Programme for the Competition to fill six vacancies of permanent artistic personnel of the Athens State Orchestra, July 2022
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. To download the orchestral excerpts, please click here.
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. To download the orchestral excerpts, please click here.
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. To download the orchestral excerpts, please click here.
d) Prima vista.
Position for Second 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. To download the orchestral excerpts, please click here.
c) Prima vista
Position for Musician in clarinets:
a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in A major, KV622, 1st movement
b) Orchestral excerpts. To download the orchestral excerpts, please click here.
c) Prima vista
Position for Musician in trombones:
a) Ferdinand David: Concerto in E-flat major, 1st movement
b) Orchestral excerpts. To download the orchestral excerpts, please click here.
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 may find the orchestral extracts at the Athens State Orchestra's offices and on its website, from June 3, 2022.
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.