Principal Cello 75 %

Position
The vacancy is for the position Principal Cello.
As a member of our orchestra you will regularly rehearse and perform in Arnhem and Enschede, and perform throughout Gelderland, Overijssel and beyond.

Profile
You are an excellent cellist with distinguished qualities in solo and orchestral repertoire as well as in chamber music. You have a professional and flexible work ethic and radiate enthusiasm on stage.

You have excellent communication and leadership skills. You are focused on enhancing and maintaining the orchestra’s mutual collaboration and development in close cooperation with the (chief) conductor and other leaders. It is important that you like to be responsible for the functioning and sound of the cello group.

Working for Phion is more than playing on stage: we expect our musicians to take part in meetings and be proactive in different ways fitting your own ambitions. We also expect and facilitate our musicians to invest in their professional development, both on and off stage.

Application closing date: Novembre 30rd 2024
Audition: Januari 28th 2025
Location: Muziekcentrum Enschede, Noorderhagen 27 7511 EK Enschede
Application: click here

Repertoire:

1st round

Solo concert
J. Haydn - Cello Concerto in D, first movement with cadenza (free choice)

Orchestra parts
JS Bach Matthew Passion- nr 5, Buss und Reu continuo part
L. van Beethoven -5th Symphony, 2nd movement
R. Wagner - Walküre solo

2nd round

Solo concerts
A. Dvorák or R. Schumann - Cello Concerto, 1st movement
R. Strauss - Don Quichot, Variation 5

Orchestra parts
Mozart- Nozze di Figaro Louverture
F. Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
G. Mahler - Symphony No. 5
R. Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
G.Rossini - Wilhelm Tell: Ouverture
C Debussy- La Mer

To be played with string-players from the orchestra
B. Bartók - Divertimento Excerpts from 1st movement