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Junior assistant conductor

Vacancy closed | Auditions: March 21, 2023

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the most versatile orchestras in the Netherlands. It plays the great symphonies of composers such as Mahler and Brahms as well as operas by R. Strauss and Wagner. The orchestra excels in the style of the late romantic and early twentieth century and is renowned for its high level. The Royal Concertgebouw is the home venue for varied concert programming. For over 30 years, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the affiliated Netherlands Chamber Orchestra have been the primary orchestra partner of Dutch National Opera and are considered one of the best opera orchestras in Europe. From 2021-2022 season, the orchestra started a new chapter with Lorenzo Viotti as the new chief conductor.

The assistant conductorship with our chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti involves 2 opera productions and 5 or 6 concert productions in the 2023-2024 season. The orchestra rehearses in the NedPhOKoepel in Amsterdam-Oost and the concerts take place in the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The opera rehearsals and performances take place at the National Opera & Ballet. During the season it will be considered whether the assistantship can be extended by one year. Compensation will consist of a fee per production. The junior assistant conductor who travels from a European country other than The Netherlands, also receives a compensation for travel and accommodation expenses.

The position

The position is for a junior-conductor at the start of his or her career. The junior assistant will be present at all rehearsals of the opera and concert programs conducted by our chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti. When necessary, he/she will prepare scores and assist in all other preparations. In some cases he/she will take over partial or complete rehearsals or sectional rehearsals from the chief conductor. In this way the assistant can study the way of working of the chief conductor and at the same time serve as his ‘external ear’. At opera productions, the junior assistant conductor will work as second assistant at musical rehearsals and production rehearsals. This gives him/her insight into the way of working and planning of productions at this large opera house. Not only Lorenzo Viotti is followed in his working progress, but also one of the permanent assistant conductors of the National Opera.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in conducting or equivalent education
• Master’s level in conducting or higher preferred
• Must have experience in conducting a professional orchestra
• You must be available and commit to all of the dates below:

Productie soort
Data
23C42S concert
16 - 23 Oct 2023
23C43O opera
27 Sept - 11 Nov 2023
23C46S concert
15 - 27 Nov 2023
23C49S concert
5 - 10 Dec 2023
24C15S concert
8 - 15 April 2024
24C15O opera
18 March - 3 May 2024
24C19S masterclass
10 or 15 May 2024 (NMO)
24C21S concert
21- 29 May 2024
24C27S concert
1 - 7 July 2024 (t.b.d.)

Selection

A first selection will take place upon your application and written motivation, including 3 uploads/you tube links to video material of rehearsals and/or concerts with diverse repertoire. Please do not send more than these 3 uploads/links. Then a number of maximum 12 candidates will be selected for the audition. Afterwards one candidate will be invited to an interview. This interview is to determine whether the chosen candidate has sufficient affinity with the position, knowledge, skills and personality and whether the expectations of the candidate match the offered position.

The audition will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in the NedPhO Koepel, Amsterdam.

The audition will only take place if sufficient candidates have applied.

Closing date

This vacancy is closed, you can no longer apply.

Obligatory works

In the morning we ask the candidates to rehearse with the orchestra. In the afternoon, candidates have a short session with a singer and accompanied by a pianist in opera repertoire. Candidates are asked to prepare the following repertoire for the audition on March 21, 2023:

• Beethoven Symphony No. 3, all movements (approx. 10.00 –-14.30 hrs)
• Voice and piano repertoire, T.B.D. (approx. 15.00 - 19.00 hrs)

Reactions

We want
everyone
to enjoy classical music. This requires a diverse and inclusive organization: we subscribe to the Code Diversiteit & Inclusie. We therefore invite all those interested to respond.

The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra|The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra aims to work with musicians coming from the European Union and other musicians already holding a work permit (as freelancer) and residence permit for The Netherlands.

Application and job conditions Applying for this vacancy is only possible
until the indicated closing date. Please include 3 (not more or less) links/uploads to video material of rehearsals and/or concerts with different repertoire in your application (the application will not be valid without the video links.)

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