Institution

Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam

Full description

Cello 100% (1) – Academy

Number of positions

1

Type

Academy

100%

Duration / Start

September 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Application deadline

Closed

Additional notes

POSITION AVAILABLE IN THE ACADEMY OF THE CONCERTGEBOUWORKEST AMSTERDAM

The Academy offers talented young musicians the opportunity to gain experience as orchestral players in one of the world’s leading symphony orchestras.

During the academy course, which starts 1 September 2023, the academists play in up to fifteen programs of the orchestra under the guidance of mentors from the orchestra. In addition, the academists attend private lessons given by the principals, and they play chamber music with fellow academists and with members of the orchestra. They participate in various workshops such as auditioning, educational activities and mental training, and they are offered classes in movement and posture training including Alexander Technique. The academists receive Academy certificates on successful completion of the course.

Compensation

The Academy offers each participant a salary of 1,689 euros gross per month ( 10 months).

We require all participants to be present in the Netherlands for the full season (September 2023 through June 2024) and to participate in all activities offered. The academists are responsible for obtaining their health insurance and their housing in Amsterdam.

Who can apply? Musicians who:

• are not older than 26 at 1 September 2023 and

• preferably have a Bachelor’s degree or are studying for a Master’s degree and

• are holding the nationality of a European Union country plus, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland. Or are in the possession of a valid Dutch working permit.

We require a video with good sound quality. The requested repertoire can be found below under the chapter video.

The Concertgebouworkest reserves the right to make a preliminary selection based on letters / video of application. The results will be communicated by the end of April 2023.

More information about the Academy can be found at:

https://www.concertgebouworkest.nl/en/academy

Event

• Audition – May 27, 2023 • 11:00
  Amsterdamzaal - RCO house
  Gabriël Metsustraat 16
  1071 EB Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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Mandatory pieces

LIVE AUDITION

First round:

Haydn - Cello Concerto in D major, first movement, exposition (without cadenza)

Optional pieces

LIVE AUDITION (same day)

Second round

First movement of one of the following concertos:

Dvorak – Cello Concerto in b-minor

Elgar – Cello Concerto in E Minor

Shostakovich – Cello Concerto 1

Schumann – Cello Concerto

Tchaikovsky – Rococo variations (variation 1, 2 and 3)

Orchestral excerpts

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5

Brahms - Symphony No. 2

Strauss - Ein Heldenleben

Mendelssohn - Midsummer

- what is your motivation and interest?

-how did you find this vacancy? (muvac / conservatory / teacher / other...)

Prerequisites

• Maximum age on September 1, 2023: 26

Required document(s)

• Scan of passport or ID card

Video

Video(s) are required for pre-selection purposes (details below).

Requested repertoire video:

Haydn Cello Concerto in D major, exposition

or

Dvorak Cello Concerto in b minor, exposition

or

Schumann Cello Concerto in a minor, exposition

•  Preferably with piano accompaniment but is not mandatory

Technical specifications and recording tips

Recording devices

- a phone or tablet with a good internal microphone or preferably with an external microphone attachment

- a laptop with a USB microphone or microphone connected to an audio interface

- a sound recorder with build-in camera or combined with video from phone/tablet or camera

Camera frame and microphone placement

- experiment with the placement of your recording device(s) to achieve the following results:

         Visual

             -           Make sure to have adequate lighting while recording, with no bright lights or bright windows in the background. 

                           If the lighting in a room isn't sufficient you can use a window with daylight as a natural light source.

     

             -           Frame yourself so that at least your entire upper body and face are visible. Have the full instrument in the frame.

             Audio

             -           A clear and undistorted recording is the goal. If the sound is distorted, change the distance or orientation to the microphone. 

             -            Choose a quiet and well sounding location that is not too dry or has too much echo.

Editing and recording "takes"

             - You are allowed to combine audio and video from different sources but the recording as a whole should be made in one unedited take.

Download

• Orchestra excerpts Cello PDF