Taught by virtuoso soloist Noah Bendix-Balgley
Learn how to excel at orchestral auditions. Get familiar with every nuance of the process and know what to expect, so that you’re ready to perform at the highest level.
As a violinist, navigating the complex world of orchestral auditions can be a high-stakes challenge — from choosing the right repertoire to managing the expectations and nuances of audition day. How do you demonstrate technical excellence and sophistication, all while showing you’re the perfect fit for the ensemble?
The mystery is solved. In this 10-lesson course, renowned soloist and educator Noah Bendix-Balgley unveils the intricacies of audition preparation. His intimate familiarity with both sides of the process, as a soloist and jury member, makes him your ideal guide. By the end, you’ll know how to make a remarkable impression on any committee.
Noah Bendix-Balgley is a unique talent in the world of violin, having graced stages in the U.S. and abroad with a signature sound and thoughtful approach to performance.
Bendix-Balgley was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and started playing the violin when he was 4 years old. By the age of 9, he performed for esteemed Lord Yehudi Menuhin. He went on to graduate from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the Munich Hochschule, and was mentored by Mauricio Fuks, Christoph Poppen, and Ana Chumachenco. He was a laureate of the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Competition.
Bendix-Balgley’s career has since included prestigious collaborations with renowned orchestras and chamber ensembles. He was concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 2011-2015, before becoming First Concertmaster with the Berliner Philharmoniker. He is also an avid performer and interpreter of klezmer music, having composed Fidl-Fantazye, a klezmer violin concerto. He premiered the work with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2016, and presented it in a Late Night Klezmer concert at the Philharmonie Berlin in 2023.
In addition to performing, Bendix-Balgley holds a faculty position at the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. He has been a committee member for the Menuhin Competition and the Indianapolis International Violin Competition, and has chaired the Carl Nielsen Competition’s violin jury. He has also given masterclasses at the Australian National Academy of Music, the Shanghai Orchestra Academy, the Peabody Institute, and other esteemed academies around the world.
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