Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violin audition

Audition information
Position
Section first violin (2 openings)
Application deadline
February 2, 2018
Audition date
April 16–21, 2018
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(Posted on January 11, 2018; last updated over 6 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One of the following concerto movements
Bartók—Violin Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. I
Beethoven—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
Brahms—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
Mendelssohn—Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
  • Mvt. I
Prokofiev—Violin Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. I
Sibelius—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
Tchaikovsky—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. I
One of the following concertos
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. IV: 1–86
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: 99–114
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. I: 1–53
Copland—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. IV: 3 after 90 to 93
Mahler—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. I: 7–11
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 17–99
Mozart—Symphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. II
  • Mvt. IV: 1–78 (B)
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 1, “Classical”, Op. 25
  • Mvt. I: 1–12 (H)
Schoenberg—Verklärte Nacht
  • 155–188
  • 278–320
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 9–12
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • First page
Possible sight-reading
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