Detroit Symphony Orchestra violin audition

Audition information
Position
Section violin
Application deadline
August 9, 2021
Audition date
September 20 through October 5, 2021
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(Posted on June 8, 2021; last updated over 3 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The first movement (with cadenza) of one of the following
Beethoven—Violin Concerto
Brahms—Violin Concerto
Dvořák—Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn—Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Prokofiev—Violin Concerto No. 2
Sibelius—Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky—Violin Concerto
The first movement (without cadenza) of one of the following
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
Mozart—Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
First Violin Excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: “Adagio lo stesso tempo” for 16 measures
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: 88–F
  • Mvt. IV: 33–D
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. II: 33 to 4 before 39
Mahler—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. IV: 15–19
Mendelssohn—Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
  • Mvt. I: 1–110
Mozart—Symphony No. 39, K. 543
  • Mvt. II: 1–27
  • Mvt. IV: 1–41
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • 1 to 4 before D
Second Violin Excerpts
Bartók—Concerto for Orchestra
  • Mvt. IV: 265–317
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Mvt. III: 238–264
Mozart—Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”, K. 551
  • Mvt. IV: 272–313
Strauss—An Alpine Symphony
  • 129–134
Possible sight-reading
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