AuditionAbout SSO
| Vacancy | One Horn, principal |
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| Preliminary Audition | Primary Round (Live audition by section members) ● Date and Time: Monday, September 22, 2025 from 10 am ● Venue: Sapporo Art Park Art Hall Arena (2-chome, Geijutsu-no-mori, Minami-ku Sapporo telephone +81(0)11-592-5596) ● Repertoire (1) Concerti with piano accompaniment ①1st movement from Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major K. 495, including cadenza ②A 2nd movement from Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major K.495 Note: Instrument that can be used will be full double horn only and B-flat single nor discount horns are not to be used. The orchestra will arrange a piano accompanist, but the applicant can also attend the audition with his/her accompanist. In this case, any fee incurred will be burnt by the applicant. There will be no rehearsal with the accompanist for the primary round audition. The accompanist will be preparing with Barenreiter, but there is no limitation for the soloist regarding the publisher. |
| How to apply, Application deadline | ● How to apply Download the application form and Consent in Handling Personal Information from the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra official website, fill in necessary information requested and paste your identification photo. Send the application form to the address noted below by a registered post. The application forms are not returnable. ● Deadline of application Must arrive by Monday, September 1, 2025 ● Result notification The result will be notified by post, by Monday, September 29, 2025. Those who passed the primary round may be notified by telephone. We ask those who passed the primary round to perform as the guest principal horn with the orchestra for the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra concerts until the secondary audition. The number of performances will be designated by the orchestra. |
| Secondary Round, Final Round | ● Date and Time: Monday, January 26, 2026 in the afternoon (TBD) ● Venue: Sapporo Art Park Art Hall Arena (2-chome, Geijutsu-no-mori, Minami-ku Sapporo telephone +81(0)11-592-5596) ● Repertoire (1) Concerti with piano accompaniment ①Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major K. 495, including cadenza ②R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major op. 11; 1st and 2nd movements (2) Orchestral Study (details will be notified to those who passed the primary audition) ●Result notification The result will be notified by telephone who passed the audition. ■Final Round (Live audition by all orchestra members and interview) ●Date and Time: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 in the afternoon (TBD) ●Repertoire Same as the secondary round ＜Precautions for the preliminary secondary round and final round＞ ・The orchestra will arrange a piano accompanist, but the applicant can also attend the audition with his/her accompanist. In this case, any fee incurred will be burnt by the applicant. There will be a rehearsal time with piano during the morning of the audition day. Details will be notified on a later date. ・There will be an interview on the same day for those who attend the final round audition. ●Result notification The result will be notified by post on a later date. |
| Salary and Benefits | Salary 203,900 JPY (age 22) plus principal allowance Additional bonus twice a year (as stipulated) Other benefits: housing, family, cold-area, commuting and instrument. Social welfare, unemployment insurance and retirement allowance are also available. |
| Employment starting date | As soon as possible (negotiable) There will be 6-month probation period before official employment. |
| Inquiry and Address to send application | Addressed to: AUDITION, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra c/o Sapporo Concert Hall, 1-15 Nakajima-koen, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0931 JAPAN TEL:+81-(0)11-520-1771 FAX:+81-(0)11-520-1772 https://www.sso.or.jp e-mail:info@sso.or.jp |
| 1.Vacancy | One Viola, associate principal |
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| 2. Recording Audition | Repertoire should be video-recorded in the listed order observing precautions listed below. ● Repertoire (1) Concerto ：C.P. Stamitz Viola Concerto in D major, 1st mvt. till recapitulation (without cadenza) ※No piano accompaniment (2) Orchestral Study ① Puccini Manon Lescaut Scene 3, intermezzo 1 to 12 mm ② Grieg Holberg Suite No. 1 Praeludium 1 to 30 mm ※No repeat ③ Grieg Holberg Suite No. 5 Rigaudon solo 1 to 42 mm ※No repeat ④ R. Strauss "Don Juan" 1 to 40 mm 1st note (until B) ＜Precautions＞ ・The recordings must be done one time-sequence, with no interruptions or cuts between concerto and orchestra excerpts. The recordings must be done without piano accompaniment. ・Candidates are free to choose the edition or publisher of the scores. ・The recording must be made within 6 months before the date of application. ・Video must be recorded longitudinally without any revision after recording. The angle of the camera must be fixed throughout the performance. ・Image on the video must cover the applicant’s body, from knee to head. The whole instrument, face of the applicant and both right and left hands must be recorded. ・For the orchestra excerpt, the applicant may sit or stand while playing but needs to follow the above condition. ・The music and movement of hands must be simultaneous, and if not, may be rejected for further judgement. |
| How to apply / Deadline | How to apply Upload your video to “YouTube (unlisted)” and type in your URL information on the following format （https://forms.gle/T4vSXQJEJ98979Rw6）and send it digitally to the orchestra. At the same time, download the application form and 【Consent in Handling Personal Information】form, from the following PDF, fill in necessary information, sign and paste the ID photo and send two documents by post to Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, the address noted in 6 by a registered post. We do not accept application form otherwise. The application forms are not returnable. ●Deadline Wednesday, September 3, 2025 (must arrive by this date) ● Result announcement of the video-recording audition Result will be sent by email no later than Saturday, September 13, 2025 (Write in your email address that can receive PDF file on the application form) |
| 3. Live Audition | 〔Primary Round〕 (Audition by Section members) ●Date, Time and Venue Wednesday, October 8, 2025 afternoon, tbd Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Large Rehearsal Room (1-15, Nakajima koen ,Chuo-ku Sapporo) ●Repertoire (1) Concerto: C.P. Stamitz Viola Concerto in D major, 1st mvt (with cadenza) ※with piano accompaniment (2) Orchestral excerpts are to be announced to those who passed the recording audition. ＜Precautions＞ ・The orchestra will arrange a piano accompanist, but the applicant can also attend the audition with his/her accompanist. In this case, any fee incurred will be burnt by the applicant. There will be a rehearsal time with piano during the morning of the audition day. Details will be notified on a later date. ・Those who passed the primary round will be asked to perform with the orchestra as a guest player for a number of times until the secondary audition. 〔Secondary and Final Rounds〕 ●Date, Time and Venue Secondary Round (Audition by Section members) Monday, May 25, 2026 afternoon tbd Final Round (Audition by all the orchestra members) Tuesday, May 26, 2026 afternoon tbd Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Large Rehearsal Room (1-15 Nakajima-koen, Chuo-ku, Sapporo) ●Repertoire (1) Concerto same as the primary round with piano accompaniment (2) Orchestral excerpts are to be announced to those who passed the primary round audition. ＜Precautions＞ ・The orchestra will arrange a piano accompanist, but the applicant can also attend the audition with his/her accompanist. In this case, any fee incurred will be burnt by the applicant. There will be a rehearsal time with piano during the morning of the audition day. Details will be notified on a later date. ・There will be an interview on the same day for those who attend the final auditions. |
| 4. Salary and benefits | Salary 203,900 JPY (age 22) ～ plus associate principal allowance Additional bonus twice a year (as stipulated) Other benefits: housing, family, cold-area, commuting and instrument. Social welfare, unemployment insurance and retirement allowance are also available. |
| 5. Employment starting date | As soon as possible (negotiable) There will be 6-month probation period before official employment. |
| 6. Inquiry and Address to send application | Addressed to: AUDITION, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra c/o Sapporo Concert Hall, 1-15 Nakajima-koen, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0931 JAPAN TEL:+81-(0)11-520-1771 FAX:+81-(0)11-520-1772 https://www.sso.or.jp e-mail:info@sso.or.jp |
| 1.Vacancy | One Tutti Percussion |
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| How to apply | ●How to apply Download the application form from Sapporo Symphony Orchestra official website (from the PDF below) , write in necessary information with your ID photograph pasted. Send the document to the address noted in the following clause 6 by a registered post. (Document sent to the orchestra will not be returned to the sender.) ●Application deadline Must arrive by Friday, June 20, 2025 ●Result of Preliminary audition Result will be notified by post before Monday, July 7, 2025. |
| 2．Primary Round（Live audition by the percussion section members), Secondary Round (Live audition by and with the section members) | ●Date and Place Monday, September 1, 2025 morning and afternoon Sapporo Art Park Art Hall Arena (Geijutsu-no-mori 2-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo) ●Audition repertoire For both primary and secondary rounds, applicants are asked to perform the audition repertoire, etudes and orchestral excerpts with the instrument designated by the orchestra. For the secondary round, in addition to playing solo, applicants are asked to perform excerpts together with percussion section members. ＊Check the website on audition repertoire and designated instruments together with precautions. ＊The orchestral excerpts will be sent to the applicants by post. ●Result notification The result will be informed to the applicant at the site after the secondary round. |
| 3．Final Round (Live audition by all the orchestra members and interview) | ●Date and Place Tuesday, September 2, 2025 afternoon tbd Sapporo Art Park Art Hall Arena (Geijutsu-no-mori 2-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo) ●Audition Repertoire Same as in the primary and secondary rounds. Prepare to perform with the designated music (etudes and orchestral excerpts). ●Interview There will be an interview for those who passed the secondary round. Details will be given to the successful applicants. |
| 4. Salary and Benefits (based on the current salary sheet; based on age and experience) | Salary 195,900 JPY (age 22) Additional Bonus twice a year (following the orchestra’s stipulate) Other benefits: housing, family, cold-area, commuting and instrument. Social welfare, unemployment insurance and retirement allowance |
| 5. Employment starting date | As soon as possible but negotiable There is 6-month probation before official employment. |
| 6. Inquiry and Address for the application | Addressed to: AUDITION, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra c/o Sapporo Concert Hall, 1-15 Nakajima-koen, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0931 JAPAN TEL:+81-11-520-1771 FAX:+81-11-520-1772 https://www.sso.or.jp e-mail:info@sso.or.jp |
