German bow hold is required. The audition is to be played in solo tuning.
If you win an audition, you are obliged to accept the contract. Travel costs from the national border will only be reimbursed if the audition is successfully completed.
mandatory pieces
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in E major 1st movement + cadenza (H.K. Gruber) and 2nd
optional pieces
G. Bottesini: Concerto No. 2 in B minor, 1st movement (without cadenza) or S. Koussevitzky: Concerto op.3, 1st movement
orchestral excerpts
The detailed job descriptions will be sent to the invited candidates together with the invitation as a PDF in due time.