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 9 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
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: 99–114
Brahms—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. I: 1–9
  • Mvt. I: 41–70
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 1–99
Mozart—Symphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. IV: 1–41
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 1, “Classical”, Op. 25
  • Mvt. II: A–C
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • First page
One movement from a Bach sonata or partita
Second violin orchestral excerpts
Bartók—Concerto for Orchestra
  • Mvt. V: 265–317
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. II: 1–84
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Mvt. III: 238–274
Mozart—The Magic Flute
  • Overture: 16–57
Concertmaster solo excerpts
Brahms—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. II: solos
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. II: solos
  • Mvt. III: solos
  • Mvt. IV: opening two solos
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. II: pickup to 57 to 59
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • Solo through 1 before 28
One of the following concertos
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
  • Mvt. I: exposition
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
  • Mvt. I: exposition
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
  • Mvt. I: exposition
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