Principal Double Bass - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is looking for a principal double bass, starting January 1, 2023.

Available position: Principal Double bass for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Starting date: January 1, 2023.

Audition repertoire:

Concerto

Orchestral excerpts

Ensemble excerpts

Applicants should be prepared for an ensemble test during a later round.

NB! Orchestra tuned double bass only for the audition.

Please submit your application including CV latest August 5, 2022 using the form further down. 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.

For questions regarding the excerpts or the audition in general, please contact: principaldoublebass@konserthuset.se

For other questions, please contact Anders LInder, Orchestra Manager, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at anders.linder@konserthuset.se

  • Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto no. 2 Kreps 172 in D Major, Mvt. I with cadenza. Please use H.K. Gruber cadenza and either the original or the Tischer-Zeitz version of the concerto.
  • Bottesini Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Mvt. I with cadenza & Mvt. II
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Mvt. III, bars 51–69, 81–127, 151–163
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. I, bars 78–88, 93–112, 184–217
  • Mozart Symphony No. 40, Mvt. I, bars 114–138, 191–217
  • Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Mvt. IV, bars 131–153
  • Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III, figure 73–74, 75–76
  • Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, figure 9–11
  • Bruckner Symphony No. 6, Mvt. I, bars 81–86, 269–274
  • Nielsen Symphony No. 5, Mvt. II, bars 496–254
  • Schubert Symphony No. 9, Mvt. IV, bars 703–741, 861–892
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I, bars 161–189
  • Berwald Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I, figure 7–8
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I, two bars after figure 23 up to four bars after figure 26
  • Haydn Symphony No. 31, Mvt. IV Var. 7, the solo in the first 16 bars without repeats
  • Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Mvt. II, figure 15–16 and bars 5–6 of figure 25
  • Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite, Mvt. VII, entire movement without repeat
  • Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525, Mvt. IV Rondo without repeat
  • Dvořák String Quintet in G Major, Mvt. I, bars 1–80