Vacancies

Principal Double Bass (1) – Permanent

Brussels Philharmonic

  • Vacancy Data

  • Institution
    Brussels Philharmonic
  • Full description
    Principal Double Bass (1) – Permanent
  • Number of positions
    1
  • Type
    Permanent
  • Job share
    70%
  • Duration / Start
    By arrangement
  • Salary
    according to CLA Performing Arts – Music (PC 304) and depending on relevant experience; see https://www.juistisjuist.be/en/
  • Application deadline
    April 23, 2023
  • Additional notes

    Full-time coordinating Double Bass principal position, 70% job-share.

    Programme to be announced.

    Please be advised:

    - Location to be confirmed.

    - The audition must be played in orchestral tuning and on the instrument that will be used in the orchestra.

    - Tuning: A = 442 Hz.

    - The jury may make a pre-selection before inviting candidates.

    - Brussels Philharmonic does not reimburse travel and accommodation expenses.

    - On the day of the audition, invited candidates need to be present by 9:30 AM at the very latest.

    - Invited candidates will receive an e-mail with more practical information a few days before the audition.

  • Event
    • Audition – May 23, 2023 • 10:00
  • Mandatory pieces

    First round, choose from:

    • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Concerto in E major: to be played in D major (entire first movement including cadenza)
    • Johann Baptist Vanhal, Concerto in D major: to be played in C major or D major (entire first movement including cadenza)

    Second round, choose from:

    • Serge Koussevitzky, Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 3: to be played in E minor (entire first movement)
    • Giovanni Bottesini, Concerto no. 2 in B minor: to be played in A minor (orchestral tuning) (entire first movement)


  • Orchestral excerpts

    Orchestral excerpts (first and second round):

    • W.A. Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in g, KV 550
    • Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in c, op. 67
    • Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in d, op. 12S
    • Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
    • Anton Bruckner - Symphony no. 4
    • Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
    • Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5 in cis
    • Richard Strauss - Don Juan, op. 20
    • Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony no. 5 in d, op. 47
    • Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 31
    • Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 1
    • Igor Stravinsky - Pulcinella: Suite
    • Sergei Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije
    • Darius Milhaud - La Creation du monde, op. 81a


  • Personal letter

    Please take a moment to tell us why you want to play principal double bass with the Brussels Philharmonic.

  • Application
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