AuditionAbout SSO
| 1. Vacancy | One Principal Bassoon |
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| Recording Audition (Primary Round) | Record in video the following repertoire in the order and send it to the orchestra. Please note the precautions listed below. [Repertoire] (1) Mozart ／ Concerto for Bassoon and Orchetra in B-flat major K.191 ① First movement (from solo in bar 35 to bar 152 including cadenza) ② Second movement (from bar 7 to bar 20 without cadenza) (2) Orchestral Study ① Mozart ／ Marriage of Figaro Overture ・Start from bar 7 ・bar 101 to bar 123 ・bar 156 to bar 164 first note ②Beethoven ／ Symphony No. 4 Fourth movement ・bar 184 to bar 187 ・bar 300 to bar 302 ・bar 350 to bar 353 ③Ravel ／ Bolero rh no.［2］bar 3 to rh. no.［3］bar 1 ④Tchaikovsky ／ Symphony No. 4 Second movement ・bar 274 to bar 290 ・bar 300 to bar 304 ⑤Rimsky-Korsakov ／ Scheherazade Second movement ・bar 5 to ［A］bar 1 ・［L］bar 2 to ［M］bar 1 ・Place no break between concerto and orchestral study. Record without accompaniment. ・Free to use any edition for concerto. ・Confirm the parts you are asked to perform on the orchestral study by the PDF file attached ・The recording must be made within 6 months before the date of application. ・Video taking must be done longitudinally and no edition permitted after the recording. The angle of the camera must be fixed during the recording. ・The recording must include your body above your knee. The instrument must be included together with your face and both right and left hands. ・The orchestral study can be recorded either standing or sitting, however the image must follow the condition noted above. ・The music and movement of hands must be simultaneous, and if not, may be rejected for further judgement. |
| How to apply / Deadline | Upload your video to “YouTube (unlisted)” and write in your URL information on your application and send the form together with your signed Consent of Handling Personal Information by post to Sapporo Symphony Orchestra. Use the application form on the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra official website, fill in necessary information requested together with URL of your video recording and paste your identification photo. We do not accept application form otherwise. Send the application form to the address noted in 6 by a registered post. The application forms are not returnable. ●Deadline Monday, April 6, 2026 (must arrive by this date) ●Result announcement of the video-recording audition Result will be sent by email no later than Friday, April 27, 2026 ＊Those who apply this audition being member of the orchestra registered in Japan Orchestra Federation (Regular member only) can omit the primary round audition and start from the secondary round scheduled on October 26. Please write in the name of your present orchestra and send the application form to Sapporo Symphony Orchestra ＊Those who passed the primary round will be asked to perform together with Sapporo Symphony Orchestra in the concerts as a guest principal player until the secondary round. |
| 3. Live Audition (Secondary and Final Rounds) | ●Date, Time and Venue Secondary Round (Audition by Section members) Monday, October 26, 2026 afternoon tbd Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Large Rehearsal Room (1-15, Nakajima koen ,Chuo-ku Sapporo TEL.011-520-2000） Final Round (Audition by all the orchestra members) Tuesday, October 27, 2026 afternoon tbd Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Large Rehearsal Room (1-15, Nakajima koen ,Chuo-ku Sapporo TEL.011-520-2000） ●Repertoire (1) Mozart ／ Concerto for Bassoon and Orchetra in B-flat major K.191 First and Second movements with cadenza (2) Orchestral Study (details are to be notified to those who passed the primary 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. ●Notification of the result will be notified by post after the Final Round. |
| 4. 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. |
| 5. Employment starting date | January 2027 (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 Cello |
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| 2. Recording Audition (Primary Round) | Record the following repertoire with track numbers on CD-R, and send it to the orchestra. [Repertoire] Haydn: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D major, 1st movement ( by Schott) Please include cadenza (Gendron version) Record with a piano accompaniment. [ Precautions] - The recording must be made within 6 months before the date of application. - Record with a piano accompaniment and prelude can be excluded accordingly. - Place track numbers at the beginning and at the start of your cadenza. - The recording device must be CD-R (music recording only). - Confirm the content with your audio device before submitting. Avoid low volume or any echo in the recording as this may affect the judgement. |
| How to apply | - Send the application form with your recording to the address noted in 6 by post. - Download the application form together with Consent of Handling Personal Information form from the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra official website. Fill in the necessary information and paste your ID photograph. - Mark your name on CD-R. - The documents and recording are not returnable. ●Deadline of application Must arrive by Friday, March 6, 2026 ●Result of Recording Audition Result will be notified, no later than Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Write in your email address that can receive a PDF file on the application form) |
| 3. Live Audition (Secondary and Final Rounds) | ●Date and Venue Secondary Round (Audition by Section members) Monday, April 13, 2026 starting from 1 pm (tentative schedule) Sapporo Concert Hall, Kitara, Large Rehearsal Room (1-15 Nakajima-koen, Chuo-ku Sapporo; telephone +81-(0)11-520-2000) Final Round (Audition by all the orchestra members) Tuesday, April 14, 2026 in afternoon (tentative schedule) Sapporo Concert Hall, Kitara, Large Rehearsal Room (1-15 Nakajima-koen, Chuo-ku Sapporo; telephone +81-(0)11-520-2000) ●Live Audition Repertoire (1) Haydn Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D major 1st movement including cadenza (Gendron) (2) Orchestral Study - details will be sent to those who passed the primary 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 each live audition date. Further details will be informed on a later date. - There will be an interview for those who attend the final auditions on the same day. |
| 4. Salary and benefits | (based on the current salary chart: basic salary = age + experience level) - Salary 203,900 JPY (age 22) - Additional bonus twice a year - 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 but negotiable. There will be 6-month probation period before official employment. |
| 6. Inquiry and Address | 6. Inquiry and Address 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 |
| 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 |
