All audition articles
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Blogs
9 things cellists need to consider when taking an orchestral audition
Audition preparation presents myriad challenges for prospective orchestral cellists, writes Jennifer Langridge, ahead of the London Cello Society’s Professional Development Day on tackling orchestral auditions
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Review
Book review: An Auditioning Double Bassist’s Tool Kit
Cathy Elliott looks through Jon McCullough-Benner’s book featuring bowings, fingerings and useful tips for standard audition repertoire
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News
The Strad October 2018 issue is out now
Hilary Hahn recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set
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Video
Philadelphia concertmaster David Kim on orchestral auditions
‘Through all of those barriers, psychological and physical, you have to make beautiful art somehow, in a setting that is so unartistic and unispiring.’ In this interview for J.W. Pepper, Philhadelphia Orchestra concertmaster David Kim talks about how he learned to audition for orchestras and how to thrive in the ...
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News
Students launch crowdfunding website to help musicians travel to auditions
The site offers scholarships of up to $500 for string players travelling throughout the US
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Article
Orchestral audition masterclass on Midsummer Night's Dream at Royal College of Music
The stroke is a little too cushioned. It needs to be a little shorter and crisper'Morgensterns in partnership with the Musicians’ Union present a string audition masterclass on Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream at The Royal College of Music in London. On the panel are Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic ...
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Article
Orchestral audition masterclass on Don Juan at Royal College of Music
Morgensterns in partnership with the Musicians' Union present a string audition masterclass on Don Juan at The Royal College of Music in London
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Feature
How to impress a conservatoire audition panel
'When you're ready...' These three little words needn't chill your spine in the audition room; Joanne Talbot asks the examiners what they're looking for when you stand in front of them
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News
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra advertises for new concertmaster
The orchestra is expressly looking for a female candidate who will first perform with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra