Reading Symphony Orchestra cello audition

Audition information
Position
Principal cello
Application deadline
October 23, 2017
Audition date
November 8, 2017
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(Posted on September 8, 2017; last updated over 6 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The exposition of the first or last movement of a major cello concerto — no cadenza
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II
  • Mvt. III
Beethoven—Symphony No. 8
  • Mvt. III: Trio
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–16
  • Mvt. IV: 244–281
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 until pizz., top line
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: C–D
  • Scherzo: N–O
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. IV
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • 1 to 5 before D
Verdi—Requiem
  • Offertorio: 1–29
Orchestral soli
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. II: both solos
Rossini—William Tell Overture
  • Beginning to “Allegro”
Strauss—Don Quixote
  • Theme, 4 before 13 to 14
  • Variation 1
  • Variation 2
Suppé—Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna Overture
  • Opening solo
Possible sight-reading
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