Orchestral Academy - cello

Czech Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor and Music Director
Semyon Bychkov announce an AUDITION
for the ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY
for the period of 1st February 2026 – 30th January 2028

Section:
CELLO

Audition date and place:
29 January 2026, Rudolfinum, Prague

Please submit the completed application form, your CV
and a copy of your diploma or confirmation of the ongoing study
through the Czech Philharmonic website

Application deadline: 31 December 2025

AUDITION REPERTOIRE:

SOLO PIECE:
1) 1st movement from one of the following concertos:
• J. Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major
• J. Haydn: Cello Concerto in D major
• L. Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B-flat major

And

2) 2nd movement from one of the following concertos:
• A. Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor
• R. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
• D. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major

State your choice of repertoire in the application.

ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS:
B. Smetana: Vyšehrad
B. Smetana: Vltava
B. Smetana: Šárka
A. Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
P. I. Čajkovskij: Symphony No. 6
B. Smetana: The Bartered Bride, overture to the opera