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
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.