Applications including the video and required documents should be sent by 11 November 2025 to: d.wastowski@filharmonia.szczecin.pl, with the subject: “Audition – DOUBLE BASS”.
Required qualifications and experience:
Higher education diploma, at least a bachelor’s degree (specialization: instrumental performance – double bass).
Required documents:
- Artistic CV
- Cover letter
- Copies of diplomas and additional qualifications
- Declaration of consent for personal data processing for recruitment purposes

List of candidates qualified for Stage II will be announced on 18 November 2025.
For further information regarding the audition, contact Artistic Work Organizer – Dominik Wastowski, email: d.wastowski@filharmonia.szczecin.pl.

Stage I – Submission of video recording and documents – by 11 November 2025
Candidates must prepare a single video file including:
- chosen solo concerto: K. Dittersdorf – Double Bass Concerto (1st movement with cadenza) or J.B. Vanhal – Double Bass Concerto (1st movement with cadenza), and
- W.A. Mozart – Symphony No. 40, 1st movement (selected excerpt attached).
The recording must be prepared in solo tuning; performing with an accompanist is optional.. The video must be unedited (no cuts or montage) and uploaded to a platform such as YouTube, Vimeo, or sent as a cloud link (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive).

Stage II – Live audition at the Philharmonic – 2 December 2025 at 1:15 PM, Chamber Hall
Repertoire:
- G. Mahler – Symphony No. 1, Movement III
- Stravinsky – Pulcinella, Movement VII
- L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, Movement III
- L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, Movement IV (Recitative)
- R. Strauss – Ein Heldenleben
- A vista piece

Stage III – Concert project with the Orchestra – date to be arranged individually with qualified candidates.