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hi, i’m rob. i'm a percussionist in the met opera in new york city, and my goal is to help you win an orchestra audition quicker and easier than i did. during my decade-long career of (mostly) failed auditions, i've struggled through disappointment, rejection, intense nerves, and hopelessness. but i've personally overcome each of these to win my job. i've also helped musicians all over the world break through their struggles to get to finals and win auditions. with the right work ethic and p ...
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Join Julia during this "entr'acte" and get to know her colleagues! You'll get to hear a snippet about everyone's musical journeys, what it’s like to be a classical musician, how everyone is faring during this pandemic, as well as some audition hacks and advice. Most importantly though, you'll get to know the musicians as people through the light-hearted conversations over coffee! Please like, subscribe, and review to support! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juli ...
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009 - how “the worst candidate ever” won her dream job
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“it was either this job or no job.” today i’m sharing a crazy audition win story with you. in 2019, a cellist named maria reached out to me about her audition struggles. on paper, she was the “worst audition candidate ever” (her words). she had 2 small children, a full time teaching job, and hadn’t taken an audition in 4 years. she was also unable …
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008 - 4 ways to get better audition comments
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getting audition comments is incredibly frustrating. you’ll get an email from the personnel manager and it’ll say something like: Hi ___, A judge from your audition committee gave you this feedback: “some good things. voted no” I hope that is helpful for you. ok dude, great. now WHAT am i supposed to do with that?! audition comments are hard to get…
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how would you actually prepare yourself to record an entire classical music album in one session? it’s been 10 years, but i still have the detailed, day-by-day practice schedule i used to prepare for the recording of my debut album, delécluse: douze études for snare drum. it was a funny time. it had been two years since winning my met opera auditio…
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006 - how to design an audition-winning lifestyle
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my first day at interlochen summer camp, i was placed dead last in the lowest orchestra. BOOM. a gut punch, right at the beginning of camp. the great percussionists of the world had gone through interlochen. chris lamb. scott stevens. greg zuber. based on my orchestra placement, it was clear to me that i was NOT one of them. i was just an inexperie…
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005 - preventing injury with janet horvath
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meet janet horvath, the former associate principal cello of the minnesota orchestra. when janet was in school, she wanted to be the best cellist in the world. she worked outrageously hard at her instrument for long hours and rarely took breaks. it ended in a debilitating injury, and she calls herself one of the "walking wounded." she thought her li…
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004 - audition feast and famine with jim markey
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on one hand, the boston symphony's jim markey has had an objectively amazing career. he's held a handful major american jobs: pittsburgh symphony principal trombonist, NY philharmonic associate principal trombonist, NY phil bass trombonist, and his current job, bass trombonist with the bso. but it wasn't always like that. just like the rest of us, …
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003 - sharon sparrow's guide to audition success
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sharon sparrow, flutist in the detroit symphony, wrote the book on audition prep. literally. it's called 6 weeks to finals, and it's the only book out there, i think, that walks you through a step-by-step guide to preparing for an orchestra audition. it feels empowering to know that there's not some magical sorcery behind winning an audition. nope:…
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i'll remember the day forever: may 20th, 2011. i started the day waking up on molly yeh's couch on 96th street, and ended the day carrying two bottles of dewar's scotch whisky into a friend's apartment to celebrate something i never thought i could achieve. that day changed my life. it still boggles my mind that it happened. well, to be honest, it …
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if you get rejected from an audition, should you just practice the exact same way and try again? ...HELL NO! to me, auditions are just a game. you prepare for audition day in a particular way, and you test that particular system of preparation by going to the audition and seeing what happens. once it's over, you carefully analyze what happened, bra…
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official trailer: the auditionhacker podcast
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welcome to the auditionhacker podcast! my name is rob knopper, i'm an audition coach and percussionist with the met opera, and i'll be your host. EVERYONE struggles with audition rejection at some point or another. but if you're deadset on winning an orchestra job, then i'm here to help. no matter what audition obstacle you're struggling with, ther…
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09: Julia Bruskin Wunsch: Cellist, Met Orchestra
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Today we get to meet Julie Bruskin, cellist with the Met Orchestra. Julie joined the Orchestra 6 years ago, in 2014. She is an incredible cellist with an AMAZINGLY impressive resume. Julie is unique in the fact that she’s encompassed the entire gamut of the different professions a classical cellist can have. Not only is she an orchestral cellist, s…
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08: Chelsea Knox: Principal Flute, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Today I had the great privilege of speaking with Chelsea Knox, who is one of the principal flutists of the MET Orchestra. Chelsea joined the Orchestra 3 years ago in 2017. There are so many new things I learned about Chelsea through this interview! She’s had quite the professional past. Chelsea is an artist in both music and in visual art, and her …
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07: Katherine Fong: Violinist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Meet Katherine Fong! Kat is a violinist at the Met Orchestra with a MULTI-faceted career and is the coolest human being I know. Aside from the Met, she’s played in various other groups as well, which we speak about in the episode. Kat also has a business called Luxitune and is also a mom of two INSANELY beautiful and smart kids. She’s played in a b…
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06: Rob Knopper: Percussionist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and AuditionHacker
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Rob Knopper speaks not only about his life and his specific journey to the Met, but in this specific episode, we delve into the world of auditions. If you're not a musician but were always curious about the audition process, you'll learn so much of just that in this episode! This one is a *must-listen* for all our friends out there on the audition …
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05: Joseph Anderer: Principal Horn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Today you'll get to meet Joseph Anderer, recently retired Principal Horn of our Met Orchestra. Joe began his Met career in 1984 and has served many roles, including as acting Principal Horn, Second horn, Third horn, and ultimately was appointed Principal Horn by James Levine in 2003, a position he held until this season in 2020. In his spare time, …
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04: Angela Qianwen Shen: Violinist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Today you get to meet a great friend of mine, Angela Qianwen Shen! Get to know Angela, who is one of the most recently hired first violinists of the MET Orchestra, up close and personal! Born and raised in Anhui and Shanghai, China, Angela pursued her dreams -- and after attending Shanghai Conservatory of Music, as well as the New England Conservat…
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03: Nancy Wu & Leigh Mesh: Associate Concertmaster & Associate Principal Bass, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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When else do you ever get to sit down and talk to both of these extraordinary beings at once? This has got to be one of the biggest silver linings for me! Join us as Nancy and Leigh tell us about how they got started on their instruments, share hilarious stories on the job, talk about the cool nooks and crannies of the behind the scenes backstage a…
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02: Catherine Ro: Violinist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Meet Catherine Ro! She is the ultimate BONAFIDE BADASS... violinist with the Met Orchestra, mom of 3, instructor at The Bar Method, real estate agent, etc etc. Join us as she speaks from her experience about literally EVERYTHING you can imagine: dating, NYC, music, the job, barre, boys, advice for students and for parents, and more. There are so ma…
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01: Hugo Valverde: Second Horn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Meet Hugo Valverde, Second Horn at Metropolitan Opera Orchestra! Hugo comes to the MET from his native Costa Rica, where he is currently sheltering in place. Listen to learn more about Hugo's journey to and at the MET. You'll find out how his horn took him from Costa Rica to Lynn University, then Rice University to the MET. Listen til the end for t…
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