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Liepāja Symphony Orchestra is announcing an open competition for the second concertmaster position of II violin group

The competition will take place at the concert hall “Lielais dzintars” (at Radio iela 8, Liepāja) on 20 April 2026 at 13:00.

Requirements for the Applicants:

• - Professional music degree in violin performance or a music college student.
• - Experience with working in an orchestra.
• - Ability to work in the main job with the LSO.

Major duties:

• - Prepare and play the violin group II sections of the orchestra in high artistic quality.
• - Comply with the work schedules and compositions, internal rules and regulations of the LSO.
• - Maintain and improve individual skills throughout the contract validity period.

You can apply for the competition by 8 April 2026, 23:59, by sending the following documents to the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra e-mail address info@lso.lv specifying the subject “For the Competition”:

• 1) CV (Curriculum vitae);
• 2) Copies of documents certifying your academic degree and documents on further education; for students – a statement issued by their educational institution.

Monthly salary for the full-time job is EUR 1650  before taxes stipulated in the rules and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.

Place of employment: Radio iela 8, Liepāja, Latvija.

Contact person: Staff manager Diāna Grīnberga, e-mail: diana.grinberga@lso.lv.

Audition rules for the second concertmaster position of Liepāja Symphony Orchestra II violin group

Second round sheet music:

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No.41, 4th movement;
2. Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No.9, 2nd movement (op.125),
3. Johannes Brahms – Double Concerto for violin and cello, 1st movement;
4. Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No.1, 3rd movement Rondo;
5. Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6, 1st movement;
6. Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6, 3rd movement;
7. Sergei Rachmaninoff – Excerpt from “Symphonic Dances” (op.45);
8. Gustav Mahler – Symphony No.5, 4rd movement Adagietto;
9. Richard Strauss – “Don Juan” (op.20);
10. Béla Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra, 5th movement Pesante – Presto.