Orchestral Academy - timpani & pecussion

Czech Philharmonic

and
its Chief Conductor and Music Director
Semyon Bychkov

announce an
AUDITION
for the
ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY
for the period of 1st August 2026 – 31st July 2028
/or as agreed/

Section:
TIMPANI & PERCUSSION

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Audition date and place:
4th June 2026, Rudolfinum, Prague

Please submit the completed application form on the Czech Philharmonic website,
including your CV and a copy of your diploma or confirmation of the ongoing study

Application form

Application deadline: 26th April, 2026

AUDITION REPERTOIRE:

SOLO PIECE IS NOT REQUIRED.

ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS:
snare drum H. Knauer: Etude No. 30
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (3rd movement)
xylophone D. Shostakovich: Bolt (solo from “The Conciliator”)
glockenspiel P. Dukas: The Sorcerer´s Apprentice
tambourine G. Bizet: Carmen (2nd act)
cymbals A. Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 15
timpani W. A. Mozart: Zauberflöte, overture to the opera
L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (1st movement)

The orchestral excerpts can be downloaded on the website.

More information about the Orchestral Academy program:
https://www.ceskafilharmonie.cz/en/orchestral-academy/

+420 775 958 465
https://www.ceskafilharmonie.cz/en/auditions/
audition@czechphilharmonic.cz
academy@czechphilharmonic.cz