Artistic Director – Yuri Temirkanov

Vacancies:

1st Violins – the associate concertmaster

2nd Violins – 6th position

Cellos – 8th position

Trombones – coordinator of 2nd and 3rd trombones, bass-trombone

Tuba

Percussions – principal (Timpani) and one position in section

The audition shall be held in St Petersburg, the Grand Philharmonic Hall, on February, 29, March, 1 and 2, 2016.

Audition program includes:

For Strings and Percussions – one compulsory work, one work at the choice of the applicant and solo excerpts from the orchestra repertoire.

For Brass – two compulsory works and solo excerpts from the orchestra repertoire

Compulsory Works

Violin:

Mozart. Concertos No 3, No 4 or No 5 (1st movement with cadenza)

Cello:

Haydn. Concerto in D Major (1st movement with Gendron cadenza)

Trombone:

Bozza. “Hommage a Bach”

Martin. “Ballade”

Bass-trombone:

Capuzzi. “Andante”

Hidas. “Rhapsody for bass trombone”

Tuba:

Rachmaninov. Prelude in the E flat Majore

Bujanovsky. Improvisation for Tuba solo

Percussions:

Carter. “Canaries” from “Eight Pieces for Four Timpani”

Cirone. Sonata No 1 for Timpani and Piano

One work for xylophone, vibraphone or percussions at the choice of the applicant

Documents to be submitted:

Application form (download), CV, employment reference letter, photo (6x6), digital recording of solo performance not less than 5 minutes

Deadline for submitting documents – February, 16

Address for Documents:

191186, Russia, St Petersburg, Mikhailovskaya, 2

Or personally: on weekdays from 11.30 am to 3.30 pm (room No 417)

List of participants admitted to the audition will be published on February, 23

For any queries please call

+7-812-710-40-70, +7-812-314-90-50