Announement of an imminent call of applications to competition for permanent artistic personnel
Monday, 28 March 2022
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture & Sports and the Athens State Orchestra announce that a Call for Applications to competition is imminent for six (6) vacancies in the permanent artistic personnel of the Athens State Orchestra. The vacancies are as follows:
a. One (1) position for Concertmaster
B. Category III
a. One (1) position for First Principal First in cellos
b. One (1) position for First Principal First in clarinets
C. Category IV
D. Category V
a. One (1) position for Musician in clarinets
b. One (1) position for Musician in trombones
As far as nationality is concerned, candidates must:
a) Be Greek citizens or
b) citizens of EU member states or
c) Northern Epirotes or Greek Cypriots or ethnic Greeks from Istanbul, Imbros or Tenedos; certificates of Greek ethnicity are not required, given that the Greekness of their descent and consciousness can be demonstrated in other ways. (Legislative Decree 3832/1958—ΦΕΚ 128/Α/1958).
d) Naturalized Greeks who have been Greek nationals for over a year by the submission deadline can also apply, given that they were citizens of an EU member state before their naturalization.
According to Article 3 (2b) of ΥΥΠΟ/ΚΑΤΕΧΝ/Δ/35836, a degree or diploma from a recognised conservatory or music school in Greece, or recognised music institution abroad, must be submitted when the staff member is being evaluated for a permanent position on completion of two probationary years, and not when submitting their initial application.
Auditions will be held in the Athens State Orchestra's rehearsal room in the Athens Megaron Concert Hall from Monday 25 July on, in accordance with the following schedule (the dates may shift one day either way, depending on the number of applications:
Monday 25.7.2022 & Tuesday 26.7.2022: Position for Concertmaster
Wednesday 27.7.2.2022 & Thursday 28.7.2022: Position for First Principle in cellos
Friday 29 July 2022: Position for First Principle in clarinets
Saturday 30 July 2022: Position for Musician in clarinets
Sunday 31.07.2022: Position for Second Principal in trumpets
Monday, 01.08.2022: Position of Musician in trombones
How and when applications can be submitted will be announced when the Call for Applications is made.
Candidates will be examined on the following programme:
Position for Concertmaster:
a) One of the concerti composed by Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius or Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, in full
b) One of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's following concerti: Νο 3 in G, Νο 4 in D, Νο 5 in A, first movement with cadenza
c) Johann Sebastian Bach: The 1st (slow) movement of one of his 3 violin sonatas.
d) Orchestral excerpts.
e) Prima vista.
Position for First Principal in cellos:
a) One of the concerti composed by Robert Schumann or Antonín Dvořák, in full
b) Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto in D major, first movement with cadenza
c) Johann Sebastian Bach: A slow movement (sarabande) from one of his cello suites
d) Orchestral excerpts.
e) Prima vista.
Position for First Principal in clarinets:
a) Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto no. 2, opus 74 in E-flat major, in full
b) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV622, first movement with Cadenza
c) Orchestral excerpts.
d) Prima vista.
Position for First Principal in trumpets:
a) Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet concerto in E-flat major, 1st and 2nd movements or Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet concerto in E-flat major, 1st and 2nd movements
b) Orchestral excerpts
c) Prima vista
Position for Musician in clarinets:
a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in A major, KV622, 1st movement
b) Orchestral excerpts
c) Prima vista
Position for Musician in trombones:
a) Ferdinand David: Concerto in E-flat major, 1st movement
b) Orchestral excerpts
c) Prima vista
Greek candidates should bring their own piano accompanist. The Athens State Orchestra will provide candidates from abroad with a pianist to accompany them.
Candidates will find the orchestral extracts listed in full at the Athens State Orchestra's offices and on its website, following the publication of the Call for Applications.