The General Manager of the Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina announces the audition for the following position:
Principal Viola (full time)
The audition will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 2.00 PM at the Fatra House of Arts in Žilina
Commencing Salary from 1.500,- Eur gross (due to contestants’ professional experience)
Closing Date for applications: May 17, 2024
Please send your application form, CV, a programme of the solo repertoire of the audition and consent with the personal data processing to:
petra.kovacovska@skozilina.sk and elena.filippi@skozilina.sk
Please indicate in the audition application whether you wish to provide piano accompaniment or provide your own accompanist.
Required education: reputable classical music training
Starting date: August 19, 2024
Audition conditions for the position:
Solo repertoire:
- A. Hoffmeister or A. Stamitz: Concerto for Viola, 1st and 2nd movement with the cadenza
- one arbitrary movement of J. S. Bach´s solo sonatas or solo suites, or M. Reger´s solo suites
Orchestral excerpts:
GRIEG: Holberg Suite – Rigaudon
CIKKER: Memories – 3rd movement
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 “Classical” – 1st movement (bars 87-103) and 4th movement (bars 43-83)
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro – Overture (bars 1-24)
MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G minor KV 550 – 1st movement (bars 1-37, 105-134) and 4th movement ( bars 147-205)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor – 2nd movement (bars 1-10, 23-37, 49-57, 72-75, 98-105)
MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY: Symphony No. 4 „Italian“ – 1st movement (fugato, bars 218-331) and 4th movement (bars 1-53, 133-156)
DVOŘÁK: Czech suite – Furiant (from letter F 8 bars)
PUCCINI: Manon Leascaut – Intermezzo (bars 1-12)
The Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina offers:
- job in a renowned professional orchestra,
- the possibility of providing accommodation for single candidates,
- 5 weeks of vacation,
- food allowance.