National Philharmonic (United States) violin audition

Audition information
Position
Section first violin (2 openings)
Application deadline
September 1, 2017
Audition date
September 14–15, 2017
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(Posted on July 19, 2017; last updated over 6 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The exposition from Mozart Concerto No. 3, 4, or 5
The exposition of the first movement from a standard Romantic or 20th Century concerto (Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Sibelius, or Tchaikovsky)
First violin excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: 99–114
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. I: 1–53
  • Mvt. IV: 33–80
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. II: 33–39
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 17–99
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 1, “Classical”, Op. 25
  • Mvt. I: 1–H
  • Mvt. II: 1–C
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • 1 to 13 after C
Second violin excerpts
Mozart—Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”, K. 551
  • Mvt. IV: 1–157
Rachmaninoff—Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
  • Mvt. II: “Meno mosso” after 32 to 11 after 34
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