Co-principal Oboe – Substitute

The Oslo Philharmonic invites highly qualified candidates to apply for the position of Co-principal Oboe (with tutti duties) – substitute (1 Feb 2026 – 31 Oct 2026).

Application deadline: October 10th, 2025.
Qualified candidates will be invited to an audition, with invitations to be sent by October 17th, 2025.

The audition will take place on Saturday, November 29th, 2025, at the Oslo Concert Hall.
Excerpts will be sent to all invited candidates.

The Oslo Philharmonic is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion in our orchestra and all aspects of our organization. We encourage musicians of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.

For more information about our orchestra, please visit our website at ofo.no or our YouTube channel at ofo.no/youtube.

AUDITION REPERTOIRE AND ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS

SOLO

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Oboe concerto in C, 1 and 2 mvt
Strauss, Richard Oboe concerto, 1. mvt

ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS

Beethoven, Ludvig van

Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”

Mvt 2, Marcia funebre: beginning - bar 89

Oboe 1

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no. 1

Mvt 1: letter A - 13th bar of A

Oboe 1

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no. 1

Mvt 2: beginning - C

Oboe 1

Brahms, Johannes

Violin concerto

Mvt 2: beginning - bar 32

Oboe 1

Dvorak, Antonin

Cello concerto

Mvt 2, Adagio ma non troppo: beginning - bar 5 of rehearsal no. 5

Oboe 2

Ravel, Maurice

Le tombeau de couperin

1. Prelude: beginning - rehearsal no. 13

Oboe 1

Rossini, Gioachino

La Scala di Seta

Ouverture: beginning - rehearsal no. 3

Oboe 1

Sibelius, Jean

Finlandia

bars 132 - 155

Oboe 2

Strauss, Richard

Don Juan

letter L - 3rd bar of N

Oboe 1

Wallin, Rolf

Act

opening - letter B and letter G - 3 bars before H

Chamber music

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Oboe quartet in F, KV370 (368b)

Mov 1: whole movement