Contemporary piano piece for an audition

Allmusic
Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:29:58 +0000

Please do not take this the wrong way, Ksenia, but I am surprised that you are unfamiliar with 20th century works, since most pianists have been playing one as a piece of their repertoire since they were youngsters (there are baby Bartok pieces, for example)! I would question your current piano teacher, because you should typically be practicing a program with repertoire from all major periods at all times (with new repertoire shifting in, or a concerto, etude, as necessary). Your current piano teacher should have some ideas of what level contemporary piece you should be working on, but schools like UCLA and Northwestern are going to be very competitive for masters degrees, so you should be working on repertoire that is of the appropriate level, including the contemporary piece.