Co-Principal Clarinet: Audition

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The document provides information about the audition process and repertoire requirements for the co-principal clarinet position with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.

There are 4 rounds to the audition process. Round 1 involves recorded excerpts. Rounds 2-3 are behind a screen with a provided pianist. Round 4 involves an ensemble test.

Round 1 requires recorded excerpts. Rounds 2-3 require solo repertoire and orchestral excerpts. Round 4 involves an ensemble work. Specific repertoire is listed.

Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Audition
Co-principal Clarinet

Audition Repertoire

December 6th, 2021


Submit recording for 1st round.

February 7th - 8th, 2022


2nd - 4th round at Malmö Live Concert Hall.
Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Co-principal Clarinet
Round 1

Please record a video of the following excerpts in numerical order. It’s very important that
you play the excerpts in the correct order, if not it might not be considered by the jury.
The video is to be recorded in one take (full body), without any cuts or adjustments. Use as
good sound quality as possible on your device. The Malmö Symphony Orchestra tunes to A =
442 Hz, please tune your instrument accordingly.

1. Beethoven Symphony no. 6 1st and 2nd movement


2. Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 5th movement
3. Shostakovich Symphony no. 9 2nd and 3rd movement
4. Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf

Round 2

Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622


Orchestral excerpts

Round 3

Debussy Première Rhapsodie From beginning to rehearsal No. 6 (bars 1-83)


21. Verdi La forza del destino Act III (bars 58-111, with piano)
Orchestral excerpts

Round 4
Ensemble test

Mozart Clarinet quintet K581, 1st and 2nd movement.

Additional information

• Round 2 and 3 will take place behind a screen.


• A staff pianist will be provided to all applicants in 2nd and 3rd round.
• This audition material is intended for private use only. We ask that candidates
discard the material after the audition date.
Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Co-principal Clarinet
Audition repertoire

Orchestral excerpts
1. Beethoven Symphony no. 6
2. Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
3. Shostakovich Symphony no. 9
4. Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
5. Beethoven Symphony no. 8
6. Brahms Symphony no. 1
7. Brahms Symphony no. 3
8. Brahms Symphony no. 4
9. Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream
10. Nielsen Symphony no. 5
11. Puccini Tosca
12. Rachmaninov Symphony no. 2
13. Ravel Bolero
14. Respighi The Pines of Rome
15. Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
16. Rossini Overture to Semiramide
17. Sibelius Symphony no. 1
18. Stravinsky The Firebird
19. Stravinsky Petroushka
20. Tchaikovsky Mozartiana Suite no. 4
21. Verdi La forza del destino

Solo repertoire
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622
Debussy Première Rhapsodie From beginning to rehearsal No. 6 (bars 1-83)

Ensemble test
Mozart Clarinet Quintet, K.581 1st and 2nd movement.
in B♭

in B♭
Free choice of clarinet but play as sounding (in C).

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