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The Warsaw Philharmonic announces auditions for the position of
ORCHESTRAL MUSICIAN TUTTI – 2nd VIOLIN, FULL-TIME POSITION
AUDITION DATES: 11 JANUARY 2027 – STAGE I & II
Musicians interested to take part in the auditions ought to submit their artistic CV via e-mail to przesluchania@filharmonia.pl no later than by 11 November 2026.
It is also possible to submit the documents personally at Warsaw Philharmonic Office, room 109 or by traditional post to the following address: ul. Jasna 5, 00-950 Warszawa, Poland.
See more details, including links to sheet materials and rules for reimbursement of travel expenses via link:
https://filharmonia.pl/en/work-at-the-philharmonic/auditions-second-violin-2027

STAGE I

1. W.A. Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major KV 218, 1st mvt with J. Joachim’s cadenza or Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major KV 219: 1st mvt with J. Joachim’s cadenza. Please do not perform your own mini-cadenzas.

2.  

– chosen by the artistic committee on the day of the auditions from the list below:

·   A. Bruckner – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 3rd mvt Adagio: Langsam, feierlich: bars 57–64;
·   A. Dvořák – Slavonic Dance op. 46 No, 1: letters F–H;
·   F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, No. 1 Scherzo: from bar 17 till letter D;
·   W.A. Mozart – Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major KV 543, 4th mvt Allegro: bars 1–41;
·   R. Schumann – Symphony No. 2 in C major op. 61, 2nd mvt Scherzo: coda (from bar 361 till the end);
·   R. Strauss – Arabella, Vorspiel, Act III: from 2nd bar before fig. 12 till 6th bar after fig. 15;
·   R. Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier, Erste Walzerfolge: from fig. 30 till 9th bar after fig. 37;
·   K. Szymanowski – Symphony No. 2, 3rd mvt Fuga: from fig. 45 to the 6th bar after fig. 46, from fig. 48 to the 12th bar after fig. 48, from fig. 56 to the 4th bar after fig. 57.
STAGE II
J.S. Bach, one of the Sonatas or Partitas BWV 1001-1006 of your choice: two contrasting movements exclusive of Ciaccona;
All other orchestral excerpts from the list not performed in the stage II.

When performing orchestral parts, please adhere to the indicated metronome markings.