Contemporary piano piece for an audition

Allmusic
Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:37:16 +0000

The OP says s/he came from Russia two years ago, so his/her training may be understandably lackluster in contemporary pieces, for the reasons he/she and Steph describe. However, purportedly OP is now studying in the US (is this true?) with a teacher who simply doesn’t work with the contemporary genre, and this is a mistake, I believe.

I know several excellent Russian piano teachers, and they always have their students prepare a work from the contemporary period as part of their ongoing repertoire, whatever their age and level. It is the expectation. So, even if the OP continues to study with a Russian teacher, the fact that this teacher is not exposing the OP to contemporary pieces would be reason enough for me to look for a new teacher. This is especially germane given that the OP is looking for/at competitive masters level programs.

JMHO, of course.