Notes on Audition and Interview

Selected applicants will be invited to an interview in June 2025. Please see these notes on audition and interview below:

Applicants are required to prepare three contrasting pieces, each about 5 minutes long.
Applicants are required to bring their own instruments to the audition, except for the piano.
Applicants are required to prepare two original copies of the music scores to the interview.
Please bring your own accompanist (if required).

Applicants should prepare two 30-minute videos of you rehearsing and conducting two contrasting pieces or excerpts, in a USB flash drive or DVD format to the audition.
Applicants are required to include a short self-introduction before the performance in the video.
Applicants are required to have their faces shown in all the videos.
Each 30-minute video should start from the beginning with no cuts or other editing.

Conducting applicants may include conducting performances with orchestras or small chamber groups.

Applicants are required to prepare two hard copies of the three submitted pieces to the interview.
Applicants are required to prepare an audio-recording of the submitted works, to be played during the interview.

Applicants are required to prepare two hard copies of three submitted essays / theses to the interview.
Applicants are required to prepare notes on the new research topic to the interview.

Bernard van Zuiden Music Fund

Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd
Level 8, Administration Building
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

HONG KONG

Tel : 2312 6103

Fax : 2721 5443

Office hours (Mon - Fri) : 10:00am - 12:30pm; 2:00pm - 6:00pm, excluding Public Holidays