First Concertmaster  

Shared concert master responsibility  

The position is permanent with a 1-year trial period. Employment will commence after personal agreement. Non-EU citizens require a work and residence permit (not required when you apply for the audition).   

Service:  

The position entails roughly 100-115 podium days plus personal artistic preparation time, jury work (including auditions and meetings) and program committee meetings (admin days). The position is widely diverse, including symphonic, opera and chamber music repertoire. A typical season can include between 10 - 12 orchestra productions and 2 - 3 opera productions.  

Application: application is open and ongoing for all eligible candidates. Suitable candidates will be invited for trial week(s) and audition.   

Audition   

Digital – deadline to upload video via Musical Chairs is 29th October 2023.  

Job: First Concertmaster - Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra (musicalchairs.info)

For the application to be approved: Follow the recording guidelines and submit your CV at Musical Chairs    

Qualified candidates will receive personal invitation for trial weeks.    

Repertoir:  

A. Mozart: Violin concerto no.3 in G major, no. 4 in D major or no. 5 in A major, 1 movt. with cadenza.

Orchestra excerpts:  

(download via Musical Chairs):  

1. R. Schumann, Symphony no. 2 – Scherzo (bar 1 –54)
2. F. Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Scherzo (bar 17 – 99)
3. P. Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker – Overture (top div part bar 134 – end)
4. R. Strauss, Der Bürger als Edelmann – no. 4, Auftritt und Tans der Schneider (violin solo) 5. J. S. Bach, St. John Passion – Erster Chor solo 
5. N. Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, 10 A – 10 C (all violin solos)

Job: First Concertmaster - Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra (musicalchairs.info)