Double Bass Section Musician / Orchestra Member

Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava, příspěvková organizace, is recruiting one double bass section musician in Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia. The audition offers the possibility of a designated third-chair position, with a requirement to play a five-string double bass. This is a full-time, fixed-term position with a single-shift schedule and a monthly salary of CZK 28,650–41,520. The vacancy is listed for an Employee Card. Accommodation is not provided. Contact is by email. Submit a written application with your CV, address, telephone contact details and accompaniment requirements. Orchestral parts will be available under the relevant audition announcement at http://www.jfo.cz/orchestr/konkurzy/. The first audition round includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5; Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Symphony No. 40; and Smetana’s The Bartered Bride and movements from My Country: Vyšehrad, Šárka, From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields, and Blaník. The second round includes solos from Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella and J. F. Haydn’s Symphony No. 31, plus two movements from a Classical-period concerto, including a cadenza in the first movement. Employee benefits include meal vouchers, interest-free loans from the Cultural and Social Needs Fund (FKSP), a supplementary pension contribution and a contribution towards MultiSport.