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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 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:

Audition date: Monday, May 11, 2026 (start time TBD)
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 a link to an audio-video recording of the following pieces to your application:
  • W.A. Mozart - 1st movement of the Violin Concerto to be performed at the auditions (full version with cadenza and accompaniment),
  • R. Strauss - Don Juan (orchestral part) from the beginning to approximately the letter D.

The recording must be complete, unedited, and sent via a YouTube link. If these conditions are not met, the application may not be considered. 

• indicate in the application whether they will perform with their own pianist or use a pianist provided by the NOSPR,
• specify in the application what repertoire will be performed in both the first and second stages,
• Send applications by email titled "I Violin – NOSPR auditions" to rekrutacja@nospr.org.pl, or by traditional mail to the NOSPR address with the note “do Działu Personalnego”

Application deadline: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Only invited candidates will be admitted to the audition. Invitations will be sent no later than April 10, 2026. Sheet music for the pieces included in the program will be provided no later than three weeks before the audition date.

1st stage:   

(the order of performance of choice) 

1. J.S. Bach – a slow movement (chosen by the candidate) from Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, without repeats.    
2. W.A. Mozart – 1st and 2nd movements with cadenzas (fully prepared) from one of the following violin concertos: G major KV 216, D major KV 218, or A major KV 219. 

2nd stage:   

Part 1 of one of the following violin concertos: L. van Beethoven, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (E minor, Op. 64), J. Brahms, J. Sibelius, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Prokofiev (D major or G minor), M. Karłowicz or K. Szymanowski (No. 1 or No. 2), B. Bartok – Violin Concerto No. 2 

The committee has the right to shorten the program performed by candidates during their presentations at the auditions. It may also decide to conduct an additional stage of auditions if it deems it necessary.

The NOSPR Procedure for reporting irregularities can be found at the link below.

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.”