition videos. This might include:

• Solo sonata performance
• Chamber music performance
• Performance with piano
• Performance with orchestra

At the beginning of the video, please identify the date of the performance and, whenever possible, identify the other musicians performing with you.

VIDEO 1: BACH & CONCERTO or VIRTUOSO

A) J.S. Bach Movement — 3.5–5 minutes
Select a movement from the six Suites for solo cello (BWV 1007–1012) or a suitable transcription from the six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001–1006). If your selection is 3.5–5 minutes, perform the complete selection. If your selected movement is less than 2 minutes, please include an additional short movement or movement section. If your selection is longer than 5 minutes, perform approximately 5 minutes and choose a natural stopping point.

B) Concerto movement OR Virtuoso Piece (please submit one or the other)— approximately 5 minutes

1. Select approximately 5 minutes from a movement of one of the following concertos. The selection may be performed with or without piano accompaniment. When a cadenza is included in the movement, please include it in your recording, even if doing so requires skipping ahead to the cadenza.
   • Bartók — Viola Concerto
   • Dvořák — Transcription of Cello Concerto
   • Elgar — Transcription of Cello Concerto
   • Hoffmeister — Viola Concerto, with cadenza
   • Hindemith — Der Schwanendreher
   • Rosza — Viola Concerto
   • Stamitz — Viola Concerto, with cadenza
   • Walton — Viola Concerto
2. Select a virtuoso work (see the reference list below) that demonstrates your artistry and technical abilities. May be performed with or without piano accompaniment.
   • Bowen — Viola Sonata, last movement
   • Clarke — Viola Sonata, first movement
   • Hindemith — Sonatas for Viola, Op. 11
   • Paganini — La Campanella
   • Penderecki — Cadenza
   • Reger — Solo Sonatas for Viola
   • Vieuxtemps — Viola Sonata

VIDEO 2: OPTIONAL LIVE PERFORMANCE

Applicants may optionally submit a video of a live performance, either solo or chamber music. The performance must be from no earlier than January 1, 2026, and may feature the same piece submitted for either of the required audition videos. This might include:

• Solo sonata performance
• Chamber music performance
• Performance with piano
• Performance with orchestra

At the beginning of the video, please identify the date of the performance and, whenever possible, identify the other musicians performing with you.

VIDEO 1: BACH & CONCERTO or VIRTUOSO

A) J.S. Bach Movement — 3.5–5 minutes
Select a movement from the six Suites for solo cello (BWV 1007–1012). If your selection is 3.5–5 minutes, perform the complete selection. If your selected movement is less than 2 minutes, please include an additional short movement or movement section. If your selection is longer than 5 minutes, perform approximately 5 minutes and choose a natural stopping point.

B) Concerto movement OR Virtuoso Piece (please submit one or the other)— approximately 5 minutes

1. Select approximately 5 minutes from a movement of one of the following concertos. The selection may be performed with or without piano accompaniment. When a cadenza is included in the movement, please include it in your recording, even if doing so requires skipping ahead to the cadenza.
   • Barber — Cello Concerto, Op. 22
   • Bloch — Schelomo
   • Britten — Cello Symphony, Op. 68
   • Dvořák — Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
   • Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
   • Haydn — Cello Concerto in C major or Cello Concerto in D major
   • Lalo — Cello Concerto in D minor
   • Prokofiev — Symphony-Concerto, Op. 125
   • Saint-Saëns — Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
   • Schumann — Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
   • Shostakovich — Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
   • Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
   • Walton — Cello Concerto
2. Select a virtuoso work (see the reference list below) that demonstrates your artistry and technical abilities. May be performed with or without piano accompaniment.
   • Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38, first movement
   • Cassadó — Dance of the Green Devil and other works; Suite for Solo Cello
   • Chopin — Polonaise brillante
   • Crumb — Sonata for Solo Cello
   • Davidov — At the Fountain and other works
   • Debussy — Cello Sonata, third movement
   • Fauré — Élégie or Papillon
   • Kodály — Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
   • Ligeti — Sonata for Solo Cello
   • Piatti — Caprices
   • Popper — Elfentanz and other works; selected Caprices: Nos. 4, 6, 9, 12–14, 20, 24, 29, 32–33, 35–36, 38–40
   • Poulenc — Cello Sonata, first or fourth movement
   • Prokofiev — Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119, first, second, or fourth movement
   • Schubert — Arpeggione Sonata, first movement
   • Shostakovich — Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40, first, second, or fourth movement
   • Tchaikovsky — Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62
   • Ysaÿe — Sonata for Solo Cello

VIDEO 2: OPTIONAL LIVE PERFORMANCE

Applicants may optionally submit a video of a live performance, either solo or chamber music. The performance must be from no earlier than January 1, 2026, and may feature the same piece submitted for either of the required audition videos. This might include:

• Solo sonata performance
• Chamber music performance
• Performance with piano
• Performance with orchestra

At the beginning of the video, please identify the date of the performance and, whenever possible, identify the other musicians performing with you.