San Diego Symphony cello audition

Audition information
Position
Section cello (2 openings)
Application deadline
January 16, 2020
Audition date
February 16–18, 2020
Weeks in season
37
Payment
$74,485 per year
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(Posted on August 12, 2019; last updated over 4 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One movement of the applicant’s choice from a J. S. Bach cello suite
One movement from a standard cello concerto
Orchestral repertoire
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
  • Mvt. II: 114–124
  • Mvt. III: 1–218
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–15
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 6 after 9
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: pickup to 1 after C to D
  • Scherzo: pickup to 1 after N to O
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. I: 1–66
  • Mvt. IV: 1–231
Smetana—The Bartered Bride
  • Overture: 1 to 5 after A
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • 1 to 5 before D
  • 7 before G to H
  • R–T
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
  • Mvt. II: 1–32
Verdi—Requiem
  • Offertorio: 1–62
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