Illinois Symphony Orchestra violin audition


Audition information

Position
Concertmaster
Application deadline
August 28, 2015
Audition date
September 27, 2015
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(Posted on July 6, 2015; last updated over 8 years ago)


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Audition Repertoire
The first movement of a major Romantic or 20th Century concerto (exposition only)
Orchestral excerpts, first violin part
BeethovenSymphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: 99–114
BrahmsSymphony No. 1
  • Mvt. I: 1–9
  • Mvt. I: 41–70
MendelssohnA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 1–99
MozartSymphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. IV: 1–41
ProkofievSymphony No. 1, “Classical”, Op. 25
  • Mvt. II: AC
StraussDon Juan, Op. 20
  • First page
One movement from a Bach sonata or partita
Second violin orchestral excerpts
BartókConcerto for Orchestra
  • Mvt. V: 265–317
BeethovenSymphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. II: 1–84
BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 1
  • Mvt. III: 238–274
MozartThe Magic Flute
  • Overture: 16–57
Concertmaster solo excerpts
BrahmsSymphony No. 1
  • Mvt. II: solos
Rimsky-KorsakovScheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. II: solos
  • Mvt. III: solos
  • Mvt. IV: opening two solos
ShostakovichSymphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. II: pickup to 57 to 59
StraussEin Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • Solo through 1 before 28
One of the following concertos
MozartViolin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
  • Mvt. I: exposition
MozartViolin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
  • Mvt. I: exposition
MozartViolin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
  • Mvt. I: exposition
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