Cleveland Orchestra horn audition

Audition information
Position
Principal horn
Application deadline
June 25, 2018
Audition date
September 17, 2018
Go to web page

(Posted on May 3, 2018; last updated almost 6 years ago)

Find other horn auditions listed on Magnum Opus.

Audition Repertoire
One of the following Mozart concertos
Mozart—Horn Concerto No. 2, K. 417
  • Mvt. II
  • Mvt. I
Mozart—Horn Concerto No. 4, K. 495
  • Mvt. II
  • Mvt. I
Orchestral excerpts
Bach—B minor Mass
Beethoven—Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” Op. 68
Beethoven—Symphony No. 7, Op. 92
Beethoven—Symphony No. 8
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Fourth horn part
Brahms—Symphony No. 1
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
Brahms—Symphony No. 3
Bruckner—Symphony No. 4
Dvořák—Symphony No. 9, “New World”
Kodály—Dances of Galánta
Mahler—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. I
Mahler—Symphony No. 5
Mahler—Symphony No. 9
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Nocturne
Mozart—Symphony No. 29
Ravel—Piano Concerto in G
Ravel—Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a dead princess)
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
Shostakovich—Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Strauss—Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Stravinsky—The Fairy’s Kiss (Le baiser de la fée)
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 5
Wagner—Siegfried
  • Long call
Wagner—Das Rheingold
  • Prelude, Horn 8: opening
One of the following Strauss concertos
Strauss—Horn Concerto No. 1
Strauss—Horn Concerto No. 2 in E♭
Chamber music
Nielsen—Wind Quintet, Op. 43
  • Mvt. I
Sight-reading
Discussion

    It’s quiet in here! Log in to comment.