auditions

National Theater Weimar / Staatskapelle Weimar

nation Germany
city Weimar
position Assistant solo double bass (1)
instrument cb
contract type Permanent
closing date Sun 22 September 2024
audition date Mon 04 November 2024
informations

Please note that the scope of the assistant solo double bass position includes playing at position 1 in both opera and concert.

Travel/accommodation costs will only be reimbursed for UNISONO members.
mandatory pieces

First movement (with cadenza) and second movement of one of the concertos by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (No. 2) or Johann Baptist Vanhal
AND
First movement and second movement of one of the concertos by Sergei Koussevitzky or Giovanni Bottesini (B minor or F sharp minor)
orchestral excerpts

Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 ("With the horn signal"): 4th movement, 7th variation (solo)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"The Magic Flute" Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement
Symphony No. 5: 3rd movement
Symphony No. 9: 4th movement Recitative and theme

Giuseppe Verdi
"Rigoletto" Act 1, No. 3 - Solo for violoncello and double bass
"Othello" 4th act - group solo

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement, solo
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement, bar 48 to bar 77

Richard Strauss
"Der Rosenkavalier" - Waltz (figure 154 to figure 174)

Igor Stravinsky
"Suite de Pulcinella" - No. 5 - Duet - Solo for double bass and trombone

The orchestral parts can be found in the booklet "Orchester-Probespiel Kontrabass", published by Schott-Verlag. The sheet music for Haydn's 31st Symphony and Mahler's 7th Symphony is included in the appendix.
A prerequisite is the use of a German bow position.
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