How to play standard audition repertoire
The pieces students actually audition with, broken down by what matters: the tempo, how hard it really is, and the passages that trip players up. Pick your piece, learn its traps, then record a take and score it on the same five dimensions a panel listens for.
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Violin
- Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minorG minor · advanced
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minorE minor · advanced
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D majorD major · professional
- Beethoven Violin Concerto in D majorD major · professional
- Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minorD minor · professional
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G majorG major · advanced
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major (Turkish)A major · advanced
- Lalo Symphonie espagnoleD minor · professional
- Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minorB minor · professional
- Bach Chaconne (Partita No. 2 in D minor)D minor · professional
- Bach Preludio (Partita No. 3 in E major)E major · advanced
- Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, RV 356 (Suzuki Book 4)A minor · intermediate
- Seitz Student Concerto No. 5 in D major (Suzuki Book 4)D major · intermediate
- Bach Bourree (Suzuki Book 3)G major (B section in G minor) · intermediate
- Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minorD minor · intermediate
- Sarasate Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)C minor, with an A minor finale · professional
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22D minor · advanced
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6, MS 21D major · professional
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63G minor · professional
- Violin Concerto, Op. 14G major · professional
- Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82A minor · advanced
- Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37 (Gretry)A minor · advanced
- Introduction et Rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28A minor · advanced
- Meditation from ThaisD major · intermediate
- Tzigane, Rapsodie de concert, M. 76D minor · professional
- Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin, BWV 1001G minor · advanced
Viola
- Telemann Viola Concerto in G majorG major · intermediate
- Viola ConcertoA minor · professional
- Viola Concerto in D majorD major · intermediate
- Viola Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 1D major · intermediate
- Romance in F major, Op. 85F major · advanced
- Viola Concerto, Sz. 120 (BB 128), completed by Tibor SerlyNo single key signature · professional
Cello
- Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minorA minor · advanced
- Elgar Cello Concerto in E minorE minor · professional
- Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minorB minor · professional
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1C major · advanced
- Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2, Op. 101D major · advanced
- Cello Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, G. 482B-flat major · advanced
- Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129A minor · professional
- Cello Concerto in D minorD minor · professional
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (Prelude)G major · intermediate
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