Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra viola audition

Audition information
Position
Section viola
Application deadline
March 25, 2016
Audition date
June 13 through October 10, 2016
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(Posted on February 3, 2016; last updated over 8 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The first or third movement from any standard twentieth century concerto
Any movement from any one of the six Bach suites
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 23–37
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 72–86
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
Berlioz—Roman Carnival Overture
  • Pickup to 3 after 1 to 1 after 4
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: D for 8 measures
  • Mvt. III: 1–A
  • Mvt. III: H (282)–I (317)
  • Mvt. IV: B to 24 after C
Bruckner—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: 51–84
  • Mvt. II: 155–187
Copland—Appalachian Spring
  • 6 to 1 before 14
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: C–D
  • Scherzo: 9 after H to 13 before K
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. IV: 134–182
Ravel—Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2
  • 158 to 3 after 163
  • 5 after 212 to 216
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 15–17
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • 1 to 5 after 1
  • 16–19
  • 3 before 45 to 4 after 49
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
Wagner—Tannhäuser
  • Overture: 112–124
  • Overture: 220–309
Possible sight-reading
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