Co-Principal Bassoon

Chief Conductor from Fall 2024 John Storgårds
Principal Guest Conductor Christian Kluxen

Invites applications for the permanent position of
 

CO-PRINCIPAL BASSOON

The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Tuesday 23rd of April, 2024 starting at 13:00 (1 PM).

Audition Repertoire
- W. A. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto B flat major KV 191, 1st and 2nd mvt (without cadenza)
- C. Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in G Op. 168, 1st and 2nd mvt
- Orchestral excerpts:

1st bassoon:

  • Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
  • Ravel: Boléro
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvt
  • Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 9, 4-5th mvt
  • Beethoven: Symphony No 4, 4th mvt
  • Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 2nd mvt
  • Mozart: Figaro Overture

2nd bassoon:

  • Brahms: Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt
  • Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, 2nd mvt
  • Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, 3rd mvt as one part
  • Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, 2nd mvt
  • Wagner: Tännhauser Overture

The excerpts will be available at https://tfo.fi/en/openvacancies from 12th of February on.

The audition may also include an interview (in Finnish or in English).

Applications
The closing date for the applications is Thursday 4th of April 2024 at midnight, 24:00 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). For applying, please fill the online application form available on Musicalchairs.

Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date. Delayed applications will not be taken into consideration.

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Finland is a professional full-time orchestra of 74 musicians, established in 1790. The City of Turku is building a new Music Hall for the orchestra, scheduled to celebrate its first performances in 2026. Further information: https://www.musiikkitalofuuga.fi/en