VIOLIN

+ 6 Positions available (as of August 27, 2018)
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* This information has been posted on August 27, 2018.

Important Dates

Deadline for completed application form and DVD-Video recordings for Preliminary Audition
January 20, 2019

Notification of Preliminary Audition result
February 15, 2019

Final Audition (Live Audition)

Nishinomiya:
March 7 & 8
Tokyo:
March 9 & 10
Chicago:
March 26
New York:
March 27 & 28
Vienna:
March 30
Berlin:
March 31 & April 1


■ Please check these links for application procedures.
- Qualifications and Auditions Procedures
- FAQ



Repertoire for both Preliminary (DVD-Video) and Final (Live) Auditions

■ Those who passed Preliminary(DVD-Video) audition will be informed the orchestra excerpts repertoire for Final(Live) audition. Please use the music designated by the orchestra for the Final(Live) audition. (As for concerto or solo work, please prepare the music according to the preliminary (DVD-Video) audition by yourself.)

  1. Mozart : Violin Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5 – mvmt 1, with cadenza
  2. One movement from any standard concerto, with cadenza, if any
  3. ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS (all 1st violin)
    1. Beethoven : Symphony No. 3 – mvmt 3: beginning to Trio
    2. Brahms : Symphony No. 3 – mvmt 1: beginning to B
    3. Brahms : Symphony No. 4 – mvmt 4: 8 bars before B to D
    4. Mozart : Symphony No. 39 – mvmt 2: beginning to bar 38; mvmt 4: beginning to bar 78
    5. Prokofiev : Classical Symphony – mvmt 2: beginning to bar 20; Finale: beginning of mvmt to D
    6. Schumann : Symphony No. 2 – mvmt 2: beginning to 20 bars after K
    7. R. Strauss : Don Juan – beginning to 9 bars before D

VIOLA

+ 1 Positions available (as of August 27, 2018)
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* This information has been posted on August 27, 2018.

Important Dates

Deadline for completed application form and DVD-Video recordings for Preliminary Audition
January 20, 2019

Notification of Preliminary Audition result
February 15, 2019

Final Audition (Live Audition)

Nishinomiya:
March 7 & 8
Tokyo:
March 9 & 10
Chicago:
March 26
New York:
March 27 & 28
Vienna:
March 30
Berlin:
March 31 & April 1


■ Please check these links for application procedures.
- Qualifications and Auditions Procedures
- FAQ

Repertoire for both Preliminary (DVD-Video) and Final (Live) Auditions

■ Those who passed Preliminary(DVD-Video) audition will be informed the orchestra excerpts repertoire for Final(Live) audition. Please use the music designated by the orchestra for the Final(Live) audition. (As for concerto or solo work, please prepare the music according to the preliminary (DVD-Video) audition by yourself.)

  1. One movement from any J.S. Bach solo work
  2. One movement from any standard concerto, with cadenza, if any
  3. ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS
    1. Beethoven : Symphony No. 5 – mvmt 2: beginning to C (ONLY theme and variation)
    2. Berlioz : Le carnaval romain: 1 to 4
    3. Brahms : Symphony No. 3 – mvmt 1: E to G; L to M
    4. Brahms : Variations on a Theme by Haydn: variation 5; variation 7
    5. Mendelssohn : Midsummer Night’s Dream – Scherzo
    6. Mozart : Symphony No. 35 – mvmt 4: bar 134 to bar 181
    7. R. Strauss : Don Juan – beginning to D
    8. Tchaikovsky : Symphony No. 6 – mvmt 1: Allegro non troppo to C

CELLO

+ 4 Positions available (as of August 27, 2018)
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* This information has been posted on August 27, 2018.

Important Dates

Deadline for completed application form and DVD-Video recordings for Preliminary Audition
January 20, 2019

Notification of Preliminary Audition result
February 15, 2019

Final Audition (Live Audition)

Nishinomiya:
March 7 & 8
Tokyo:
March 9 & 10
Chicago:
March 26
New York:
March 27 & 28
Vienna:
March 30
Berlin:
March 31 & April 1


■ Please check these links for application procedures.
- Qualifications and Auditions Procedures
- FAQ



Repertoire for both Preliminary (DVD-Video) and Final (Live) Auditions

■ Those who passed Preliminary(DVD-Video) audition will be informed the orchestra excerpts repertoire for Final(Live) audition. Please use the music designated by the orchestra for the Final(Live) audition. (As for concerto or solo work, please prepare the music according to the preliminary (DVD-Video) audition by yourself.)

  1. One movement from any J.S. Bach solo work
  2. One movement from any standard concerto, with cadenza, if any
  3. ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS
    1. Beethoven : Symphony No. 5 – mvmt 2: beginning to C (ONLY theme and variation)
    2. Brahms : Symphony No. 2 – mvmt 2: beginning to A
    3. Mendelssohn : Midsummer Night’s Dream – Scherzo
    4. Mozart : Symphony No. 35 – mvmt 4: bar 134 to bar 181
    5. R. Strauss : Don Juan – beginning to C
    6. R. Strauss : Ein Heldenleben – beginning to 5 bars after 2
    7. Tchaikovsky : Symphony No. 4 – mvmt 2: 21 bars before A to A

DOUBLE BASS

+ 1 Position available (as of August 27, 2018)
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* This information has been posted on August 27, 2018.

Important Dates

Deadline for completed application form and DVD-Video recordings for Preliminary Audition
January 20, 2019

Notification of Preliminary Audition result
February 15, 2019

Final Audition (Live Audition)

Nishinomiya:
March 7 & 8
Tokyo:
March 9 & 10
Chicago:
March 26
New York:
March 27 & 28
Vienna:
March 30
Berlin:
March 31 & April 1


■ Please check these links for application procedures.
- Qualifications and Auditions Procedures
- FAQ



Repertoire for both Preliminary (DVD-Video) and Final (Live) Auditions

■ Those who passed Preliminary(DVD-Video) audition will be informed the orchestra excerpts repertoire for Final(Live) audition. Please use the music designated by the orchestra for the Final(Live) audition. (As for concerto or solo work, please prepare the music according to the preliminary (DVD-Video) audition by yourself.)

  1. One movement from any J.S. Bach solo work
  2. One movement from any standard concerto, with cadenza, if any
  3. ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS
    1. Beethoven : Symphony No. 5 – mvmt 3: beginning to 5 bars after A;Trio to 23 bars after B
    2. Beethoven : Symphony No. 9 – mvmt 4: beginning to A
    3. Britten : Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra – Variation H
    4. Mahler : Symphony No. 1 – mvmt 3: bar 3 to 2 bars after 2
    5. Mozart : Symphony No. 35 – mvmt 4: bar 134 to bar 181
    6. R. Strauss : Don Juan – A to C
    7. Stravinsky : Pulcinella – VII Vivo (Duetto)