List of the required pieces for online audtions
Find below the list of all pieces (excerpts) required for the online auditions for the 14th edition of the ILYO project.
NOTE: The required pieces should be prepared in at least two video files:
NOTE: The required pieces should be prepared in at least two video files:
- The first video should include the orchestral excerpts
- The second video should include the remaining pieces
- You can also prepare each required excerpt in a separate video file
VIOLIN I & II
Solo piece:
Mozart – Violin concerto (one from the following), exposition (without the cadenza):
- nr 3 G – major KV 216
- nr 4 D – major KV_218
- nr 5 A – major_KV_219
1. R. Strauss – Don Juan (fist page) – scores
2. Mozart – Symphony No. 39, mov. IV (from start to letter A) – scores
Violin concertmaster
All required pieces for violins I and II and additionally:
J. Brahms – Symphony No. 1 (part II) – scores
*NOTE: Applying for concertmaster is optional, if you are not selected your application will be considered as a standard violin application. If you want to apply for the position of concertmaster, in the application form please select “violin – concertmaster” from the instruments list.
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VIOLA
Solo piece:
One from the following concertos – exposition (without cadenza)
- Carl Philipp Stamitz – Viola concerto D-major, Op. 1 (mov. I)
- Franz Anton Hoffmeister Viola Concerto D-major (mov. I)
1. Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 (mov. II, m. 1-10 and 23-37) scores
2. Mozart – Symphony No. 35 (mov. I, m. 41-66) scores
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CELLO
Solo piece:
One from the following concertos. Exposition without cadenza.
- Haydn – Cello Concerto D-major (mov. I)
- Haydn – Cello Concerto C-major (mov. I)
1. Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 (mov. II) scores
2. Brahms – Symphony No. 2 (mov. II) scores
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DOUBLE BASS
Solo piece:
Exposition from:
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – Bass Concerto E-major (mov. I)
1. Mozart – Symphony No. 40 G-minor K.550 (mov. I, m. 114-134 and 191-217) – scores
2. Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 D-minor, Op. 125 recitative – scores
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FLUTE*
FLUTE (all scores)
Solo piece:
- Mozart – Flute concerto G-major or D-major, mov. I – exposition
1. Mendelssohn – Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
2. Bizet – Carmen
PICCOLO FLUTE – optional (all scores)
1. Ravel – Piano concerto G-major
2. Rossini – La gazza ladra
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OBOE & ENGLISH HORN*
OBOE (all scores)
Solo piece:
- Mozart – Concerto for oboe C-major KV 314, mov.I, exposition
1. Beethoven – Symphony no 3 (Eroica), mov. II
2. Rossini – L'italiana in Algeri
ENGLISH HORN – optional* (all scores)
1. Dvořák – Symphony No. 10, mov. II – solo
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CLARINET & BASS CLARINET*
CLARINET (all scores)
Solo piece:
- Mozart – Clarinet concerto A-major – mov.I, exposition (m. 57-154)
1. Beethoven – Symphony no 6, mov.I (m. 418-437; m. 474-492) and mov.II (m. 69 – 77)
2. Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream (m. 1-49)
BASS CLARINET – optional*(all scores)
1. Tchaikovsky – Manfred Symphony
2. Mahler – Symphony No. 6
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BASSOON & CONTRABASSOON*
BASSOON (all scores)
Solo piece:
- Mozart – Bassoon concerto B flat major K.191, mov.I, exposition
1. Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro Overture
2. Ravel – Bolero, m. 41-57
CONTRABASSOON – optional*(all scores)
1. Ravel – Ma mere l'oye
2. Mahler – Symphony no 4, mov.I
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PERCUSSION
1. Timpani
- Krueger – Etude No. 45 – scores
- Stravinsky The Firebird – scores
- Bizet Carmen – scores
- Kanuer Etude – scores
- Delecluse Etude – scores
- Roll steady cresc/decresc (ppp – pp – p – mp – mf – f – ff – fff – ff – f – mf – mp – p – pp – ppp)
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BRASS INSTRUMENTS
List of mandatory pieces for brass instruments and scores (except solo concertos)
HORN HIGH
Solo piece:
One of the following concertos:
- Mozart – Concerto No. 4, K.495, mov. I (exposition & cadenza)
- R. Strauss – Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, mov. I
1. R. Strauss – Ein Heldenleben (Heroes Life)
2. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
3. Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, mov. III, Finale
Scores link (excerpts only): Strauss Tchaikovsky and Beethoven
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HORN LOW
Solo piece:
One of the following concertos (exposition):
- Mozart – Concerto No. 3, K.447, 1. mov (exposition & cadenza)
- H. Neuling – Bagatelle
1. R. Strauss – Ein Heldenleben (Heroes Life)
2. Mahler – Symphony no. 9 – II mov.
3. Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 – mov III (Adagio molto e cantabile)
Scores link (excerpts only): Strauss Neuling, Mahler and Beethoven
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TRUMPET
Solo piece:
- Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, mov I, (exposition & development)
1. Beethoven – Leonore Ouverture Nr. 2 op. 72 Allegro
2. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 C sharp minor, mov. I
3. Stravinsky – Petrushka – Dance and Walz
4. Bizet – Carmen (Prelude)
Scores link (excerpts only) : Beethoven Stravinsky Bizet Mahler
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TROMBONE
Solo piece:
- F. David – Concertino, Op. 4, mov I.
1. Mozart – Requiem KV 626 – Tuba mirum (Andante) V scores
2. Ravel – Bolero scores
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BASS TROMBONE
Solo piece:
- E. Sachse – Concerto F major, mov. I
1. Rossini – Wilhelm Tell scores
2. Haydn – Die Schöpfung (The Creation) No. 26 Chor (Vivace) scores
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TUBA
Note: If you do not have access to a contrabass tuba, you can record the part on another type of tuba.Solo piece:
- V. Williams – Tuba Concerto f-moll, mov. I
1. Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Bass Tuba/F-Tuba)
2. Mahler – Symphony No. 1, mov. III (Bass Tuba/F-Tuba)
3. Mahler – Symphony No. 2, mov. V (Contrabass Tuba/B flat-Tuba)
4. Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 (Contrabass Tuba/B flat-Tuba)
Scores link (exerpts only) : Wagner Mahler Prokofiev
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HARP
Solo piece:
- Solo piece of your choice
1. Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker
2. Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
3. Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Scores link (excerpts only): scores
*PLEASE NOTE: Candidates for additional instruments are also required to make a video recordingthe given pieces for the principal instruments.

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