Entrants may choose alternatives to those listed below, but must submit their alternative programme for approval prior to entry. The entrant will select a programme of four pieces. One should be unaccompanied and three others contrasting in style and era, one from each list, with a playing time of between 20 - 35 minutes. The chosen repertoire must reflect sufficient technical/musical challenges to fulfil the criteria for Level Five.
| List A |
| Bach | Sonata in D 3rd and 4th mvts. | BWV1028, Bärenreiter |
| Bach | Sonata in G 1st and 2nd or 3rd and 4th mvts. | BWV1027, Bärenreiter |
| Bach | Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029 1st mvt. | Faber 057 150880 4 |
| Bach | Suite No. 3 in C Courante, Sarabande and Gigue | BWV1009 |
| Bach | Suite No. 4 in E flat, Prelude | BWV1010 |
| Bach | Suite No. 5 in C Minor BWV 1011 Prelude and Fugue, | Bärenreiter 320 |
| Frescobaldi | Toccata | Universal |
| Gabrielli | No. 7 | 7 Ricercari, Schott |
| Locatelli | Sonata in D, Allegro | Schott |
| Vivaldi | Concerto in G Minor, RV 417 (complete) | International 3073 |
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| List B |
| Beethoven | Seven Variations on a Theme "Bei Mannern" from Mozart's Magic Flute, Woo46 | Peters EP 7048 |
| Beethoven | Sonata in A, Op 69, 1st mvt | Henle |
| Beethoven | Sonata in D, Op 102, No. 2, 1st mvt. | Peters 748 |
| Beethoven | Sonata No. 4 in C, Op 102, No. 1, 1st mvt. | Henle HN252 |
| Boellmann | Symphonic Variations, Op 23 | I.M.C |
| Francoeur | Sonata in E, 1st and 2nd mvts. | Schott CB74 |
| Haydn | Concerto in C, Hob.VIIb/1 .ny mvt. | I.M.C 2325 |
| Haydn | Concerto in D major, Adagio and Finale (with cadenzas) | Henle HN418 |
| Haydn | Sonata in C, Air and Variations | I.M.C |
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| List C |
| Brahms | Sonata in E Minor, Op.38 1st and 2nd mvt. | Henle HN18 |
| Chopin | Sonata in G Minor, Op 65 1st mvt. | Henle |
| De Falla | No. 1 and 2, or No. 6 | Spanish Suite, Eschig |
| Delius | Sonata (complete) | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Dvořák | Rondo in G Minor, Op 94 | Henle |
| Elgar | Concerto in E Minor, Op 85, 1st and 2nd mvt. | Novello |
| Fauré | Papillon, Op 77 | Cheney Solos Vol 6; Hamelle |
| Fauré | Sonata in G Minor, Op 117, 2nd mvt. | Durand 1007900 |
| Granados | Madrigal | I.M.C.1884 |
| Grieg | Sonata in A Minor, Op 36, 1st mvt. | Peters EP2157 |
| Mendelssohn | Sonata in B flat, Op. 45, 2nd and 3rd mvts. | Original Compositions, Peters |
| Mendelssohn | Sonata in D, Op 58, 1st mvt. | Original Compositions, Peters |
| Mendelssohn | Variations Concertantes, Op. 17 | Peters |
| Popper | Dance of the Elves | I.M.C |
| Popper | Serenade | 6 Selected Pieces for Cello and Piano, Universal |
| Popper | Tarantella, Op. 33 | I.M.C |
| Popper | Village Song, Op. 62, No. 2 | I.M.C |
| Prokofiev | Ballade in C Minor, Op. 15 | Boosey M 060 02044 5 |
| Prokofiev | Sonata in C, Op. 119, 1st mvt. | Peters |
| Rachmaninov | Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19, 1st mvt. | Boosey & Hawkes 2219 |
| Romberg | Concerto No. 2 in D, 1st or 3rd mvt. | ed Rose, I.M.C |
| Saint-Saëns | Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33, 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd mvt. | Durand159400 |
| Schumann | Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op. 70 | Peters EP 2386 |
| Schumann | Fantasie Stücke Op. 73 | |
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| List D |
| Barber | Sonata Op. 6, 3rd mvt. | Schirmer HL 50327230 |
| Bartók | Rumanian Dances | Universal 13265 |
| Bloch | Suite No. 1, 1st and 2nd OR 3rd and 4th mvts. | |
| Bridge | Scherzo and Melodie | Faber |
| Bridge | Sonata, 1st mvt. | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Britten | Sonata in C, Elegia | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Cassado | Grave e Danza con Variazioni | Universal |
| Cassado | Requiebros | Schott |
| Hindemith | A Frog He Went a Courting | Variations for Cello and Piano Schott ED4276 |
| Holst | Invocation, Op. 19, No. 2 | Faber |
| Ireland | Sonata in G Min, 1st mvt. | Stainer and Bell |
| Jacob | Scherzo or Soliloquy | Cello Serenade, Simrock |
| Kabalevsky | Concerto, Op. 49, 1st mvt. | Peters |
| Kabalevsky | Sonata in B flat, Op. 71, any mvt | I.M.C |
| Lutoslawski | Grave for Cello and Piano | Chester |
| Martinů | Variations on a Theme of Rossini | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Milhaud | Concerto No. 1, Op. 131, 2nd mvt. | Salabert EA 514892 |
| Mompou | Canco and Dansa, ed Cassado | Salabert |
| Nin | Spanish Songs, No. 3 and No. 4 | Eschig |
| Rawsthorne | Sonata, 1st mvt. | OUP |
| Shostakovich | Sonata, Op. 40, 1st mvt. | I.M.C |
| Sitsky | Improvisation and Cadenza | A.M.C |
| Trowell | Sonata in F, 1st mvt. for Cello and Piano | SOUNZ |