Fresno Philharmonic violin audition


Audition information

Position
Assistant concertmaster
Application deadline
October 19, 2017
Audition date
November 8–9, 2017
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(Posted on September 1, 2017; last updated over 6 years ago)


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Audition Repertoire
One of the following concerto movements
MozartViolin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
  • Mvt. I with cadenza
MozartViolin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
  • Mvt. I with cadenza
MozartViolin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
  • Mvt. I with cadenza
The first movement of a contrasting violin concerto from the 19th or 20th century
First violin excerpts
BeethovenSymphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: 1 to the second ending
BeethovenSymphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: 99–114
BrahmsSymphony No. 1
  • Mvt. I: 1–70
BrahmsSymphony No. 2
  • Mvt. I: 118–155
DebussyLa Mer
  • Mvt. II: 1920
MendelssohnA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 17–99
MendelssohnSymphony No. 4, “Italian”
  • Mvt. I: 1–110
MozartSymphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. I: 1–14
  • Mvt. I: 26–100
  • Mvt. II: 1–27
  • Mvt. II: 96–108
  • Mvt. II: 114–126
  • Mvt. IV: 1–104
StraussDon Juan, Op. 20
  • 1–62
Second violin excerpts
BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 1
  • Mvt. III: 238–275
MozartThe Magic Flute
  • Overture: 16–60
RachmaninoffSymphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
  • Mvt. II: “meno mosso” 14 after 32 to 4 before 35
SmetanaThe Bartered Bride
  • Overture: 1–104
Concertmaster solos
BrahmsSymphony No. 1
  • Mvt. II: 90–end
Rimsky-KorsakovScheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. II: 1–5
Rimsky-KorsakovCapriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
  • Mvt. III, Alborada
TchaikovskySwan Lake
  • No. IV Scene: 1 to 7 after 5
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