Chief conductor Martin Fröst
has a vacancy for 2nd Violin, tutti – full time
from January 1
The Swedish Chamber Orchestra is a full-time ensemble of 39 players based in the city of Örebro (2 hours west of Stockholm by car or by train). The orchestra has its home in the Örebro Concert Hall, where each member of the orchestra has a private practice room. The orchestra gives some 90 concerts a year including national and international touring
(Lincoln Center, BBC Proms, Salzburger Festspiele, Europe and Japan etc). The orchestra records for BIS, Hyperion, SIMAX, Chandos, SONY etc.
The audition will take place on 13th of October 2023 in Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden
Audition
The repertoire for the audition will be:
| W.A. Mozart | Violin Concerto No. 3 or 4 or 5 |
|---|---|
| 1st movement with cadenza |
Romantic concerto of your own choice, 1st movement with cadenza
| L v Beethoven | Symphony no 3 E-flat major op 55 |
|---|---|
| 3rd movement: Scherzo, from the beginning to bar 127 | |
| 4th movement: Finale, bar 277 – 303 | |
| W A Mozart | Symphony no 41 C major, K 551 |
| 4th movement: bar 1 – 94 | |
| S Prokofjev | Symphony no 1 D major op 25 “Classical” |
| From the 1st violin part: | |
| 2nd movement: Larghetto, from the start to figure 32 | |
| S Prokofjev | Symphony no 1 D major op 25 “Classical” |
| From the 2nd violin part: | |
| 4th movement: Molto vivace, from the beginning to figure K | |
| Kurt Weill | Die sieben Todsünden |
| No 6 Habsucht: 8 bars before figure 17 – to the End | |
| J S Bach | St Matthew Passion, no 39 Aria (Erbarme dich/Have mercy, Lord) |
| Orchestra 1, 1st violin: violin solo from the beginning – to bar 8 | |
| D Sjostakovitj | Chamber symphony op 73A. Arr Barshai |
| 2nd movement: Allegro molto, from the start – to the first quarter | |
| note in bar 34 (figure 14) |
Ensemble repertoire:
| W A Mozart | String quartet in C major K 465 |
|---|---|
| 1st movement: from the beginning – to bar 154 (Violin 2) |
Sheet music
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Application
Please send your application with CV by email by the latest 7th of August. No special form for the application is needed. You may also include a video with repertoire of your own choice (optional). The video must not be longer than 3 minutes and not be older that two years. We will select applicants on both CV and, if applicable, video.
audition@orebrokonserthus.com
Applicants for the audition in Örebro will get a personal invitation.
Contact
Artistic manager: Gregor Zubicky +46 (0)704 91 24 27
Union representative: Marcus Carlsson +46 (0)709 76 01 85
This page was last updated on 2023-06-07