Probespiele

Concertgebouworkest Young

Young 2025 is looking for violins!

Guidelines
General Guidelines
You must be between 14-17 years old for the entire duration of Young. This means that your date of birth must be between 22 August 2007 and 4 August 2011, without exceptions.
The summer camp takes place from 4 August until 22 August 2025 (traveling days 4 and 22 August)
Residency will be in Akoesticum (Ede) The Netherlands
Free of tuition
Each young musician should be recommended by a nominator and a referent, who are for example music teachers, or directors of a local youth orchestra, school band or ensemble

Audition elements
4 videos (introduction + solo piece, excerpts, scales, video essay)
1 personal letter
2 recommendation letters (1 from your nominator, 1 from a referent)

Application Timeline
1 November 2024: Application officially opens
31 January 2025: Application deadline
March/April 2025: Applicants notified of status via email

Required excerpts
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5:
Movement I: beginning until second bar of [5]
Movement I: [9] until first bar of [12]
Movement I: [32] until [37]
Movement II: five bars before [55] until first bar of [56]
Movement IV: four bars before [98] with upbeat until five bars after [101], upper division

Optinal extra excerpts (not mandatory)
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5:
Movement I: four bars after [45] until the end (violin solo)
Movement II: [57] with upbeat until [59] (violin solo)