SKU: GI.G-10810
Composed by David Kim.
Music Education. 122
pages. GIA Publications
#10810. Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10810).
ISBN
9781622777167.
The
Audition Method for
Violin is a must-have for
all violinists on the
audition circuit.
Bowings, fingerings, and,
most importantly, David
Kim’s personal
insights and detailed
instructions for every
passage—not to be
missed! —Marin
Alsop   Chief
Conductor  Â
Vienna Radio Orchestra,
Ravinia Festival  The
Audition Method for
Violin is for aspiring
and established
violinists looking to win
orchestral auditions.
This book can be used
throughout the entire
process of preparing for
an audition, including at
the audition itself. In
this volume, David Kim,
concertmaster of The
Philadelphia Orchestra,
provides standard violin
audition excerpts in
three versions: the
excerpt as it appears in
the score, a fully
annotated version, and a
sparsely annotated
version to use in the
audition. All annotations
are made in blue ink for
ease of reading. Kim
provides detailed
instructions for
preparing each excerpt as
well as an insightful Q &
A in which he discusses
the ins and outs of
auditioning and offers
musical and technical
advice for violinists.
The Audition Method for
Violin, the second book
in a series co-created by
Mark Nuccio and Benjamin
Baron, is an invaluable
aid that will transform
and improve the entire
audition experience.
Repertoire: Beethoven:
Symphonies No. 1, No. 3,
and No. 9, Brahms:
Symphonies No. 2 and No.
4, Debussy: La Mer,
Mahler: Symphony No. 9,
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer
Night’s Dream,
Mozart: Symphony No. 39,
Prokofiev: Classical
Symphony, Schubert:
Symphony No. 2, Schumann:
Symphony No. 2,
Shostakovich: Symphony
No. 5, R. Strauss: Don
Juan David Kim has been
concertmaster of The
Philadelphia Orchestra
since 1999, and he
regularly performs as a
soloist with the
orchestra, performs
recitals, and engages in
teaching residencies
every year. He received
his bachelor’s and
master’s degrees
from The Juilliard School
and was awarded honorary
doctorates from Eastern
University and Dickinson
College.