1st ROUND OF THE AUDITION:

a) Solo repertoire:

One of the following concertos – 1st movement including cadenza:

MOZART: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat major

WEBER: Bassoon Concerto in F major

b) Orchestral solos:

MOZART: The Marriage od Figaro, overture

TCHIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 – 2nd Movement

2nd ROUND OF THE AUDITION:

a) Solo repertoire:

One of the following concertos – 2nd and 3rd movements including cadenzas:

MOZART: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat major

WEBER: Bassoon Concerto in F major

b) Orchestral solos:

SMETANA: The Bartered Bride, overture

STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring

RAVEL: Bolero

RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major – 1st a 3rd Movements

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 – 1st Movement

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 – 1st a 3rd Movements

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 – 1st Movement

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9 – 4th a 5th Movements

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 – 4th Movement

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 – 4th Movement

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

Piano accompaniment in concertos is mandatory. The application must indicate whether the applicant requests the piano

accompaniment to be provided by the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice or if they will arrange their own accompanist. In case

the applicant requests an accompanist from the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice, they should also send information about the

selected concertos along with their application (or provide, upon request, a scan/copy of the piano parts). Applicants may perform

from sheet music.
All orchestral excerpts are available for download on the website https://www.sfk.sk/konkurzy