Dr. Andor and Joy Kiszely Carnegie Hall Auditioned Recital

DR. ANDOR AND JOY KISZELY

SOLO, CONCERTO & ENSEMBLE AUDITIONED RECITAL

The Recital will be professionally recorded. Like all PhMTA events this is a completely nonprofit event including the administration, audition, and recitals. The Carnegie Hall Box Office is solely responsible for ticket sales to the Carnegie Hall Recital in NYC.

AUDITION DATE: Sunday, February 8th, 2026 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Auditions will be held IN PERSON.

LOCATION: Steinway & Sons Philadelphia (Formerly Jacobs Music): 1718 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: January 12th, 2026

CARNEGIE HALL WINNERS RECITAL DATE: Friday, May 15th, 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 154 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019

AUDITION FEE: Soloists: $85. Ensemble: $150. per entire Ensemble.

RECITAL FEE: Soloists: $125. Ensembles: $200. per entire Ensemble.

LOCAL HONORS RECITAL DATE: March 8th, 2026, 2:00PM

LOCATION: TBA

LOCAL RECITAL FEE: Soloists: $55. Ensembles: $90 per ensemble.

OVERVIEW: The Dr. Andor and Joy Kiszely Carnegie Hall Auditioned Recital represents the very finest in Classical solo and ensemble performance in Philadelphia and the surrounding region. It is nationally recognized in both academia and the world of Classical Music for its high standard of excellence and integrity. It is a completely nonprofit event. All fees involved are solely to defray expenses. Only a small number of highly gifted young musical artists are selected to perform in the NYC recital at Carnegie Hall. The top twelve scoring students are given a professional recording session free of charge, made possible by a generous grant from PhMTA and the help of Steinway & Sons, Philadelphia. Adjudicators are recognized faculty and performers from area Universities, Colleges and Music Schools and may not adjudicate their own students and are completely impartial. The administrative committee is completely made up of volunteers. The sole aim of this event is to foster and promote talented young musicians and honor the memory of two of Philadelphia's most cherished teachers and concert pianists: Dr. Andor and Joy Kiszely.

INSTRUCTIONS: Teachers must be members of MTNA and PhMTA or pay a $75.00 teacher registration fee. MTNA members who are not PhMTA members pay a $25 registration fee. For membership information, go to: www.philamusicteachers.org/membership We highly welcome encourage new members.

All participating teachers are expected to help at the auditions as well as at the recital. Teachers who have unavoidable conflicts are expected to offer a parent substitute to assist. This is a volunteer led event.

Each teacher may submit no more than four (4) entrants who perform a solo, concerto or in an ensemble, but students may only enter one category, from late intermediate through collegiate level, age 22. (An ensemble counts as one entry.) Examples of Intermediate piano literature are Beethoven: Sonatas, Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words and Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Rachmaninov Preludes. Examples of standard concerti are Elgar's Cello Concerto, any of the five Beethoven Piano Concerti, Bruch's Violin Concerto, one movement from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Chamber music is highly encouraged.

Soloists will play one piece (one movement of a Sonata or up to 3 movements of a Suite) by memory from any period of the classical literature. The repertoire must consist of original compositions; simplified arrangements and transcriptions are not acceptable. Orchestral tutti in concerti must be minimized. Duets and ensemble pieces may be performed with music. For questions about appropriate literature, contact Nicholas Mynyk, as below. Students will be adjudicated by two judges and be placed in the Carnegie/Weill Hall Recital or Local Honors Recital or asked to try again next year. The decision of the Judges is Final. There will be a special professional recording session for the top 12 winners; location and time of recording session is TBA. Carnegie Hall does not permit any unauthorized recording or Photography on their premisses, PhMTA strictly adheres to all of Carnegie Hall's policies and procedures.

Time limits are as follows:

Late Intermediate level solos: 5 minutes

Advanced solos: 8 minutes

Concertos/ ensembles: 12 minutes

If the student has an unavoidable conflict on the audition date, please contact Chair to discuss alternative options.

Auditioners may state a scheduling preference for their audition at the time of registration. Please submit scheduling requests by January 12, 2026.

ONLINE REGISTRATION: The teacher is responsible for registering each student ONLINE at www.philamusicteachers.org by January 12, 2026. Payment will be completed ONLINE at the time of registration.

Students must provide music for the judges. No photocopies permitted. Music downloaded from online with permission is acceptable. The judges’ decisions will be final.

Accompanists: The accompanist must be the same person who will accompany the performer during audition as well as the recital. The performer’s teacher may serve as accompanist. Accompanists are not required to pay a registration fee.

QUESTIONS: Chair: Nicholas Mynyk, phmtarecital@gmail.com