Houston Symphony Orchestra violin audition

Audition information
Position
Section second violin
Application deadline
January 4, 2016
Audition date
March 12–15, 2016
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(Posted on December 2, 2015; last updated about 9 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One of the following concerto movements
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
The first movement—with cadenza—of one of the following concerti
Bartók—Violin Concerto No. 2
Beethoven—Violin Concerto
Brahms—Violin Concerto
Sibelius—Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky—Violin Concerto
First violin excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: 1–165
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. I: 1–53
  • Mvt. III: 247–end
  • Mvt. IV: 33–D
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. II: 33 to 4 after 38
Mozart—Symphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. II: 1–28
  • Mvt. IV: 1–104
Schumann—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–54
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • 1 to 13 after C
Tchaikovsky—The Nutcracker
  • Overture: 12 before G to the end
Second violin excerpts
Smetana—The Bartered Bride
  • Overture: 1 to 5 after A
Strauss—An Alpine Symphony
  • 138–142
Chamber music
Beethoven—String Quartet Opus. 18, No. 4
  • Mvt. I, first violin part
Beethoven—String Quartet Opus. 18, No. 6
  • Mvt. I, second violin part
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