The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is looking for a principal double bass, starting January 1, 2023.
Please submit your application including CV latest August 5, 2022 using the form on our home page. The audition will take place at Konserthuset Stockholm, September 22–23, 2022, after personal invitation. Orchestral and ensemble excerpts will be sent out with the invitation.
Concertos
1. Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto No. 2, Krebs 172, D-Major, Mvt I. Please use the H.K. Gruber cadenza and either the original or the Tischer-Zeitz version of the concerto.
2. Bottesini Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Mvt. I with cadenza & Mvt. II
Orchestral Excerpts
1. Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Mvt. III, bars 51–69, 81–127, 151–163
2. Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. I, bars 78–88, 93–112, 184–217
3. Mozart Symphony No. 40, Mvt. I, bars 114–138, 191–217
4. Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Mvt. IV, bars 131–153
5. Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III, figure 73–74, 75–76
6. Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, number 9–11
7. Bruckner Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I, bars 81–86, 269–274
8. Nielsen Symphony No. 5, Mvt. II, bars 496–254
9. Schubert Symphony No. 9, Mvt. IV, bars 703–741, 861–892
10. Brahms Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I, bars 161–189
11. Berwald Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I, number 7–8
12. Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I, two bars after figure 23 up to four bars after figure 26
13. Haydn Symphony No. 31, Mvt. IV Var. 7, the solo in the first 16 bars without repeats
14. Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Mvt. II, figure 15–16 and bar 5–6 of figure 25
15. Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite, Mvt. VII, entire movement without repeat.
Ensemble Excerpts
1. Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, Mvt. IV Scherzo, without repeats
2. Dvořák String Quintet in G Major, Mvt. I, bars 1–80, without repeat