Audition for 2nd Violin
1st soloist
Co-section leader
Register via https://www.muvac.com/en/vac/belgian-national-orchestra-ab1cacb
1. The Audition
1.1 Date, time and location
- Date of the audition: 05/06/2023
- Registration deadline: 21/05/2023
Timetable:
- The candidates are divided into groups. Everyone will be assigned an individual application time via e-mail during the week before the audition.
- The audition starts at 10h00
Location:
Audition Entrance: Residence Palace – Floor -1
Wetstraat 155, 1040 Brussels
There will be signage to follow
How to get there:
- Metro lines 1 & 5 Stop Maelbeek
Exit Etterbeeksesteenweg - Bus lines 59 & 64 stop Maelbeek
- Train Station Schuman
2. Programme
1st round :
1st mouvement of Mozart’s Concertos NN 3, 4 or 5. (without the cadenza.)
2nd round
a) 1st mouvement of one of the romantic concertos (with cadenza)
Tchaikovsky , Brahms , Sibelius , Beethoven
b) Orchestral solo
| D. Shostakovich | 5th Symphony : 2 mvt | 1p |
| A. Bruckner | 9th Symphony (2nd VI) | 1p |
3th round : Orchestral soli and excerpts
a) Soli:
| J.S. Bach | Matthaüs Passion N51 | 3p |
| A. Dvořák | 8th Symphony : 2nd mvt | 1p |
b) Tutti:
| L.v. Beethoven | 3rd Symphony : Scherzo (1vl) | 1p |
| J. Brahms | 2nd Symphony : 1 mvt (1vl) | 1p |
| B. Bartók | Concerto for Orchestra : Finale (fugato ; 2 vl) | 2p |
| F. Mendelssohn | Midsummer night's dream : Scherzo (1 vl) | 1p |
| R. Strauss | Don Juan : (1 vl) | 1p |
| S. Rachmaninoff | 2nd Symphony : 2 mvt (2 vl) | 2p |
| M. Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe : «Danse générale » (2 vl) | 2p |
| J. Brahms | 4th Symphony (1 vl) | 1p |
2. Regulations
2.1 registration:
Candidates can apply for the audition through Muvac.
2.2 process of the audition:
The Chairman of the jury is the Music Director.
The order of the program is determined by the jury the day of the audition.
All rounds are eliminating.
The Belgian National Orchestra reserves the right to spread the audition over several days in the event that the different rounds cannot be completed in one day (e.g. due to high number of registered candidates).
2.3 piano accompaniment during the audition:
The orchestra provides a pianist-accompanist for the candidates throughout the different rounds of the audition.
3. Employement conditions
The candidate taking up the position has to be laureate of the audition and fulfill the general conditions for admission. Non-EU candidates have to comply with the laws of immigration. The candidate is recruited on the basis of fulltime employment (100%) with salary based on scale S02 (scale 1st soloist-sectionleader, job title: 1st soloist sectionleader). For all questions relating to remuneration and valorisation of relevant work experience, please send an e-mail to hr@nationalorchestra.be.
The laureate who takes up the position is offered a fixed-term contract of minimum 6 months to maximum 12 months. After this period and after a positive evaluation at the end, a renewal of the contract (unlimited term) can be proposed.
The candidate works closely with the section leaders, all other members within the section and all their colleagues that are employed at the Belgian National Orchestra. He/she interprets and performs all orchestral parts for 2nd violin, among which solo’s, and contributes to an outstanding performance. Whenever the section leader is not available he/she assures the coordination within the own section during rehearsals, performances and recordings to make sure the section functions the most optimal way. He/she assures the leadership and exemplary behavior that comes with the function. He/she takes part in auditions and acts as a coach for occasional academy students or occasional additional players within the section.
A full job description is available on demand.