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EXPIRED VACANCY

1st Bassoon

Slovak State Philharmonic Košice

Košice, Slovakia

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General information

Instrument or role

Bassoon

Job category

Performance

Number of positions

1 open position

Employment details

Type

Full-time (100%)

Tenure

Permanent

Employment beginning

September 2024

Application process

Apply by

June 16, 2024, 23:55 (time zone: Bratislava)

Where to apply
Please send your applications, along with a CV, contact information, and consent to the processing of personal data, by email to
konkurz@sfk.sk or by mail to the following address: Slovak State Philharmonic Košice, Moyzesova 66, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic.

Audition dates

Main audition

June 28, 2024, 09:00 (time zone: Bratislava)

Audition information

Audition repertoire
1st ROUND OF THE AUDITION:
a) Solo repertoire:
One of the following concertos – 1st movement including cadenza:
MOZART: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat major
WEBER: Bassoon Concerto in F major
b) Orchestral solos:
MOZART: The Marriage od Figaro, overture
TCHIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 – 2nd Movement

2nd ROUND OF THE AUDITION:
a) Solo repertoire:
One of the following concertos – 2nd and 3rd movements including cadenzas:
MOZART: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat major
WEBER: Bassoon Concerto in F major
b) Orchestral solos:
SMETANA: The Bartered Bride, overture
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
RAVEL: Bolero
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major – 1st a 3rd Movements
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 – 1st Movement
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 – 1st a 3rd Movements
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 – 1st Movement
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9 – 4th a 5th Movements
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 – 4th Movement
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 – 4th Movement
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

Additional audition information
Piano accompaniment in concertos is mandatory. The application must indicate whether the applicant requests the piano
accompaniment to be provided by the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice or if they will arrange their own accompanist. In case
the applicant requests an accompanist from the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice, they should also send information about the
selected concertos along with their application (or provide, upon request, a scan/copy of the piano parts). Applicants may perform
from sheet music.
All orchestral excerpts are available for download on the website https://www.sfk.sk/konkurzy