The Lahti Symphony Orchestra is a dynamic, innovative orchestra maintained by the Finnish city of Lahti. Major functions are, in addition to offering audiences a wide range of concerts, touring, recording and education. Its home is the Sibelius Hall, famous for its magnificent acoustics. The orchestra, together with its Principal Conductor Dalia Stasevska, seeks to recruit first-class players with good team-working skills.
1ST VIOLIN, TUTTI (2 POSITIONS)
The Lahti Symphony Orchestra invites applications for the position of 1st Violin, tutti (2 positions) starting on 8th of January 2024. The salary, including the individual pay component and recording supplement is 2929-3164 € per month.
Tutti violinist plays in the orchestra and chamber music groups and maintains playing skills required by orchestral literature. We appreciate the experience of similar tasks and good cooperation and interaction skills.
Audition repertoire and running order for the audition:
Orchestral excerpts, chamber music etc. can be downloaded from here
Audition on the 18th of November 2023
- The orchestra will choose the participants to the audition based on the information in the applications
- Invitations to the audition will be sent on Monday 16th of October 2023 (during that day)
- The auditions will be held at the Kalevi Aho Hall of Lahti Music Institute (Hämeenkatu 4, Lahti) on Saturday 18th of November from 11 a.m. onwards.
Applications
Closing date for applications is Sunday 15th of October 2023. Please fill in your application at www.kuntarekry.fi (ID 545740).
A trial period (6 months) is assigned to the selected person.
Enquiries Heli Leppälä-Hakala, Deputy General Manager, audition@lahti.fi
PRINCIPAL DOUBLE BASS
We invite applications for the position of Principal Double Bass. The salary, including the individual pay component and recording supplement is 3283 – 3546 € per month. Work starts on 1st of November 2023 (or can be agreed).
Principal double bass plays at orchestra and chamber groups, maintains the solo capability required by orchestral literature, leads the double bass section by exercising, supervising and developing it, and provides instructions for acquiring group assistants and substitutes. We appreciate the experience of similar tasks and good cooperation and interaction skills.
Principal double bass of Lahti Symphony Orchestra will have opportunity to use two high level instruments: G.B.Guadagnini ja Leandro Bisiach.
Audition repertoire
All repertoire should be played with orchestra tuned double bass.
1. K.D. von Dittersdorf: Concerto D, 1st movement with cadenza or J.B.Vanhal: Double Bass Concerto in C major, 1st movement with cadenza
2. Shostakovich: Adagio (from the ballet ”Limpid Stream, arr. for double bass and piano)
3. Music of your choice
4. Orchestral and chamber music excerpts.
Audition on 7th of October 2023
- The orchestra will choose the participants to the audition based on the information in the applications
- Invitations to the audition will be sent on Monday 4th of September 2023 (during that day)
- The Auditions will be held in the Kalevi Aho Hall of the Lahti Music Institute (Hämeenkatu 4, Lahti) on Saturday October 7th from 11 a.m. onwards.
Applications
Closing date for applications is on Sunday 3rd of September 2023. Please fill in your application at kuntarekry.fi
Should a present member of the orchestra be appointed to the post, his or her successor may be selected at this same audition. The selected person must present an acceptable medical certificate before signing the employment contract, and a trial period (6 months) is assigned to the selected person.
Enquiries Heli Leppälä-Hakala, Deputy General Manager, audition@lahti.fi (from 1st of August 2023 onwards)
UPCOMING AUDITIONS
1st violin tutti (2) – Audition 18th November 2023
Further information later.
