Pieces or excerpts to learn for trying out instrument before purchase? (Professional grade)
TLDR; what piece would you learn and practice when testing out a new instrument before purchase as a professional?
I (33M) been teaching private violin and piano lessons for the past few years and want to get my foot back into audition for some professional orchestra. My background is mostly focused in classical piano, but have always continued playing my violin during my undergrad years with the university symphony.
My current main violin is a student violin I have since late high school. (I think it cost around $1200 usd at the time). Last time I took my violin into a shop for a repair, the owner let me try out one of their professional violin (it was a 90k usd violin, with a 30k usd bow). I was wow of the difference of what I can do with it vs the violin I have.
I tested the violin with some of these audition excerpts I was preparing at the time. Included:
Mendelssohn midsummer night's dream scherzo
Brahms Symphony 4
Strauss Don Juan
Tchaikovsky Symphony 4
Debussy La Mer
Is there other pieces or excerpts you think would be a good one learn to test a violin?
Edited: Not able to afford that expensive of violin yet. What price range of a violin would gives me a good enough step up from my current one?