The Audition Method for Violin

Aspiring or established violinists looking to win orchestral auditions: this is for you! This book can be used throughout the entire process of preparing for an audition, including at the audition itself. David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, provides standard violin audition excerpts in three versions: the excerpt as it appears in the score; a fully annotated version; and a sparsely annotated version to use in the audition. All annotations are made in blue ink for ease of reading. Kim provides detailed instructions for preparing each excerpt as well as an insightful Q A in which he discusses the ins and outs of auditioning and offers musical and technical advice for violinists. The Audition Method for Violin, the second book in a series co-created by Mark Nuccio and Benjamin Baron, is an invaluable aid that will transform and improve the entire audition experience. Repertoire includes Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1, No. 3, and No. 9; Brahms: Symphonies No. 2 and No. 4; Debussy: La Mer; Mahler: Symphony No. 9; Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mozart: Symphony No. 39; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 "Classical"; Schubert: Symphony No. 2; Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; R. Strauss: Don Juan.