Detroit Symphony Orchestra violin audition

Audition information
Position
Principal second violin
Application deadline
October 2, 2017
Audition date
November 13, 2017 through January 8, 2018
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(Posted on July 10, 2017; last updated almost 7 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
First movement (with cadenza) of one of the following
Beethoven—Violin Concerto
Brahms—Violin Concerto
Dvořák—Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn—Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Prokofiev—Violin Concerto No. 2
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: 99–114
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. IV: 33–D
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. II: 19–20
  • Mvt. II: 33 to 4 before 39
Mahler—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. IV: 15–19
Mendelssohn—Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
  • Mvt. I: 1–110
Mozart—Symphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. II: 1–27
Second Violin Excerpts
Bartók—Concerto for Orchestra
  • Mvt. V: 1–50
Beethoven—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: Beginning to A
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Mvt. III: 238–264
Bruckner—Symphony No. 9
  • Mvt. IV: I–K
Mahler—Symphony No. 9
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 1 after 11
Mozart—The Magic Flute
  • Overture: 16–42
Mozart—Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”, K. 551
  • Mvt. IV: 272–313
Smetana—The Bartered Bride
  • Overture: 1–A
Strauss—An Alpine Symphony
  • 129–134
Solo Excerpts
Bach—St. Matthew Passion
  • “Erbarme dich, mein Gott”: 1–8
Haydn—Symphony No. 103
  • Mvt. II: solo
Stravinsky—L’historie du soldat
  • Ragtime
Possible sight-reading
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