Application repertoire

Concertos and excerpts to be recorded for application to RSPO Orchestra Academy 2025/26.

Flute

Mozart Flute Concerto in G major, mvt I up to bar 149 without cadenza, mvt II up to bar 37 without cadenza
Poulenc Flute Sonata, mvt II, on piccolo

Orchestral Excerpts

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, the big solo up to the d# trill
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, mvt IV, rehearsal number 63 (flute solo) until end of the mvt
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, the staccato solo (bar 338 until the end)


Oboe

Mozart Oboe Concerto, mvt I, bar 1–97 and mvt II, bar 1–50
Plus the cadenzas from both movements.

Orchestral Excerpts

Brahms Violin Concerto, mvt II, from beginning to bar 32
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, mvt I, from beginning to rehearsal number 5, no repeat


Clarinet

Mozart Clarinet Concerto, mvt I (exposition)

Orchestral Excerpts

Shostakovich Symphony No. 9, mvt III, bars 1–50
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, the last solo (bars 474–492) in mvt I


Bassoon

Mozart Bassoon Concerto, mvt I, bar 32–71 and mvt II, bar 6–26

Orchestral Excerpts

Stravinsky The Firebird, Berceuse, bar 3 of rehearsal no. 183 to 8 bars after 186
Brahms Violin Concerto, mvt 2, from beginning to bar 32, bassoon 2
Mozart The Marriage of Figaro, overture (version Orchester Probespiel)


Horn

Mozart Horn Concerto No 4 KV 495, mvt I, until bar 132 and cadenza
or
Strauss Horn Concerto No 1, op. 11, mvt I
or
Neuling Bagatelle

Orchestral Excerpts

(All excerpts can be found on Hornprobespiel.de)

Beethoven Symphony No. 9, mvt III, bar 83–98, horn 4
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, mvt I, first excerpt, horn 2

Beethoven
 Symphony No. 7, mvt I, first and last excerpt, horn 2
or
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, horn 1 beginning and horn 3 solo until high c


Violin

Violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No 3, 4 or 5, mvt I up until the recapitulation with cadenza

Orchestral Excerpts

Strauss Don Juan, bar 1–62 (beginning to 13 bars after C), violin 1
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, mvt II, from beginning to 2 bars after rehearsal no. 34, violin 1


Viola

A classical concerto of your choice, mvt I exposition with cadenza

Orchestral Excerpts

Beethoven Symphony No. 5, mvt II, bars 1–10, 23–37, 49–59, 72–86, 98–106    
ShostakovichSymphony No. 5, mvt I, rehearsal no. 15–17   
TchaikovskySymphony No. 6, mvt I, bars 19–62
Mozart Symphony No. 35, mvt I, bars 13–66


Cello

Haydn Concerto in D major, mvt I, bars 1–77 and cadenza

Orchestral Excerpts

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, mvt V, bars 292–317
Brahms Symphony No. 3, mvt III poco allegretto, bars 1–39


Double Bass

Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in D major (orchestral tuning), mvt I with cadenza of  your choice
or
Vanhal Double Bass Concerto (orchestral tuning), mvt I with cadenza of your choice

Orchestral Excerpts

Mussorgsky (Ravel's Orchestration) Pictures at an Exhibition, Samuel Goldberg and Schmuyle, rehearsal number 56–58   
Mozart Symphony No. 39, mvt I, bars 40–97 
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, mvt I, rehearsal number 22 up to four bars after 26 
Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Scherzo, bars 14–127