July 9th 2025 Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Auditions – percussion player

Slovenská filharmónia
– skupina bicie nástroje

CEO of the Slovak Philharmonic announces auditions for  the position

– percussion player

Base salary € 1550 (Due to Contestant’s Professional Experience)


Auditions will be held at the Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall, Medená 3, 816 01 Bratislava.

on July 9th, 2025 (Wednesday) 2.30 PM

Required musical education: University degree in the relevant field

Detailed conditions of the auditions are published on the Slovak Philharmonic website.
The orchestral extracts are available for the Slovak Philharmonic auditions, see the link below.

Please send your applications along with an artistic CV by June 25th, 2025 at the address:

Slovenská filharmónia
Medená 3
816 01 Bratislava
Slovakia
or by electronic mail to: alexandra.snadikova@filharmonia.sk


Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Audition requirements – percussion player

1. Compulsory pieces

Clair Omar Musser
– Etude Op. 6 No. 10 in C Major

Bent Lylloff
– Arhus Etude No. 9

Jacques Delécluse
– Etude No. 9 for Snare drum

2. Orchestral excerpts:

the small drum

N. Rimsky-Korsakov
– Sheherazade, Op. 35
D. Shostakovich
– Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 Leningrad
S. Prokofiev
– Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60

xylophone

G. Gershwin
– Porgy and Bess
O. Messiaen
– Oiseaux Exotiques
I. Stravinsky
– The Firebird

chimes

P. Dukas
– L´apprenti sorcier

vibraphone

L. Bernstein
– West Side Story (Cool)

tambourine

 A. Dvořák
– Carnival Overture, Op. 92

cymbals

P. I. Tchaikovsky
– Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
S. Rachmaninoff
– Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

3. a Prima Vista play from scores:

– scores to be revealed during the session                 

Click on the link for your instrument to download an orchestral extracts copy package.