2nd violin tutti

Czech Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov announce an

AUDITION for the position of 2nd VIOLIN tutti

a part-time position (0,75) with a trial period
starting August 1, 2026/to be agreed

Audition date: 15 April 2026

Please submit the completed application form, including your CV and a link to your video recording (preferably on YouTube)

APPLICATION FORM ON THE WEBSITE

AUDITION REPERTOIRE:

PRE-SELECTION VIDEO RECORDING
(With the application, please send a link to your uploaded video recording on YouTube.
The recording must be live & not older than 1 year)

1. One of the following concertos (of your choice) exposition and cadenza:
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto in A Major KV219, D Major KV218, G Major KV216
/with piano or orchestral accompaniment/

2. Orchestral excerpts:
B. Smetana: Bartered Bride, overture

1st ROUND (blind audition, solo piece with piano)

1. One of the following concertos (of your choice) with cadenza:
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto in A Major KV219, D Major KV218, G Major KV216

2. Orchestral excerpts
B. Smetana: My Country – Vyšehrad, From Bohemian Fields and Groves
R. Strauss: Don Juan op.20
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d minor op.125 - scherzo

2nd ROUND (non-blind audition, solo piece with piano):

1. One of the major violin concertos (of your choice, 1st movement):

2. Orchestral excerpts:

A. Dvořák: Carnival op.92
B. Smetana: Bartered Bride, overture
F. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream op. 61 - scherzo
L. Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
B. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

THE ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS CAN BE FOUND
ON THE WEBSITE & WILL BE SENT WITH THE INVITATION
for more details, see:
https://www.ceskafilharmonie.cz/en/audition-for-the-position-of-2nd-violin-tutti/