Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violin audition

Audition information
Position
Concertmaster
Application deadline
October 23, 2015
Audition date
November 23 through December 4, 2015
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(Posted on October 5, 2015; last updated over 8 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One of the following concertos
Beethoven—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Brahms—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Mendelssohn—Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Sibelius—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Tchaikovsky—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Also one of the following concertos
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Concertmaster solos
Bach—B minor Mass
  • Laudamus Te
Brahms—Symphony No. 1
Prokofiev—Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3
  • Mvt. V, “Aubade (Morning serenade)”
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Strauss—Also Sprach Zarathustra
Tchaikovsky—Swan Lake
  • Act II, Scene 5: 26–31
  • Act I, No. 5, “Pas de deux”: 45 to 44 after 46
  • Act I, No. 5, “Pas de deux”: 14 before 47 to the end
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