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
- Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, 1st Mvt., Rêveries – Passions (Largo)
- Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 9, 3rd Mvt., Adagio (Langsam. Feierlich)
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 1st Mvt., Trauermarsch (In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 39, 4th Mvt., Finale (Allegro)
- Richard Strauss, Don Juan (Allegro molto con brio)
Viola
Audition Concertos
- Béla Bartók, Viola Concerto op. posth.
- Paul Hindemith, ‘Der Schwanendreher’
- Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Concerto in D major
- Carl Stamitz, Concerto in D major, op. 1
- William Walton, Viola Concerto
Orchestral Excerpts
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, 3rd Mvt., Scherzo (Allegro Vivace)
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, 2nd Mvt. (Andante con moto)
- Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 4, 2nd Mvt. (Andante quasi Allegretto)
- Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe, 2me Suite (Animé)
- Richard Strauss, Don Juan (Allegro molto con brio)
Cello
Audition Concertos
- Antonín Dvořák, Concerto in B minor, op. 104
- Joseph Haydn, Concerto in D major, Hob.VIIb:2
- 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)
Double Bass
Audition Concertos
- Giovanni Bottesini, Concerto No.2 in B minor
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Concerto in E major
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Concerto in E-flat major
- Serge Koussevitzky, Concerto in F-sharp minor, op.3
Orchestral Excerpts
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, 3rd Mvt., Scherzo (Allegro Vivace)
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 5th Mvt., Rondo-Finale (Allegro giocoso. Frisch)
- Richard Strauss, Death and Transfiguration (Allegro molto agitato)
- Giuseppe Verdi, Othello, 4th act (Poco più mosso)
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
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Matthäuspassion, Aria ‘Aus Liebe soll mein Heiland sterben’
- 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)
- 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, Death and Transfiguration (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)
- Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’, 2nd Mvt. (Largo)
- 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)
- Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, 3. Satz, Szene auf dem Lande (Adagio)
- 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)
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. 5, Excerpts from the 2nd/3rd/5th Mvt.
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, 2nd Mvt. (Andantino)
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, 2nd Mvt. (Andantino in modo di canzone)
Orchestral Excerpts | Contrabassoon (optional)
- Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3, 1st Mvt. (Allegro con brio un poco sostenuto) + 4th Mvt. (Allegro)
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, Excerpts from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd 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
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’, Scherzo (Trio)
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 3rd Mvt., Scherzo (Kräftig, nicht zu schnell)
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 9, 1st mvt. (Plötzlich bedeutend langsamer – lento – und leise. Misterioso)
- Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 8, 1st mvt. (Andante)
- Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Gemächlich)
- Richard Strauss, Ein Heldenleben (Lebhaft bewegt)
Orchestral Excerpts | Low Horn
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’, Scherzo (Trio)
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, 3rd mvt. (Adagio molto e cantabile)
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 9, 1st mvt. (Andante comodo)
- Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 8, 1st mvt. (Andante)
- Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt. (Moderato)
- Richard Wagner, Rienzi, 1st act, 4th scene, Finale (Maestoso)
Trumpet
Audition Concertos
- Joseph Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob.VIIe:1
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Trumpet Concerto in E major
Orchestral Excerpts
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Signal from Overture Leonora No. 2
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Signal aus Overture Leonora No. 3
- Georges Bizet, Carmen, Prelude (Andante moderato)
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt. (Trauermarsch)
- Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major, 1st mvt. (Allegramente)
- Richard Strauss, Don Juan (Allegro molto con brio)
- Richard Strauss, Death and Transfiguration (Molto agitato)
- Igor Stravinsky, Petruschka (version 1947)
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)
- Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, 2nd Mvt., Valse (Allegro non troppo)
- 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
TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

Manfred Honeck and the GMJO, Summer 2025, Rudolfinum © Petra Hajska / Dvořák Prague Festival
