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We are looking for students for the vacancies listed below. Please send your complete application by the stated deadline. Invitations to audition or rejections will be issued only after this date. Unfortunately, it is not possible to deal with enquiries before then. The prescribed works listed in the announcement and invitation are all to be prepared.
Once an audition date is set, it will be announced immediately on this page.
Are you interested in a scholarship?
Requirements:
- Completed university studies (at least Bachelor)
- Maximum age at entry to the academy: 27 years old
- Applicants under the age of 21 are asked to submit a letter of recommendation from their teacher or a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker stating that they are already in the final phase of professional preparation.
- In the case of admission to the Karajan Academy, continuous attendance in Berlin is required.
Application documents:
- Copy of university transcript or certificate of enrolment
- Complete curriculum vitae
- Photo
Vacancies
Violin (4)
Start date immediately
Application deadline February 8, 2023
Audition April 25, 2023, 1 p.m., KMS
Maximum age on May 1, 2023 27
Optional pieces One Mozart concerto by choice. One other concerto or solo piece from another epoch by choice.
Trumpet (1)
Start date September 1, 2023
Application deadline February 9, 2023
Audition May 9, 2023, 3 p.m., Großer Saal
Maximum age on September 1, 2023 27
Mandatory pieces Haydn: Trompetenkonzert Es-Dur
Orchestral excerpts Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Nr. 8, auch Piston Valve System möglich)
Beethoven: Signale aus Leonore-Overtüren Nr. 2 und 3
Bizet: Carmen
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Wagner: Vorspiel zu Parsifal
Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 5
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (Signale 1. Trompete)
Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstellung
Strawinsky: Petruschka
Oboe (2)
Start date September 1, 2023
Application deadline February 23, 2023
Audition May 12, 2023, 2 p.m., Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonie Berlin
Maximum age on September 1, 2023 27
Mandatory and Optional pieces W. A. Mozart: Konzert C-Dur KV 314 and another concerto or solo piece from another epoch by choice.
Clarinet (2)
Start date September 1, 2023
Application deadline February 26, 2023
Audition June 01, 2023, 2:30 p.m., Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonie Berlin
Maximum age on September 1, 2023 27
Mandatory piece Mozart: Konzert in A-Dur KV 622
Weber: Konzert Nr. 1 f-moll op. 73
Orchestral excerpts Weber: Freischütz-Ouvertüre
Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 6, F-Dur
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Sommernachtstraum, Scherzo
Any questions?
Answers to the most important questions about the application and the audition can be found in our FAQs.