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The managing director of the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava announces an audition to 1st violin tutti Employment type: one full-time and one part-time position.

Start date: negotiable.

The audition will take place at Janacek Philharmonic’s interim venue on 3th February 2026 at 2pm Address: Vesmír, Zahradní 1741/17, Moravská Ostrava, 702 00

Audition repertoire: 1st Round a/

Orchestral excerpts:
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, 4th movement – beginning (section as marked in the attachment)
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, 4th movement (2 marked sections) Symphony No. 8 in F major - beginning of the 3rd and 4th movements (marked sections) b/ Solo performances:
J. S. Bach: A slow and fast movement from Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
W. A. Mozart: 1st movement with cadenza from any Violin Concerto 2nd Round a/ Orchestral excerpts:
B. Smetana: Šárka (2 marked places in the attachment) From Bohemia's Forests and Meadows – fugato (marked in the attachment)
A. Dvořák: Slavonic Dances No. 1, 2, and 5 (marked places)
L. Janáček: Sinfonietta (marked places) Taras Bulba (marked places) b/ Solo performance: In the 2nd round, we request two movements of a 19th or 20th century concerto: either 1st+2nd, or 3rd+2nd. (Fast+slow movement).

Please send written applications, resumes, contact information, and accompaniment requirements to vavreckova@jfo.cz by 31st December 2025.
Orchestral parts are available for download at http://www.jfo.cz/orchestr/konkurzy/ Salary condition: EUR 13,750-19,930 / year - gross pro rata depending on previous experience. Mgr. Jan Žemla Managing Director Janáček Philharmonic Ostrav