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The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) is a leader among Polish orchestras and one of the most important institutions of culture in the country. For almost 90 years, it has been contributing to the main currents of Polish musical culture with its concerts, publications, and educational activity.

The orchestra regularly performs with the greatest musicians in the world, and its spectacular seat is a place admired by audiences and artists alike. Since April 2018, NOSPR has been a member of the ECHO, an organisation bringing together 23 Europe’s finest concert halls.

At NOSPR, we continue the best traditions in the world of music, simultaneously creating new formats of artistic events and seeking new ways of interacting with audiences. We are co-organisers of the Katowice Culture Nature Festival, The Festival of Premieres and the Music+Science Festival, as well as the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition.

We are continuously evolving and developing, which is why we are seeking an employee to join our team in the position of:

ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN TUTTI - VIOLA

Audition date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM

Location: NOSPR, Plac Wojciecha Kilara 1, 40-202 Katowice

Candidates are requested to:

• include in their application a CV with a description of their artistic achievements in both Polish and English – preferred length: 2 pages, preferred format: .pdf,
• attach to the application an audio-video recording of Viola Concerto in D major No. 1, 1st movement by C. Stamitz (with obligatory piano accompaniment and cadenza by P. Klengel) - the recording must be made in one take, without any editing, and submitted via a YouTube link.
• indicate in the application whether they will perform with their own pianist or use a pianist provided by NOSPR,
• send their application in an email titled “Orchestra Musician – Viola” to rekrutacja@nospr.org.pl, or by traditional mail to the NOSPR address with the note “Do Działu Personalnego”

Application deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Only invited candidates will be admitted to the audition. Invitations will be sent no later than October 24, 2025. Sheet music for the audition program will be provided along with the invitation. If a candidate does not receive an invitation by that date, it means they have not been selected to participate.

Audition Program:
I stage:

• C. Stamitz - Viola concerto No. 1 in D major, 1st movement (with mandatory cadenza by P. Klengel)
• M. Reger - Suite for solo viola op. 131d No. 1, 1st movement 

Orchestra parts:

• L. van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
• B. Bartok - Miraculous Mandarin

II stage:

Orchestra parts:

• L. van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
• F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - A Midsummer Night's Dream
• F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Symphony No. 4 „Italian”
• R. Strauss - Don Juan
• R. Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
• K. Penderecki - Symphony No. 5
• B. Bartok - Concerto for orchestra
• D. Szostakowicz - Symphony No. 5
• I. Strawiński - The Rite of Spring

Please add the following to your CV: “Pursuant to art. 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation of 27th April 2016 (EU Official Journal L 119 of 04.05.2016), I hereby consent to my personal data, exceeding that resulting from art. 221 of the Labour Code, included in the application sent by me, being processed by NOSPR for the purposes of the recruitment process.”