Remuneration is based on the Gewandhaus collective agreement.
We will reimburse your travel expenses (2nd class and only within the Federal Republic of Germany) for participation in the audition 2nd round. Please present your ticket for this purpose. We regret that we are unable to cover any costs for overnight accommodation or for accompanying pianists.
mandatory pieces
a Mozart concerto of your choice
orchestral excerpts
Bach Christmas Oratorio: Aria No. 57 ‘Nur ein Wink’ (beginning to m. 40) Beethoven 9th Symphony: 3rd movement (bars 43-58 and 99-114) Brahms 4th Symphony: 4th movement (bar 33 – 80) Mendelssohn ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’: Scherzo (beginning to bar 99) Mozart, E flat major Symphony: 4th movement (beginning to bar 41) Smetana: ‘The Bartered Bride’ – Overture (2nd violin!) (start) Strauss, R.: ‘Don Juan’ (beginning to bar 62) Strauss, J. ‘Die Fledermaus’: Overture (from the beginning to bar 110) Weber ‘Oberon’: Overture (beginning to bar 55)
