Required repertoire for the audition
Solo repertoire:
W.A. Mozart, one of the following concertos: Concerto №1 K313 or Concerto №2 K314, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts for flute:
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №3 (Finale)
- F. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo)
- C. Debussy: L’Après-midi d’un faune (1st solo)
- M. Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite №2 (No 176-179)
Orchestral excerpts for piccolo:
- M. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (1st mvt)
- G. Rossini: La gazza ladra, Overture
- J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus, Overture
Notice: candidates for Principal position should play solo repertoire and all 4 orchestral excerpts for flute. Candidates for 2nd flute position should play solo repertoire, 2 excerpts for flute on their choice and all 3 excerpts for piccolo.
Solo repertoire:
W.A. Mozart: Concerto in C Major, K. 314, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts:
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №3 (3rd & 4th mvt.)
- J. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major op. 77 (2nd mvt.)
- G. Rossini: La Scala di Seta, Overture
Solo repertoire:
W.A. Mozart: Concerto in A major K622, 1st movement exposition
Orchestral excerpts:
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №6 (1st, 2nd and 3rd mvt.)
- F. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo)
- G. Puccini: Tosca (Act III, 11 to 12)
- N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Cappriccio Espagnol (1st & 3rd mvt.)
Solo repertoire:
W.A. Mozart: Concerto in B-flat major K191, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts:
- W.A. Mozart: Marriage of Figaro, Overture (Bars 1-24, 101-123)
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №9 (4th mvt.)
- P. Tchaikovsky: Symphony №4 (1st & 2nd mvt.)
- I. Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (Beginning)
Solo repertoire:
W.A. Mozart, one of the following concertos: Concerto №2 K417 or Concerto №4 K495, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts for high horn positions (1st & 3rd horn):
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №7 (1st mvt.)
- J. Brahms: Symphony №3 (3rd mvt.)
- R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (Beginning to No 5)
- D. Shostakovich: Symphony №5 (1st mvt., No 33-41)
Orchestral excerpts for low horn positions (2nd & 4th horn):
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №3 (3rd mvt., measures 171-205)
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №9 (3rd mvt., Adagio, measures 82-99)
- R. Strauss: Don Quixote (Variation VII)
- D. Shostakovich: Symphony №5 (1st mvt. No 17-21)
Solo repertoire:
J. Haydn: Concerto in E-flat major, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts:
- P. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, №12 (Chocolate)
- A. Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 (1st mvt.)
- G. Mahler: Symphony №5 (1st mvt.)
- I. Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947, Ballerina’s Dance)
Solo repertoire:
F. David, Concertino, main exposition (until letter D)
Orchestral excerpts:
- W. A. Mozart: Requiem (Tuba mirum)
- G. Rossini: La Gazza Ladra, Overture
- R. Wagner: Tannhäuser, Overture
- M. Ravel: Bolero
Orchestral repertoire:
Snare drum:
- N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Spanish Capriccio
- N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
- D. Shostakovich: Symphony №7
Bells:
- W.A. Mozart: The Magic Flute
Orchestra Cymbals:
- S. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto №2
- P. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture
Tambourine:
- A. Dvorak: Carnaval Overture
- G. Bizet: Carmen
Solo repertoire:
One piece or movement of a work of the Applicant’s choice
Orchestral excerpts:
- H. Berlioz: Fantastic Symphony (2nd mvt.)
- P. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Waltz of the flowers (Cadenza)
- M. Ravel: Tzigane (Cadenza)
Solo repertoire:
W.A. Mozart, one of the following concertos: Concerto №3 K216, Concerto №4 K218 or Concerto №5 K219, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts:
- W.A. Mozart: Symphony №39 (4th mvt.)
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №9 (3rd mvt.)
- P. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite (Overture)
- R. Strauss: Don Juan (page I)
Solo repertoire:
One of the following concertos: C.P. Stamitz, Concerto in D major or F.A. Hoffmeister, Concerto in D major, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts:
- W.A. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, Overture
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №5 (2nd mvt.)
- F. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo)
- R. Strauss: Don Juan (Beginning to D)
Solo repertoire:
J. Haydn, one of the following concertos: Concerto №1 or Concerto №2, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts:
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №6 (5th mvt., bars 25-56)
- W.A. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, Overture
- P. Tchaikovsky: Symphony №6 (2nd mvt.)
- R. Strauss: Don Juan (Beginning to letter C)
Solo repertoire:
One of the following concertos: C.D. von Dittersdorf, Concerto №1 or №2; F.A. Hoffmeister, Concerto №1 or №2, 1st movement exposition and cadenza
Orchestral excerpts:
- J.S. Bach: Suite in B minor for flute and orchestra (7th mvt. Badinerie)
- W.A. Mozart: Symphony №40 (1st mvt.)
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony №5 (3rd mvt.)
- F. Mendelssohn: Symphony №4 (4th mvt.)
Two arias of contrasting style, tempo, in original language.