Orchestral Musician – Double Bass (Tutti)

Candidate Requirements:

• Completed higher or secondary music education.

• Experience and proficiency in ensemble performance.

Audition Date and Venue:

June 9, 2025, at 11:00 AM

Chamber Hall, House of Culture "Boris Hristov", Plovdiv, Center, ul. "Gladston" 15, 4000

Audition Repertoire:

1. A solo piece of the candidate’s choice (with or without accompaniment).

2. Concerto by choice:

◦ Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf — Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in E major

(1st movement with cadenza or 2nd and 3rd movements)

◦ Giovanni Bottesini — Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra No. 2 in B minor

◦ Serge Koussevitzky — Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in E minor (1st and 2nd

movement or 2nd and 3rd movements)

3. Orchestral excerpts:

◦ Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro, Overture

◦ Verdi – La forza del destino, Overture

◦ Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, 3rd movement

◦ Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, 4th movement

◦ Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5, 1st movement

◦ Verdi – Rigoletto, Grand Number 3

◦ Mahler – Symphony No. 1, 3rd movement

Orchestral excerpts sheet music can be provided upon request.

Application Process:

Candidates should submit the following documents by March 24, 2025:

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Cover letter (free format)

Email applications to: castingoperaplovdiv@gmail.com

Selected candidates will be contacted by State Opera Plovdiv by June 2.