Oslo Philharmonic with chief conductor Klaus Mäkelä is searching for a co-principal horn and are inviting highly qualified candidates to apply.

The co-principal horn primarily plays 1st horn, sharing the role with the principal horn. In addition, the co-principal also has a duty to play 1st wagnertuba, and 3rd, 5th or 7th horn in works demanding six horns or more.

For more information about our orchestra, please visit our website, ofo.no or our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@OsloPhilharmonic

Questions regarding these positions or the audition process to anders.brasetvik@ofo.no

• Video audition – 7. Mai 2023 • 16:00
• Hauptprobespiel – 2. Juni 2023 • 10:00
  Oslo Konserthus
  Munkedamsveien 14
  0115 Oslo (Norwegen)
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Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 4

Strauss: Horn Concerto no. 1

Co-principal horn

Orchestra excerpts (in alphabetical order)

BEETHOVEN

Symphony no. 7

1st movement, bar 86 - 110 & bar 421 - end

BEETHOVEN

Piano concerto no. 5

1st movement, upbeat to reh. N (bar 513) - 8th bar of N

BRAHMS

Symphony no. 2

1st movement, reh. M (bar 447) - 31st bar of M (bar 478)

2nd movement, reh A (bar 16) - 16th bar of A (bar 32, reh B)

BRUCKNER

Symphony no. 4

1st movement, opening - bar 51/reh A

DVORAK

Symphony no. 9

4th movement, reh. 10 - 11

MAHLER

Symphony no. 3

1st movement, opening - bar 13

1st movement, upbeat reh. 29 - 33

MAHLER

Symphony no. 7

2nd movement “Nachtmusik”, opening - bar 10

2nd movement “Nachtmusik”, upbeat reh. 108 (bar 318) - 110 (bar 332)

MENDELSSOHN

A midsummer night's dream

No. 7 Nocturne, opening - reh. A & upbeat reh. C - F

MOZART

Symphony no. 29

4th movement, bar 167 - 179

MOZART

Symphony no. 40

3rd movement Menuet, Trio, bar 27 - 36

MUSSORGSKY

Pictures at an Exchibition

Promenade 2, whole movement

VII Limoges Le Marche, reh. 71 - end

RAVEL

Piano concerto no. 1

1st movement, reh. 25 - 26

SHOSTAKOVICH

Symphony no. 5

1st movement, reh. 17 - 21 & reh. 39 - 41

4th movement, reh. 112 - 113

SHOSTAKOVICH

Cello concerto

1st movement, upbeat reh. 26 - 32

STRAUSS, RICHARD

Don Juan

bar 89 (12 bars before reh. E) - bar 111 (11th bar after reh. E)

bar 314 (17 bars before reh. O) - bar 338 (7th bar after reh. O)

bar 506 (4 bars before reh. Y) - bar 521 (1 bar after reh. Z)

STRAUSS, RICHARD

Ein Heldenleben

Horn 1: Opening - reh. 3

Horn 5: reh. 9 - 3rd bar of reh. 12

STRAUSS, RICHARD

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

opening - reh. 1

STRAVINSKY

The Fairy`s Kiss

2nd movement: A Village Fête, reh. 81 - 83

TCHAIKOVSKY

Symphony no. 5

2nd movement, opening, bar 8 - bar 28

Invited candidates will receive a PDF containing these excerpts.