When and where?

Violin (1º Assistant Concertmaster): 8th and 9th May 2017
Double Bass (1º Soloist): 29th and 30th May 2017

The auditions will take place at the Gulbenkian Foundation’s headquarters (Av. de Berna, 45-A, 1067-001 Lisboa, Portugal)

 

How?

All applications must be exclusively submitted through this forms below, where you will find all the details including the auditions schedule and the repertoire to be prepared. Before submetting your application, we ask you to carefully read the available “Regulation” document under “Downloads”. The deadline for all applications is mentioned in the beginning of the form and all further attempts will be automatically excluded.

Apply for Violin Apply for Double Bass

 

Why the Gulbenkian Orchestra?

In each season, the Gulbenkian Orchestra performs in a series of regular concerts at Gulbenkian Foundation’s Great Hall in Lisbon – a concert hall  known for its unique acoustic conditions – where it regularly collaborates with some of the greatest names in the music world, such as Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kirill Pertrenko, David Zinman, Susanna Mälkki, among others. The Gulbenkian Orchestra performs regularly throughout Portugal and has also been broadening its international activity with tours in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The orchestra has aslo made multiple award-winning recordings for labels such as Deutsche Grammophone, Philips and Pentatone.

 

What are the conditions?

Violin:

• Monthly Salary 3.827€
• Annual Salary 53.578€
• Average of 45 weeks of work per year
• Average of 30 hours of work per week
• Annual instrument repairs and supplies allowance 1.250€
• Annual clothing allowance 250€
• Health and dental insurance
• Pension Plan
• Transport and meal allowance
• 6 weeks of paid artistic leave per year
• Car park

 

Double Bass:

• Monthly Salary 3.249€ (14 times per year)
• Average of 45 weeks of work per year
• Average of 30 hours of work per week
• Annual instrument repairs and supplies allowance 1.250€
• Annual clothing allowance 250€
• Health and dental insurance
• Pension Plan
• Transport and meal allowance
• 3 weeks of paid artistic leave per year
• Car park