CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PRINCIPAL VIOLA AUDITION

REPERTOIRE LIST
2019

I. SOLO WORKS:

A. Bach: First movement from a Cello Suite or Violin Partita or Sonata

B. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, 1st mvt., m. 72-158, 2nd mvt., m. 16-53
C. Stamitz: Viola Concerto, 1st mvt. exposition
D. The first movement of ONE of the following concertos:
Bartok: Viola Concerto
Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher
Walton: Viola Concerto

II. EXCERPTS REQUIRED OF EACH PLAYER:

A. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, 3rd mvt., first page

B. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd and 3rd mvts.
C. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, variations V, VII, and VIII
D. Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvt.
E. Copland: Appalachian Spring, Suite [6] to 1 m. before [14] (excerpt provided)
F. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo
G. Mozart: Symphony No. 35, 4th mvt., m. 134-181
H. Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2, [158] to [166], 3 m. after [212] to 1
m after [216]
I. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt., [15] to [17] (excerpt provided)
J. Strauss: Don Juan, opening to [D]
K. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, [77] to 4 m. after [79]
L. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, 1st mvt., m. 19 to 3 m. after [D]

Orchestral Viola Solos:

A. Berlioz: Harold in Italy, 12 m. before [3] to 10 m. after [5]

B. Britten: Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, opening to [1] (excerpt provided)
C. Ginastera:Variciones Concertantes, [32] to [39] (excerpt provided)
D. Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite, 3rd mvt., opening to [1] (excerpt provided)
E. Puccini: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut
F. Ravel: Mother Goose Suite, 5th mvt., m. 27-35
G. Strauss: Don Quixote, 4 m. after [4] to [18], [26] to [28], [29] to [34]

FOR FINAL AUDITION ONLY:

A. Mozart: Divertimento, K. 563, 1st mvt.

 Where divisi is present, play top line only.

III. SIGHT-READING: Excerpts from the standard repertoire to be determined at the audition.
Note: All audition candidates are responsible for obtaining audition repertoire from standard excerpt books or purchasable
music.