June 6th 2025 Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Auditions – tutti player, 1st violin group

CEO of the Slovak Philharmonic announces auditions for  the position

– tutti player in the group of 1^st violin

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 June 18^th, 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 6^th, 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 – tutti player in the group of 1^st violin

1. Classical concerto:

W. A. Mozart
– Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K. 218
1st mov. with cadenza

or

– Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major K. 219
1st mov. with cadenza

2. Romantic / 20^th century concerto:

L. van Beethoven
– Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 – 1^st mov. with cadenza (J. Joachim or D. Oistrakh)
or
F. Mendelssohn
– Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 – 1^st mov. with cadenza
or
J. Brahms
– Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 – 1^st mov. with cadenza
or
P. I. Tchaikovsky
– Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 – 1^st mov. with cadenza
or
J. Sibelius
– Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – 1^st mov. with cadenza
or
A. Dvořák
– Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 – 1^st mov.
or
S. Prokofiev
– Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 – 1^st mov.

3. Orchestral excerpts:

1. R. Strauss
– Don Juan, Op. 20 – page 1

2. W. A. Mozart
– Symphony No. 39, K. 543 – 4^th mov., from the beginning to bar 42, from bar 105 to the end

3. B. Smetana
– Vltava – from Fig. 29 to 3 bars after Fig. 331

4. B. Smetana
– Šárka – page 1

5. P. I. Tchaikovsky
– Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 – 3^rd mov., bars 540 – 564

6. B. Bartók
– Concerto for orchestra – 1^st mov., bars 51 – 135

7. S. Prokofiev
– Romeo and Juliet – Thybalt’s death, No. 70 – 78.

8. R. Schumann
– Symphony No. 2 – 2^nd mov. 2, Scherzo

8. G. Mahler
– Symphony No. 9 – 4^th mov. , bars 1 – 28

9. J. Brahms
– Symphony No. 1 – 1^st mov., bars 41 – 70, 78 – 105, Mov. 4., bars 92 – 132

10. J. Brahms
– Symphony No. 4 – 3^rd mov., bars 1 – 44, 199 – 237, Mov. 4., from Fig. B to D

The Slovak Philharmonic will provide candidates with an accompanist (piano tuning 442); candidates can also arrange their piano accompaniment at their own expense.                     
Click on the link for your instrument to download an orchestral extracts copy package.