3rd Deputy, Viola (4th chair) - Czech Philharmonic Czech Republic | Praha Posted 06 Oct 2025 Performance jobs Viola The Czech Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov announce an AUDITION for the position of VIOLA 3rd deputy (a full-time position with a trial period starting 1st February 2026/to be agreed ) Audition date: 23rd January 2026 Please submit the completed application form, including your CV and a link to your video recording (preferably on YouTube): APPLICATION FORM ON THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC WEBSITE AUDITION REPERTOIRE: PRE-SELECTION VIDEO RECORDING (With the application, please send a link to your uploaded video recording on YouTube. The recording must be with piano or orchestral accompaniment, live & not older than 1 year) a) C. P. Stamitz: Concerto for Viola op. 1 – 1st movement, exposition & cadenza b) orchestral excerpts: R. Strauss: Don Juan 1st ROUND (blind audition, solo piece with piano) a) C. P. Stamitz: Concerto for Viola op. 1 – 1st movement with cadenza b) Orchestral excerpts: D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 – Leningrad Symphony R. Strauss: Don Juan 2nd ROUND (non-blind audition, solo piece with piano): a) First and second movements of one of the following viola concertos: B. Bartók / W. Walton /P. Hindemith: „Der Schwanendreher“ b) Orchestral excerpts: L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 B. Smetana: From Bohemia's Woods and Fields B. Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Overture) L. Janáček: Sinfonietta c) orchestral solos: J. Suk: Pohádka léta - Slepí hudci/A Summer´s Tale - The Blind Musicians V. Novák: O věčné touze/ Of Eternal Longing B. Martinů: The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca THE ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE & WILL BE SENT WITH THE INVITATION +420 775 958 465 audition@czechphilharmonic.cz https://www.ceskafilharmonie.cz/en/auditions/ Date closing: 12 Dec 2025 VISIT WEBSITE
