Detroit Symphony Orchestra cello audition

Audition information
Position
Assistant principal cello
Application deadline
September 9, 2016
Audition date
October 24 through December 5, 2016
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(Posted on June 2, 2016; last updated almost 8 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The complete first movement of a standard concerto—including cadenza if applicable. Concert pieces such as Bloch’s “Schelomo” and Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme” are also acceptable.
One movement from any Bach cello suite
Orchestral solos
Beethoven—The Creatures of Prometheus
  • Act II, No. 5, Adagio: all solo passages
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. III: solos
Haydn—Symphony No. 95
  • Trio section of Minuet
Rossini—William Tell Overture
  • Opening solo
Suppé—Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna Overture
  • Solo
Orchestral repertoire
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: theme and first two variations
Beethoven—Symphony No. 8
  • Mvt. III: Trio
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–15
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 6 after 9
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: N–O
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. IV: 134–181
Smetana—The Bartered Bride
  • Overture: 1–A
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • beginning–D
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
  • Mvt. II: 1–32
Verdi—Requiem
  • Offertorio: 1–28
Possible sight-reading
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