Audition for CO-PRINCIPAL TIMPANI / TUTTI PERCUSSION

SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

MUSIC DIRECTOR DANIEL HARDING

December 10-11, 2021 Stockholm, Sweden

Last day of application: August 22

The first round will be held in a digital form and to qualify for the 2nd and 3rd round, candidates are asked to enclose the following to the application :
An audio+video mp4 recording, containing :

Timpani:
Orchestra excerpts from the enclosed collection

No. 6 Beethoven Symphony no. 7, 1st movement bar 89-110.

No. 10 Beethoven Symphony no. 9, 1st movement bar 513 to end.

No. 25 Sibelius Finlandia, letter E to letter I with repeats.

No. 31 Tjaikowskij Symphony no. 4, from letter S to 2 bars before letter V.

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Percussion:
Orchestra excerpts from the enclosed collection

No. 32 Delecluse Etude no. 1 (Snare drum)

No. 41 Bach Bourée (Marimba)

No. 54 Norberg Etude (Tambourine)

No. 64 Tjaikowskij Symphony no. 4 (Piatti)

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This will be regarded as round 1, after which the jury will decide who they will invite to the 2nd and 3rd round of the audition on December 10-11, 2021. The audition will take place in Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden.

Compulsary works for Timpani 2nd Round :

Orchestra excerpts from the enclosed collection

No.1 Bacchanale with Piano accompaniment

No.3 Bartok

No. 11, Brahms

No. 17, 18, Hindemith

Compulsary works for Timpani 3rd Round :

No. 21, Mahler

No. 22, 23, Mozart with Piano accompaniment

No. 27, Strauss with Piano accompaniment

No. 29, 30, Strawinskij with Piano accompaniment.

Compulsory works for Percussion 2nd round :

Orchestra excerpts from the enclosed collection

No. 37, Lylloff, Århus Etyde no.9 (snare drum)

No. 42, Andersson, Jehu (Xylo)

No. 50, Mozart, The Magic Flute (Bells)

Compulsory works for Percussion 3rd round:

No. 49, Sjostakowitj, Lady McBeth (Xylo)

The jury may also ask for some of the other excerpts for

timpani/percussion on the audition.

All the timpani repertoire will be played on 5 Dresden timpani with calfheads except for Bacchanale “Allegro Vivace” which is played on 5 Aehnelt timpani with plastic heads, American setup.

All the instruments have Berlin pedal.

Candidates can bring their own tambourine, but the Swedish Radio will provide you with all other instruments. More information about the different instruments will be sent out later on, after receiving all applications.

The employment
We offer a full-time permanent contract.

Further details can be obtained from Gunnar Eklund, Orchestra Coordinator gunnar.eklund@sverigesradio.se

Union enquiries should be addressed to union representatives:
Kristina Lignell (SYMF) kristina.lignell@sverigesradio.se
Olle Markström (SMF) olle.markstrom@sverigesradio.se

Welcome to submit your application via www.srso.se

Berwaldhallen is part of the Swedish Radio and thereby shares the same common values: independency, reliability, openness and innovativeness. Berwaldhallen is the home of two of the world's leading ensembles -the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir. Through concerts and tours all over the world as well as recordings, we have become important ambassadors for Swedish music and culture both nationally and internationally. Our ensembles attract the foremost conductors and soloists, such as our current internationally well-established Chief Conductor Daniel Harding.