Concertmaster - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra

Salary

From 812.061,- to 892.102,- NOK (depending on seniority)

 

 

Requirements:

  • Workload: Maximum of 29 weeks of playing in the orchestra per year.
  • Concertmaster and Co-Leader share equally leading the orchestra
  • Serve as the section leader for the string group, overseeing its artistic development.
  • Collaborate closely with other section leaders, group leaders, administration, and the chief conductor.
  • Participate in meetings concerning program planning.
  • Manage rotation and tasks within the violin group.
  • Outstanding musical and artistic abilities.
  • Good cooperation and ensemble skills.
  • Good leadership skills, socially and artistically.

 

Audition

Event date: August 31, 2024 - August 31, 2024

Event notes

  • The audition will take place in our great hall Fartein Valen in Stavanger Concert House.
  • All invited candidates must book and cover their own travel and cost.
  • Orchestral excerpts will shortly be announced here i Muvac.

Pieces Audition requirements:

  • Mozart: Violin concerto 3, 4 or 5 (free choice) 1. and 2. movement (with cadenza).
  • Violin concerto by Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius, or Tchaikovsky, 1. movement (with cadenza).

 

Orchestra excerpts:

  • Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
  • Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
  • Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
  • Mozart: Symphony 39, 4th movement
  • Strauss: Don Juan
  • Bach: From Weihnachtsoratorium, Schliesse, mein Herze

 

Chamber music:
Haydn: Sunrise quartet 1st mov.

Accompaniment

Piano – Accompaniment provided, but candidate can bring own

Requirements

 

Video files are mandatory

Please record the following piece:

Mozart violin concerto 1st movement with cadenza and without piano-

  • Choose between: k216, k218 or k219.
  • At most 2 video files can be uploaded, at least 1 video file is required
  • The recording must be as good as possible in one take without the use of editing.
  • If you can, please add a timeline stamp to the recording.

There is no need for a professional recording and you are welcome to use a regular mobile phone for recording.

Hosting of media files

Files are hosted using 3rd party services such as YouTube, Vimeo, Youku and SoundCloud and need to be linked during the application process.

Media files are used for internal usage: streaming only