Stephen Drake's Audition

Lists for Orchestral Cello Jobs

These lists were originally developed by cellist Stephen Drake, who has graciously given permission to Cello Heaven to publish here. Some are repertoire lists for section positions, and some are for principal or solo positions.

The lists are provided for informational purposes only. They do not mean that there are jobs available at these orchestras.

These audition requirements will change as the years go by. If you have more recent information, or information about another orchestra, anywhere in the world, please email it to Cello Heaven, so I can update this web page. So far all of the lists here are of American or Canadian orchestras.

Solos

1. A major cello concerto

2. a movement from a Bach unaccompanied suite

Orchestral Works

1. Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin: Suite

2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Op. 67

3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, Op. 93 (3rd movement)

4. Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Op. 73

5. Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (1st & 4th movements)

6. Debussy: La Mer (1 before figure 9, all parts)

7. Mahler: Symphony No. 5

8. Mozart: Symphony No. 35

9. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Op. 100

10. Smetana: Overture to Bartered Bride

11. Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20

12. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (beginning to 13)

13. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Selected Sight Reading

Note: In the preliminary round, only the concerto and the Bach were heard, and 2 excerpts from Beethoven 5th, 2nd mvt; the trio from Beethoven 8, and part of the 4th mvt of Mozart 35.



Solos

Bach-Sarabande and Gigue from Suite #3, C Major

First movement of one of the following works (applicant's choice)

Boccherini-B Flat Major Concerto

Bloch-Schelomo

Dvorak-Cello Concerto

Elgar-Cello Concerto

Haydn-D Major or C Major Concerto

Prokoviev-Sinfonia Concertante, pous 125

Schumann-Cello Concerto

Shostakovich-Cello Concerto No. 1

Walton-Cello Concerto

Orchestra Excerpts

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, slow movement and Scherzo

Brahms: Symphony No. 2, second movement, Adagio, Opening to Letter B (measure 33)

Mahler: Symphony No. 4, first movement, beginning to end of measure 51 and pickup to #7 to #8 (measures 91-102); third movement, beginning to second measure of #1 (measures 1-26); #4 to #5 (measures 107-137); third beat of measure 220 to downbeat of measure 238

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 (Haffner), last movement, beginning to measure 54; measure 134 to downbeat of measure 197

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, last movement, #79 to #80; 2 measure before #88 to 6 measures after #88; 6 measures after #91 to end of measure 2 before #92; #93 to downbeat 5 measures before #95; 3 measures before #106 to 1 measure before #107

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, first movement, #32 to end of the measure, 6 before #39; third (slow) movement, #89 to #93

Strauss: Don Juan, opening to letter C

Verdi: Requiem, no. 3, offertorio, beginning to end of measure 46

Possible sightreading

Required Solos (need not be memorized) :

Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata - 1st movement up to recapitulation (no repeat)

Bach: 4th Suite in Eb - Courante (without repeats)

Cello Orchestra Passages from:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Brahms: Symphony #2

Brahms: Symphony #3

Debussy: La Mer

Mozart: Symphony #41

Strauss: Don Juan

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan & Isolde"

Sightreading

(At auditions you may use your own music or the music provided by the BSO, but you should be prepared to use BSO parts if requested.)

The Auditions Committee reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at these auditions.

Associate Principal Cello Audition (1999)

A. SOLOS

Exposition of first movement of standard concerto of candidate's choice.

One movement of a Bach cello suite of candidate's choice

B. EXCERPTS



Beethoven Symphony # 5, movement II, A: mm. 1-10; B: mm. 49-57; C: mm. 98-106; movement III, D: mm 1-177

Beethoven Symphony #9, movement IV: recitatives through m. 90

Brahms, Concerto #2 for Piano and Orchestra, movement II, complete solo material

Brahms, Symphony #2, movement II, measures 1-15; Symphony #3, movement III, measures 1-39

Debusy, La Mer, movement I: 2 measures before 9 through 6th measure of 9 (top line)

Mendelssohn, Ein Sommernachstraum (A Midsummer's Night Dream , Intermezzo, complete

, Intermezzo, complete Mozart, Symphony #35, movement IV, A: mm. 1-37; B: mm. 134-264

Rossini, Overture from William Tell, mm. 1- 48, top line

Strauss, Don Juan, complete

Suppe, Morning, Noon and Night Overture, Opening solo

Suppe, Poet and Peasant Overture, Opening solo

Tchaikovsky, Symphony #6, movement II: mm 1-32 (with repeat)

Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite, movement IV: 3 measures before 6 through 3 before the end

Verdi, Requiem, movement III: mm. 1-28

SOLO:

First movement of a Concerto of your choice

One movement from a solo Cello Suite by J. S. Bach

ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE (tutti parts only)

Beethoven, Symphony #5, opus 67, 2nd movement, beginning to m. 10, m. 49-59, m. 98-106; 3rd movement, beginning to m. 18, m. 52-74, m. 140-218

Beethoven, Symphony #8, opus 93, 3rd movement, trio

Brahms, Symphony #2, opus 73, 2nd movement, beginning to m. 16

Straus, Don Juan, opus 20, 7 before G to H, 11 after V to 4 after W

Mozart, Symphony #35, k. 385, 4th movement, m. 134-181

Prokofiev, Symphony #5, opus 100, 2nd movement 35-36, 4th movement #79 to #80 (top line)

Debussy, La Mer, 2 before #9 to 6 after #9 (top line)

YOU MAY BE ASKED TO SIGHT READ

Solo work:

A. The first movement of the Dvorak Cello concerto in B minor.

B. The first movement of the Concerto in D major by Haydn.

Excerpts required for each player:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd and 3rd movements

Brahms: Symphony No. 2, 2nd movement

Brahms: Symphony No. 3, 3rd movement

Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn, var. I & V

Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream

Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute

Strauss: Don Juan

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Nos. 3-5 and 13-20

Wagner: Overture to Tannhauser, letter E to letter F (letter I to letter K in the Kalmus edition)

Sight-reading: Excerpts from the standard repertoire to be determined at the audition.

Bach - A solo suite of the applicant's choice - two contrasting movements (no repeats)

First movement (with cadenza, if applicable) of one of the following concerti: Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn C or D, Lalo, Saint-Saens, Schumann, or Tchaikovsky - Rocco [sic] Variations (complete)

Beethoven:



Coriolan Overture, (Kalmus), Meas. 52-78

Symphony No. 5, (Breitkopf Weisbaden), Mvt. II, meas. 1-10, 98-105; Mvt. III, meas. 141-177

Symphony No. 8, (Breitkopf Leipzig), Mvt III, meas. 45-78

Symphony No. 9, (Breitkopf Weisbaden), Mvt II, meas. 9-57; Mvt IV, meas. 1-106, 541-594, 709-717

Symphony No. 2, (Breitkopf Leipzig), Mvt I, meas. 350-369; Mvt II, meas. 1-15

Symphony No. 3, (Breitkopf Weisbaden), Mvt. I, meas. 87-100; Mvt. III, meas. 1-16; Mvt. IV, meas. 150-197

Don Juan, (Kalmus), meas. 1-9, five before B - four before D, seven before G - H, seven after O - four before Q, R - T, Tempo I after V - four after W

Ein Heldenleben, (Lucks), 6 - seven after 13, three after 56 - 63

Sight reading may be required.

Other excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire may be asked of the finalists.

Be prepared to play from CSO parts if requested.

All auditions are on a solo playing basis - no accompaniments are necessary.

Solos:

Haydn: Concerto in D Major, 1st Movement until recapitulation.

First movement of a concerto or a concerto piece of the applicant's choice.

Orchestral Excerpts:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Andante con Moto (exclude use of the A string except in forte)

Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Trio of Allegretto movement; Pizzicato of Finale

Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Opening to No. 2, 9 - 13, 28 - 33, 46 - 50, 68 - 71.

Verdi: Offertorio from Requiem

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, 1st movement, Moderato Assai before F to F, M - Q; 2nd movement, Theme

Beethoven: Eroica Symphony, Finale - Bar 44 until A; Presto to end

Solo Orchestral Repertoire:

Beethoven: Prometheus, Act 2, #5 (as in International excerpts)

Haydn: Symphony No. 31 in D (Horn Signal), 2nd and 4th movements

Suppe: Overture to Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 2, #9 Aria with Cello in D Flat

Brahms: Piano Concerto #2, Solo

Puccini: Tosca, Act 3 - famous cello solo

Strauss: Don Quixote: Theme, Variation 1, Variation 5 Solo Cello

Solos:

1. Movement of a standard concerto of your choice

2. movement of a Bach suite

Orchestral Excerpts: (excerpts enclosed!)

Beethoven: Symphony #5 in C minor



Mvt. II: Measures 1-106

Mvt. III: Measures 1-18 and 141-196

Mvt. II: Measures 1-15

Mvt. I: Measures 187-201

Mvt. III: Measures 1-39

Mvt. I: 13 measures after A to 22 measures after A, and 8 measures before F to F

Mvt. II 21 measures before A to A

Mvt. I: Measures 114-133

Mvt. I: Measures 76-93

Mvt III: Trio

Scherzo from N to O

Mvt. I: 4 to 6

Mvt. II: 5 measures after 5 to 8 measures after 6, and 26 measures before 12 to 3 measures after 13

Mvt. V: 1 measure before 2 to 23 measures after 2 and 5 measures after 17 to 2 measures before 18 and 2 measures before 21 to 22

There will be sightreading.

Complete concerto of your choice from the standard repertoire (all movements). (An accompanist will be provided during all rounds.)

All of the following excerpts:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ("Choral"): Recitative

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture, K. 492

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385

Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 (critical edition)

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Verdi Messa da Requiem: Offertorium

Sightreading

Solo Repertoire:

1. First movement of major concerto (no accompaniment).

2. Prelude of any Bach Suite.

Orchestral Excerpts

Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Fugue from last movement

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, second and third movements

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, third movement Trio

Brahms: Symphony No. 2, second movement (measures 1 to 16)

Brahms: Symphony No. 3, first movement (measures 187 - 202) and third movement (measures 1-16)

Debussy La Mer, two measures before reh. no. 9 for 9 measures

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer's Night Dream, Scherzo

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, first movement (measures 25 - 85, 260 - 287)

Mozart: Symphony No. 40, first and fourth movements

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5, second movement (reh. no. 55 to 56) and fourth movement (reh. no. 79 to 80)

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, beginning through seven measures after reh. no. 13

Strauss: Don Juan, all

Verdi: Requiem, Offertorio, first page

One movement (applicant's choice) from a major concerto or a major solo work (no sonatas)

Orchestral repertoire:

Beethoven: Symphony no. 5



Mvt. 2, measures 1-10

Mvt. 2, measures 98-106

Beginning to reh. let. C.

Un Poco Piu Lento to to 4 after reh. let. H.

Tempo I before W to 4 after W.

Orchestral Solos:

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2

Haydn: Symphony No. 31

Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture

Note: I was a candidate at the most recent audition, 6/7/97. I didn't make the finals. What they asked for in the preliminary round:

1. Solo work. (about 1 minutes worth.)

2. Beethoven excerpts.

3. Mozart excerpt.

4. Strauss excerpt.

5. Brahms Piano Concerto solo, the section at the start of it.

They were very good about it, and told us what was going to be asked in the preliminary round, and the final round. I wish all auditions could be run like this one was!

Solos:

Bach: Movement of your choice from any unaccompanied Cello Suite

Concerto: Your choice, approximately 2 minutes.

Orchestral Excerpts:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd and 3rd Mvmnts.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 4th Mvt.

Brahms: Piano DConcerto No. 2, 3rd Mvt, Solo.

Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream

Mozart: Symphony No. 41, 4th Mvt.

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, 4th Mvmt, top line of 79 to 80

Rossini: William Tell Overture, Solo Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, first page to [6], page 7 [43] to [50]

V. Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overure, Solo

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Solo

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, 2nd Mvt.

Solos:

Haydn: Cello Concerto D major, 1st Movement (until recap.)

And Your Choice Of:

Dvorak: Cello Concerto, 1st Movement

Or

Schumann: Cello Concerto, 1st Movement

Orchestral Solos:

Strauss: Don Quixote, Theme, Variation I, Variation V, Finale

Rossini: William Tell Overture

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2

Suppe: Morning, Noon, & Night

Strauss: Bourgeois Gentilhomme (as found in the cello excerpt book published by International Publishing )

Puccini: Tosca, solo in Act III

Orchestra Parts:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd Movement

Debussy: La Mer

Dvorak: Carnival Overture

Verdi: Requiem "Offertorio"

Mendelssohn: Midsummers Night's Dream, Scherzo

Strauss: Don Juan

Candidates may also be asked to play other material not on this list.

SOLOS:

One of the following concerto movements (with MSO piano accompanest in finals)

Dvorak: first movement (beginning to measure 267)

Dvorak: last movement (with coda; play mm. 33-421)

Haydn D: first movement (beginning to m. 128)

Haydn D. last movement, complete

Bach Preludes to Suites # 1, 2, 3 or 4

Popper Etudes # 5, 10 or 22

EXCERPTS:

Beethoven: Sym. 5, 2nd movement, mm 1-10, 49-59, 98-106; 3rd movement, mm 1-213 with repeat

Brahms: Sym #2, slow movement, beginning to A

Dvorak: Carnival Overture: E-F, and L-M

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass, movement IV, Veruju: mm 130-145 (part available)

Mahler: Symphony #5, second movement: #5-#9, Langsam after #11-#13; last movement: pickup to #2-#3

Mozart: Symphony #35, last movement: 6 bars before B to C, 10 after D to E

Schoenberg: Variatons for Orchestra, opus 31: measures 34-57 (part available)

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben: beginning to #14

CHAMBER MUSIC

Schubert: String Quintet in C (D 956), 2nd cello part, first movement: mm 1-154 only (please use bowings as marked in our copy)

Shostakovich: Piano Trio in e minor, opus 67, Scherzo (2nd movement), complete (The audition committee acknowledges that the printed metronome marking is widely considered to be unreasonable. Bowings are the choice of the candidate.)

SIGHT READING

In addition to the orchestral excerpts listed, one movement from a concerto

of your choice is required.

Bach: Unaccompanied Suite (two contrasting movements)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (second movement)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Presto beginning-A; Fourth movement recitative)

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Andante)

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Opening)

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo 296-323)

Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (beginning first 8 measures)

Rossini: William Tell Overture (solo)

Strauss: Don Juan (beginning to C)

Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring (186 to the end)

One movement from a concerto of your choice

One movement from a Bach Suite

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd and 3rd movs.

Brahms: Symphony No. 2, 2nd mov.

Brahms: Symphony No. 3, 3rd mov.

Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream

Mozart: Symphony No. 35, 4th mov.

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, 1st mov. - No. 32 to 3 bars after 38

Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture, 1st 2 pages

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Bewegt after #3 to #5, and Schnell after #17

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Beginning to 3 bars after #2, and 4 bars before #12 to 7 bars after #13

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, #104 to #109, and #111 to #114

Concerto

One movement from a concerto of your choice (classical or later period)

Orchestral Repertoire

Mozart: Symphony No. 35, 4th movement

Brahms: Symphony No. 2, 2nd movement

Brahms: Symphony No. 3, 3rd movement

Strauss: Don Juan (Symphonic Poem)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd movement and 3rd movement

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, 3rd movement (Trio)

Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture

Debussy: La Mer (prepare all divisi lines)

Sight reading may be required

Solo Piece of your choice.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - 2nd and 3rd movements

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 - 2nd movement beginning through letter A

Debussy: La Mer - 2 measures before #9 (the entire passage)

R. Strauss: Don Juan - Letter F to H.

Wagner: Lohengrin (Etude from David Popper from High School of Cello Playing Opus 73.)

Sight Reading.

Solo Piece of your choice.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Brahms: Symphony No. 2

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Strauss: Don Juan

Strauss: Don Quixote

Sight Reading.

(all the music was included in the package.)

Lalo: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, mvt. 1

Wagner: Die Walküre : Act II, scene 4

Verdi: Requiem : Mvt. 3, "Offertorio"

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel : Act III, scenes 2 and 3

Giordano: Andrea Chenier : Act I

Berg: Wozzeck : Act I, Scene 4

Beethoven: Fidelio : Act II, No. 13, Trio; and Act II, No. 14, Quartet

Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte : Act I, No. 16, Trio

Wagner: Tännhauser : Overture

Wagner: Gotterdämmerung : Act III, scene 3, #46 & #71

Bizet: Carmen : Act III Finale

Tchaikovsky: Variations on A Rococco Theme, Op. 33

Solo Work: Prepare an Allergro movement from any standard concerto.

Orchestral Excerpts:

Beethoven - Symphony #5, Movements two and three

Brahms - Symphony #2, Second Movement

Mozart - Symphony #35, Fourth Movement

Mendelssohn - Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream

Smetana - Overture to the Bartered Bride

Tchaikovsky - Symphony #4, Second Movement

R. Strauss - Don Juan

Verdi - Requieum, Offertorio

Sightreading

Excerpts will be provided for reference, however candidates may use their own.

Solo work will be played first followed by orchestra excerpts and sightreading.

Candidates will draw lots to determine audition times. Each preliminary audition will be approximately 10-15 minutes in length. The committee will hear 4-6 candidates in one hour's time.

Finals, if necessary, will be held immediately following preliminaries.

Two URLs of interest:

http://www.shreveportsymphony.com

http://www.softdisk.com/comp/opus



Haydn: Concerto in Cmajor - memorized, first page only

Beethoven: Symphony #5



Andante: measures 1-10, 49-60, 98-107, and 114-124

Third movement (trio): measures 140-214

Recitative section of the last movement

Adagio: first 12 measures

From 2 measures before #9 to 6 measures after #9

Finale

Bach: any two contrasting movements from the Six Suites

Dvorak: Cello Concerto (1st movement, beginning to the first Grandioso orchestra tutti)

Beethoven: Symphony #5 (2nd & 3rd movements)

Beethoven: Prometheus Ballet (solo) PRINCIPAL ONLY

Brahms: Piano Concerto #2 (solo)

Brahms: Symphony #3 (3rd movement)

Debussy: La Mer (I, quartet section, first part)

Dvorak: Symphony #8 (1st & 4th movements)

Mozart: Symphony #35 (1st and 4th movements)

Rossini: William Tell Overture (solo)

Strauss: Don Juan (first page and similar entrances)

Shostakovich: Symphony #1 (solo) PRINCIPAL ONLY

Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6 (2nd movement)

Von Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture (solo)

Finalists may be asked to sightread during the final rounds. Finalists may be asked to read quartet literature with members of a string quartet.

Solo works

Two contrasting movements of a Bach Suite

Entire 1st movement of Dvorak Concerto or Schumann Concerto

Orchestral solos

PLEASE NOTE - Where a specific edition of a work is listed, it is only as a reference for the letters and measure numbers. You may use your own edition.

Strauss - Don Quixote (International Edition, ed. Leonard Rose)



Massig theme



Variations I & II



Var. III - Viel Langsamer before 36 to end



Variations V & VI



Var. VIII (with upbeat) to 5 bars after 62



Var. X - 69 to to end of piece

Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2, Andante (Kalmus Edition)



opening to downbeat of 9 after A; D to end

Rossini - William Tell Overture



1st solo in opening to end of solo section

Orchestral tuttis

Strauss - Don Juan (Kalmus Edition)



beginning to downbeat 5 bars after D



Un poco piu lento to downbeat of H



R to downbeat of T



Tempo I before W to downbeat 4 after W

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 (Breitkopf-Weisbaden Edition)



2nd mvt. - meas. 1-10, 49-59, 98-106, 114-123



3rd mvt. - beginning to downbeat of bar 18; A to downbeat of bar 118; C major double bar to 1st ending

Mozart - Symphony No. 35, Finale (Kalmus Edition)



beginning to A



6 before B to downbeat 5 after B



18 after B to downbeat 1 before C



10 before D to downbeat 1 before E

Brahms - Symphony No. 2, 2nd Movement



beginning to 2 before A

Brahms - Symphony No. 3, 3rd movement



beginning to downbeat 2 before B

Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo (Breitkopf Ed.)



3rd beat of C to downbeat of D



3rd beat of N to downbeat of O

Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, Pas de Deux



bar 4 to end of 2nd bar after B

Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra



Introduzione - 22 to downbeat of 30; 2 after 35 to 1 before 51; 2 after 231 to 1 before 272; 488 to downbeat of 317



Finale - 126 to 1 before 148; 231 to 6 after 249; 292 to downbeat of 317; 1 after 408 to 3 after 441

I. A complete concerto of your choice. An accompanist will be provided.

II. A complete Bach Suite of your choice

III. Orchestral solos:

Brahms: Piano Concerto #2, 2nd mvmt.

Rossini: William Tell Overture, beginning to bar 48

Shostakovich: Symph. #1

Mvmt III, #1 to 2 after #2



Mvmt IV, #36-#40

IV. Tutti Excerpts

Beethoven: 5th symphony

Mvmt II, bars 1-10, 49-59 and 98-106



Mvmt III, bars 1-18 and 140-177

V. Possible sight-reading.

Just a note: At this audition, only some of this was heard. Only part of one mvmt was asked from the concerto, no Bach, only the theme and part of the dream var from Don Quixote, Brahms Piano Concerto #2 solo, Bartered Bride, only a couple of other things.

Note: This info was provided by Yvonne Caruthers, a cellist in the NSO. Email her for more info!

You may also be interested in looking at the National Symphony's Homepage.

One movement from a standard concerto

Bach, one movement from the unaccompanied suites

Beethoven, Symphony 5, 2nd and 3rd movements

Brahms, Symphony 2, 2nd movement

Brahms, Symphony 3, 3rd movement

Debussy, La Mer, 2 bars before 9 for 8 bars, top only

Elgar, Enigma Variations, var. XII, excluding solos

Mendelssohn, A Midsummernight's Dream, Scherzo, (C to D and M to O)

Mozart, Symphony 40, 1st movement (bars 114-138)

Strauss, Ein Heldenleben (opening to 14 and 1 bar before 46 to 50)

Tchaikovsky, Symphony 6, 2nd movement (opening to B)

Verdi, Requiem, offertory (bars 1-28)

Solo Requirement:

Standard Concerto of player's choice (complete concerto with cadenzas)

Bach: Prelude from unaccompanied Suite No. 2, 3, 5, or 6. And one movement of player's choice from any Suite.

Orchestral Repertoire:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; 2nd and 3rd movements

Brahms: Haydn Variations; Variation I and V

Brahms: Symphony No. 3; 3rd and 4th movements

Debussy: La Mer; 2 before '9' to 7 after '9'

Mahler: Symphony No. 5; 2nd and 5th movements

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Scherzo

Mozart: Marriage of Figaro; Overture

Mozart: Symphony No. 40; 1st and 4th movements

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5;

1st movememnt '9' to '10'



1st movement '13' to '14'



2nd movement '55' to '56'



3rd movement 5 after '74' to '77'



4th movement '79' to '80'

Sight reading from the standard orchestral repertoire may be asked for during these auditions.

I. SOLO OF THE PERFORMER'S CHOICE

II. ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Solo, 3rd mvt.

Brahms: Symphony No. 2; 1st mvt, 2nd mvt., 4th mvt.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; 2nd mvt.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8; Scherzo (Trio)

Corigliano: Symphony No. 1; Solo Excerpts (we'll provide)

Debussy: La Mer

Mahler: Symphony No. 2; 1st mvt., 2nd movt., 3rd mvt.

Mendelssohn: Midsummernight's Dream; Scherzo

Mozart: Symphony No. 40; 1st mvt., 4th mvt.

Rossini: William Tell Overture, Opening solo

Puccini: Tosca; Act 3 solo; 1st and 2nd parts

Saint Saens: Carnival of the Animals; The Swan

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; meas. 1 - 24

Von Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture; Opening solo

III. SIGHT READING

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Solo Repertoire

Bach, movement of choice from an unaccompanied Suite

Concerto, movement of choice from concerto of choice

Opera Excerpts

Puccini, Manon Lescaut, Intermezzo; Tosca, Act III opening (all 4 parts)

Rossini, The Barber of Seville Overture

R. Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Act II Scene 2

Verdi, Requiem, Offertorio

Excerpts provided

Tape Audition Repertoire

I. Five minutes of the first movement of a standard concerto

II. Excerpts:

Mozart: Symphony No. 35; Finale: bar 134 to 181

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Second mvt: Opening to bar 10, bar 98 to 106

Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Second mvt: Opening to bar 16

Strauss: Don Juan; R to T

Audition Repertoire List

I. First movement of a standard concerto

II. Excerpts:

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"; Finale

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Second mvt: Opening to bar 10, bar 49 to 59, bar 98 to 106, bar 114 to 123



Third mvt: Opening to bar 18, bar 52 to 74, bar 140 to 218

Third mvt: 60 to 61, 72 to 73



Fourth mvt: (Top Line) 79 to 80

This List was provided by Steven Taylor. Thanks!

Solo: 1st mvt. of a Major Concerto of your choice

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 (Mvts. I, II & III)

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 (Mvts. II)

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 (Mvts. III & IV)

VERDI: Requiem (Offertorio)

STRAUSS: Don Juan

STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben (Beginning to #13)

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 (I & II Mvts. & IV Mvt. Recitative)

SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride

This list was provided by Steven Taylor.

Virginia Sympony - Core and Per Service, April 29, 1999

First movement concerto of candidate's choice

Beethoven, Sym 5, movement 2, opening and first 2 variations; Sym 8, movement 3, trio

Brahms, Sym 2, movement 2, opening to m 15

Debussy, La Mer, cello solo 2 m before rehearsal 9 to 7 m after rehearsal 9

Mendelssohn (Core only) Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo, N to O

Mozart, Sym 35, movement 4, mm 1-37

Prokofiev (Core only) Sym 5, movement 2, 55-56; movement 3, 60-61

R. Strauss, Don Juan, mm 1-9, R to 4 m after U; 7 mm before G through H

Tchaikovsky, Sym 4, movement 2, mm 21 to A; mm 252-274

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