Programme for the Competition to fill four vacancies of permanent artistic personnel of the Athens State Orchestra, January 2024

The programme for the Competition, which includes the mandatory orchestral excerpts, is as follows:

A. Category II - 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. The orchestral excerpts are available for download by clicking here and are distributed to applicants in the Athens State Orchestra offices.
e. Prima vista.

B. Category III - Principal in 2nd Violins
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 and second movement
c. Orchestral excerpts. The orchestral excerpts are available for download by clicking here and are distributed to applicants in the Athens State Orchestra offices.
d. Prima vista.

C. Category IV - Musician Tutti in French horns
a. Joseph Haydn's Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, in full
b. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, KV 447 or Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, KV 495
c. Orchestral excerpts. The orchestral excerpts are available for download by clicking here and are distributed to applicants in the Athens State Orchestra offices.
d. Prima vista.

C. Category IV - Musician Tutti in trumpets
a. Joseph Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major first movement or Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, first movementb. Orchestral excerpts. The orchestral excerpts are available for download by clicking here and are distributed to applicants in the Athens State Orchestra offices.
c. Prima vista

Candidates living in Greece should assure the presence of their own piano accompanist. The Athens State Orchestra will provide a pianist to accompany permanent residents of abroad. Residents of abroad are kindly requested to contact us (+30 210 7257601, 602 and 603, papostolidis@koa.gr) to schedule their travel to Athens and to purchase in time their tickets.

In case a candidate applies for two (2) positions, the examination for the second one concerns only the parts of the examination programme that differ.