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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 – SECOND BASSOON

WITH OBLIGATION TO PLAY CONTRABASSOON

Audition date: Wednesday, December 3, 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 if possible – preferred length: 2 pages, preferred format: .pdf,
• 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 “Bassoon – NOSPR auditions” to rekrutacja@nospr.org.pl, or by traditional mail to the NOSPR address with the note “Dział Personalny”

Application deadline: Sunday, October 19, 2025

Only invited candidates will be admitted to the audition. Invitations will be sent no later than November 3, 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:

STAGE I:

• W.A. Mozart – Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, KV 191 (mov. I & II without cadenza)

Orchestral excerpts:

• P. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 (solo from mov. II)

• M. Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major (mov. I & III)

STAGE II:

Orchestral excerpts (bassoon):

• L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60 (mov. IV)

• L. van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 (mov. II & III)

• H. Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 (mov. IV & V)

• P. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, op. 64 (mov. II & III)

• W.A. Mozart – Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, KV 492

• M. Ravel – Boléro

• N. Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, op. 35 (mov. II)

• D. Shostakovich – Symphony No. 9, op. 70 (mov. IV)

• I. Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring (Introduction)

Orchestral excerpts (contrabassoon):

• L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 (mov. IV)

• M. Ravel – Ma mère l’oye (mov. IV)

• M. Ravel – Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand)

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.”