Piano accompaniment in concertos is mandatory. The audition repertoire may be performed from sheet music. Upon receiving the application, the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice will assess whether the applicant meets the conditions for being invited to the audition and will promptly inform the applicant of its decision.
1st ROUND OF THE AUDITION: a) Solo repertoire: J. S. BACH: Cello Suite No. 5 – Prealudium (BWV 1011) HAYDN: Cello Concerto in D major – exposition of the 1st movement b)
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STRAUSS: Don Juan, symphonic poem SMETANA: My Country – Vyšehrad 2nd ROUND OF THE AUDITION: a) Solo repertoire: 1) HAYDN: Cello Concerto in D major – 1st and 2nd movements with cadenzas 2) One of the following composition: DVOŘÁK: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor – 1st and 2nd Movement SCHUMANN: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor – 1st and 2nd Movement ČAJKOVSKIJ: Rococo Variations – complete b) Orchestral solos: BRAHMS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 ROSSINI: William Tell SUPPÉ: Poet and Peasant HAYDN: Paukenmesse RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade c) Orchestral excerpts: SMETANA: The Bartered Bride – Overture BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 – 2nd and 3rd Movement TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 – 2nd Movement DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 – 1st Movement