Detroit Symphony Orchestra violin audition

Audition information
Position
Violin
Application deadline
September 30, 2013
Audition date
November 17 through December 10, 2013
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(Posted on August 19, 2013; last updated over 9 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
First movement (with cadenza) of one of the following
Beethoven—Violin Concerto
Brahms—Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn—Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Sibelius—Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky—Violin Concerto
First movement (without cadenza) of one of the following
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
First Violin Excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: “Adagio lo stesso tempo” for 16 measures
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. IV: 33–D
Mahler—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. IV: 15–19
Mendelssohn—Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
  • Mvt. I: 1–110
Mozart—Symphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. I: 1–90
  • Mvt. IV: 1–41
  • Mvt. II: 1–27
Schumann—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–54
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • First page
Second Violin Excerpts
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Mvt. III: 267–317
Mozart—The Magic Flute
  • Overture: 16–42
Strauss—An Alpine Symphony
  • 130–134
Solo Excerpts
Bach—St. Matthew Passion
  • “Erbarme dich, mein Gott”: 1–8
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. II: Solo
  • Mvt. IV: Solos
Tchaikovsky—Swan Lake
  • White Swan solo
Possible sight-reading
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