Manhattan School of Music
Precollege Division
Approved Concerto Repertoire for Strings
Other concertos may be acceptable but must be approved by the Dean of the Precollege Division in consultation with the conductors. It is highly recommended to receive approval
before beginning to prepare any concerto.
Composer
Concerto
Age
11 & under
Instrument
Age
12-15
Age
16 & older
Repertory
Orchestra
Symphony
Orchestra
Philharmonic
Orchestra
Various Baroque Concertos
Advance approval required
Violin
x
x
x
x
Accolay
Concerto
Violin
x
x
x
x
Bach
Violin Concerto in A Minor, No. 1
Violin
x
Barber
Concerto, op. 14 (1st mvmt only for 12-15)
Violin
x
x
x
x
Beethoven
Romance No. 1 & 2
Violin
x
x
x
x
Bruch
Concerto No. 1
Violin
x
x
x
x
Bruch
Scottish Fantasy
Violin
x
x
x
x
Chausson
Poème
Violin
x
x
x
x
Conus
Violin Concerto
Violin
x
Dvořák
Concerto
Violin
x
Dvořák
Romance, op.11
Violin
Glazunov
Concerto, op.82
Violin
Huber
Various
Violin
x
x
Kabalevsky
Concerto, op.48
Violin
x
x
Khachaturian
Concerto
Violin
Lalo
Symphonie Espanole (1st mvmt only for 12-15)
Violin
x
x
x
x
Mendelssohn
Concerto, op.64
Violin
x
x
x
x
Mozart
Concerto No. 3, 4 & 5
Violin
x
x
x
x
Prokofiev
Concerto No. 1 & 2
Violin
Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Violin
x
x
x
x
Saint-Saëns
Havanaise, op. 83
Violin
x
x
x
x
Saint-Saëns
Concerto, No. 3
Violin
Sarasate
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Violin
Sarasate
Carmen Fantasie
Violin
Seitz
Concerto No. 1-7
Violin
Sibelius
Concerto, op. 47
Violin
x
x
Tchaikovsky
Concerto - 1st mvt OR 2nd & 3rd mvts
Violin
x
x
Vieuxtemps
Concerto, No. 4
Violin
x
Vieuxtemps
Concerto, No. 5
Violin
Viotti
Concerto No. 22 & 23
Violin
x
x
Vivaldi
Four Seasons, any of the four complete (Spring, 1st mvmt only for 11 & under)
Violin
x
x
Wieniawski
Polonaise Brillante, No. 1 & 2
Violin
x
x
Wieniawski
Scherzo-Tarantelle
Violin
x
x
Wieniawski
Concerto No. 1
Violin
x
Wieniawski
Concerto No. 2 (1st mvmt only for 12-15)
Violin
x
Various Baroque Concertos
Advance approval required
Two or more violins x
x
Mozart
Symphonie Concertante, K. 364
Violin & Viola
Telemann
Concerto, G Major
Viola
Stamitz
Weber
Concerti
Andante & Rondo Ongarese, Op. 35
Viola
Viola
Various Baroque Concertos
Advance approval required
Cello
Boccherini
Concerto in B-flat, G. 482
Bruch
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Cello
x
x
Kol Nidrei
Cello
x
x
Dvořák
Concerto No.1 in B Minor
Cello
x
Elgar
Concerto, op. 85
Cello
x
Fauré
Elegy, op. 24
Cello
Haydn
Concerto, Hob.VIIb, C or D
Cello
Lalo
Concerto, D Minor
Cello
Saint-Saëns
Allegro Appassionato, op.43
Cello
Saint-Saëns
Concerto No.1
Cello
x
x
x
x
Schumann
Adagio and Allegro, op.70
Cello
x
x
x
x
Shostakovich
Tchaikovsky
Concerto
Variations on a Rococo Theme
Cello
Cello
x
x
x
x
x
x
Various Concertos
Advance approval required
The following concertos are not acceptable:
Berg Concerto for Violin
Beethoven Concerto for Violin
Brahms Concerto for Violin
Bartok Concerto for Violin
Kabalevsky Cello Concerto
Double Bass
x
x
x
x
x
dependent upon repertoire
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
dependent upon repertoire