Kymi Sinfonietta is recruiting a PRINCIPAL VIOLA for a permanent position. The salary will be determined in accordance with the relevant collective agreement (KVTES). A requirement for playing chamber music is included in the position. We hope that the applicants possess good co-operation and interaction skills. Finnish and English are the official languages at the workplace. Please apply by Friday 18th of October 2024. Include your CV and a cover letter in the application and send it by email to our Stage Manager Tuomas Vanhalakka, email tuomas.vanhalakka@kymisinfonietta.fi or by post to: Kymenlaakson Orkesteri Oy, Keskuskatu 33, 48100 KOTKA, FINLAND The audition will be held on Friday 1st of November 2024 at the Kotka Concert Hall (address Keskuskatu 33, Kotka) beginning at 12:00. The orchestra will provide an accompanist for the audition, but the applicants are also allowed to use another accompanist at their own expense. The audition can include chamber music assignments and an interview. Based on the audition, the applicant can also be offered the position of co-principal, sub-principal or tutti which will be made available at a later date. Audition assignments:
- F.A. Hoffmeister: Viola concerto in D major, 1st movement with cadenza OR C. Stamitz: viola concerto in D major, 1st movement with cadenza
- Solo piece of the applicant’s choice (maximum 10 minutes) with piano accompaniment. This can be a solo piece or movement from a concerto.
- Orchestra and chamber music excerpts, which can be ordered from tuomas.vanhalakka@kymisinfonietta.fi from the 4th of October onwards.
For more information, please contact Orchestra Manager Heidi Mustikkaniemi, heidi.mustikkaniemi@kymisinfonietta.fi