2022 Annual Concerto Competition

Time: Participants will be scheduled for rehearsal times and will be notified by e-mail. Following drawing for performance order, the competition will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Eligibility: Students currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at Cornell University

Repertoire: One movement of a concerto with cadenza or piece of similar caliber for solo instrument and orchestra, not to exceed 15 minutes. Performance must be from memory with the exception of works written after 1930, and played with piano accompaniment. The CSO director reserves the right to exercise discretion upon receiving the application.

Accompanist: The department will provide an official accompanist. You will get one 40-minute rehearsal on Monday, December 5. If you are selected for the final round, the accompanist will accompany you in the final round. For anything above that, you must compensate the accompanist. Please do not schedule extra sessions in Barnes Hall; if you do, you will be disqualified.

Award: One winner will perform with the Cornell University Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, March 11, 2023 (3 p.m. concert)

Application: Non-refundable entry fee of $20 (cash or check) must accompany the application form and be delivered no later than 4:00 PM, Monday, November 21, 2022. Make checks payable to Cornell Music Department, and send to 101 Lincoln Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. Contestants will be notified by e-mail by Tuesday, November 29, 2022 and will audition on Tuesday afternoon, December 6, 2022, in Barnes Hall. The final round will be in Barnes Hall at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Late applications will NOT be accepted.

All participants must submit a short (100 word—strict) biography and a JPEG photo of themselves as part of the application. Submit these items in the form below. No other forms will be accepted. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.

ADDITIONAL: On the date of the competition, each soloist will provide the judges with at least one copy of the score. Both rounds will be open to the public.

Winners must be available to perform with the Cornell University Symphony on March 11, 2023, at Bailey Hall. Winners will perform the same concerto movement in competition and orchestra appearance.

The decision of judges will be final. Application permits recording of competition and possible broadcast.

DISCLAIMER: In the event that we exceed our maximum capacity for the first round, all applications may not be accepted.