The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Academy is a training programme that extends over a period of one to two years. The scholarship includes individual instrumental lessons with members of the orchestra, participation in intensive rehearsals and the orchestra's public concerts, the preparation of chamber music works and general mentoring by members of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Audition training, workshops and, if possible, participation in international concert tours round off the programme. The scholarship is endowed with € 950 per month. The requirements for participation in the Orchestra Academy are - Maximum age: 26 years (at the time of the audition) - Studying at a music academy - Passed audition - Passing the audition period (4 months)
mandatory pieces
A Mozart violin concerto of your choice, 1st movement + cadenza A romantic concerto, 1st movement + cadenza
optional pieces
Strauss: Don Juan (1st violin part, bars 1-62) Smetana: ‘The Bartered Bride’ (2nd violin part, m. 1-99) Mendelssohn: Overture ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’ (1st violin part) Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Adagio (1st and (!) 2nd violin part, mm. 57-64 ‘somewhat more agitated’ and mm. 129-139 ‘very slow’) after Schmalnauer
