Repertoire 2025

Each participant will be asked to play the first movement of a concerto (without cadenza) to be chosen from the list below, as well as the listed orchestral excerpts.

The audition repertoire including the scores of the orchestral excerpts can be downloaded after successful registration in the audition account.

Violin

Audition Concertos

  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
  • Johannes Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
  • Wolfang Amadeus Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
  • Wolfang Amadeus Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
  • Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Béla Bartók, Musik für Saiteninstrumente, Schlagzeug und Celesta, 2nd Mvt. (Allegro)
  • Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 9, 3rd Mvt., Adagio (Langsam. Feierlich)
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvt., Nachtmusik (Allegro moderato)
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 39, 4th Mvt., Finale (Allegro)
  • Richard Strauss, Don Juan (Allegro molto con brio)
Viola

Audition Concertos

  • Carl Stamitz, Concerto in D major, op. 1
  • Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Concerto in D major
  • Béla Bartók, Viola Concerto op. posth.
  • Paul Hindemith, ‘Der Schwanendreher’

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, 2nd Mvt. (Andante con moto)
  • Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 4, 2nd Mvt. (Andante quasi Allegretto)
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Ein Sommernachtstraum, 1st Mvt., Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
  • Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe, 2me Suite (Animé)
  • Richard Strauss, Don Juan (Allegro molto con brio)
Cello

Audition Concertos

  • Joseph Haydn, Concerto in D major, Hob.VIIb:2
  • Antonín Dvořák, Concerto in B minor, op. 104
  • Robert Schumann, Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, 2nd Mvt. (Andante con moto)
  • Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 2, 2nd Mvt. (Adagio non troppo)
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4, 1st Mvt. (Con molto comodo)
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro, Overture (Presto)
  • Bedrich Smetana, Die verkaufte Braut, Overture (Vivacissimo)
  • Richard Strauss, Don Juan (Allegro molto con brio)
  • Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 ‘Pathètique’, 2nd Mvt. (Allegro con grazia)
Double Bass

Audition Concertos

  • Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Double Bass Concerto in E major
  • Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Double Bass Concerto in E-flat major
  • Giovanni Bottesini, Double Bass Concerto No.2 in B minor
  • Serge Koussevitzky, Double Bass Concerto in F-sharp minor, op.3

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Audition Excerpts will be announced shortly
Flute

Audition Concertos

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Flute Concerto in G major, K. 313
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Flute Concerto in D major, K. 314

Orchestral Excerpts | Flute

  • George Bizet, Carmen, 3rd Act, 1st Scene, Prélude (Allegretto quasi Andantino)
  • Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1, 4th Mvt. (Più Andante)
  • Claude Debussy, Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune (Très modéré)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Matthäuspassion, Aria ‘Aus Liebe soll mein Heiland sterben’
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 9, 1st Mvt. (Lento. Misterioso)
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Ein Sommernachtstraum, Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
  • Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé, 2me Suite (Très lent)
  • Richard Strauss, Tod und Verklärung (Largo)

Orchestral Excerpts | Piccolo (optional)

  • Maurice Ravel, Ma Mère l‘Oye, 3rd Mvt. (Mouvt de Marche)
  • Gioachino Rossini, La scala di seta, Overture (Allegro)
  • Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 8, 4th Mvt. (Largo)
  • Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, 3rd Mvt, Scherzo (Allegro. Meno mosso)
Oboe

Audition Concertos

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314
  • Richard Strauss, Oboe Concerto in D major

Orchestral Excerpts | Oboe

  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’, 2nd Mvt., Marcia funebre (Adagio assai) + 3rd Mvt., Scherzo (Allegro vivace and Trio)
  • Johannes Brahms, Violin Concerto, 2nd Mvt. (Adagio)
  • Gioachino Rossini, La scala di seta, Overture (Allegro)
  • Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 9, 2nd Mvt. (Andante con moto)
  • Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 2, 3rd Mvt. (Adagio espressivo)
  • Richard Strauss, Don Juan (Allegro molto con brio)
  • Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, 2nd Mvt. (Andantino in modo di canzone)
  • Richard Wagner, Parsifal, 3rd Act, Karfreitagszauber (Sehr ruhig)

Orchestral Excerpts | Cor Anglais (optional)

  • Béla Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, 1st Mvt. (Introduzione) + 4th Mvt. (Intermezzo interrotto)
  • Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’, 2nd Mvt. (Largo)
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 6, 3rd Mvt. (Andante moderato)
  • Arnold Schoenberg, Pelleas und Melisande (Sehr langsam)
  • Igor Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps, 1st Part, Introduction (Lento)
Clarinet

Audition Concertos

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
  • Carl Maria von Weber, Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor, op. 73
  • Carl Maria von Weber, Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E-flat major, op. 74

Orchestral Excerpts | Klarinette

  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 4, 2nd Mvt. (Adagio)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastorale’, 1st Mvt. (Allegro ma non troppo) + 2nd Mvt. (Andante molto moto)
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvt., Nachtmusik (Allegro)
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Ein Sommernachtstraum, Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
  • Sergei Prokofiev, Peter und der Wolf (Nervoso)
  • Giacomo Puccini, Tosca, 3rd Act (Andante lento appassionato molto)
  • Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9, 3rd Mvt. (Presto)
  • Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 7 ‘Unfinished’, 2nd Mvt. (Andante con moto)
  • Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 ‘Pathètique’, 1st Mvt. (Allegro non troppo)

Orchestral Excerpts | E-flat Clarinet (optional)

  • Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, 5th Mvt., Witches’ Sabbath (Allegro)
  • Maurice Ravel, Boléro (Tempo di Bolero moderato assai)
  • Igor Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps, 1st Part, L‘adoration de la terre (Più mosso)
  • Anton Webern, 6 Pieces for Orchestra, No. 4 (Langsam. Marcia funebre)

Orchestral Excerpts | Bass-Clarinet (optional)

  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 6, 1st Mvt. (Sehr ruhig)
  • Dmitri Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 1, 2nd Mvt., Scherzo (Allegro. Animando)
  • Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 8, 5th Mvt. (Allegretto)
  • Richard Strauss, Don Quixote (Mäßig)
Bassoon

Audition Concertos

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 (186e)
  • Carl Maria von Weber, Concerto in F major, op. 75

Orchestral Excerpts | Bassoon

  • Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 88, 1st Mvt. (Allegro)
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 7, Excerpts from the 2nd/3rd/5th Mvt.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, 2nd Mvt. (Andantino)
  • Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 ‘Pathètique’, Excerpts from the 1st/3rd/4th Mvt.

Orchestral Excerpts | Contrabassoon (optional)

  • Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3, 1st Mvt. (Allegro con brio un poco sostenuto) + 4th Mvt. (Allegro)
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 7, Excerpts from the 1st-4th Mvt
  • Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlos, 3rd Act, 2nd Scene (Largo)
French Horn

Audition Concertos

  • Richard Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, op. 11
  • Hermann Neuling, Bagatelle for Low Horn

Orchestral Excerpts | High Horn

  • Audition Excerpts will be announced shortly

Orchestral Excerpts | Low Horn

  • Audition Excerpts will be announced shortly
Trumpet

Audition Concertos

  • Joseph Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob.VIIe:1
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Trumpet Concerto in E major

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Audition Excerpts will be announced shortly
Trombone

Audition Concertos

  • Ferdinand David, Trombone Concertino, op. 4
  • Launy Grøndahl, Trombone Concerto (1924)

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Alban Berg, 3 Pieces for Orchestra, No. 3, Marsch (Allegro energico)
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 3, 1st Mvt. (Langsam. Schwer)
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Requiem, Tuba mirum (Andante)
  • Maurice Ravel, Boléro (Tempo di Bolero moderato assai)
Bass Trombone

Audition Concerto

  • Ernst Sachse, Concerto in F major – 1st + 2nd mvt

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Joseph Haydn, Die Schöpfung, No. 26 Chorus (Vivace)
  • Ottorino Respighi, Fontane di Roma (Allegro vivace)
  • Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 3, 4th Mvt. (Feierlich)
  • Igor Stravinsky, Petrushka, 2nd Tableau (Les Déguisés)
Tuba

Audition Concerto

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams, Tuba Concerto
    • 1st mvt: Beginning to Fig. 5
    • 2nd mvt: Beginning to Fig. 3
    • 3rd mvt: Beginning to Fig. 4

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Ottorino Respighi, Fontane di Roma (Allegro vivace)
  • Igor Stravinsky, Petrushka, 4th Picture, A bear and a man playing the pipe (Sostenuto)
  • Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, 1st Mvt. (Moderato con anima) + 4th Mvt., Finale (Allegro con fuoco)
  • Richard Wagner, Lohengrin, 3rd Act, Prelude (Sehr lebhaft)
  • Richard Wagner, Siegfried, 2nd Act, Prelude (Träg und schleppend)
Harp

Audition Concerto

  • Georg Friedrich Händel, Concerto in B-flat major op.4, No. 6, HWV 294, (without repeats)

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Béla Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, 4th Mvt., Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto)
  • Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana, Prelude and Sicilana (Andante)
  • Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake, 2nd Act, No. 13 (Andante)
  • Giuseppe Verdi, La forza del destino, Overture (Allegro brillante)
Percussion

Audition Concerto

– no solo piece required –

Orchestral Excerpts

  • Audition Excerpts will be announced shortly




Ingo Metzmacher and the GMJO, Summer 2024 © Sebastian Madej / Elbphilharmonie Hamburg