Principal double bass (50%)

Principal double bass (50%)

- With obligation to incidentally play on a lower chair

• Audition date: July, 2th 2025
• Closing date for applications: June, 1st 2025
• Obligatory works: The repertoire and obligatory orchestra excerpts are available in the section Media & Doc of Muvac or on our website.
• Location: NedPhO Koepel - Obiplein 4
  1094 RB Amsterdam (East)
• With obligation to incidentally play on a lower chair.

Profile:

• You are versatile and ensure excellent performances on (inter)national concert stages and at the opera whilst mastering a broad repertory. That requires a professional and flexible work ethic. You’re going to work in a versatile work environment. Besides playing in the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, your annual workload will involve playing chamber music and participating in educational/social projects;
• You radiate enthusiasm on every stage;
• You have a talent for harmonious teamwork and possess open communication skills;
• Alongside their musical responsibilities, section principals make an active contribution to the management of the orchestra. They lead sectional rehearsals, they coach members of the section and they are able to give and receive positive feedback. They also encourage a collaborative working relationship with the section and between the other sections and are also the link between individual players and management.

Employment conditions:

• You start with a fixed-term employment contract;
• Contract size is 50%;
• Salary in accordance with the collective labor agreement for Dutch Orchestras, scale 3 (column 110%). The step depends on your years of experience in a professional orchestra;
• Mandatory participation in the ABP pension fund;
• Different fees according to collective labor agreement for Dutch Orchestras, which you can find on www.vvno.nl , the website of the association of Dutch Orchestras;
• Date of commencement of employment for the mentioned position will be January 2026;
• Unique Opportunity to play in opera’s, symphonic music, chamber music and educational/social projects.

Application and Selection

Please apply for this position on the website of Muvac:

Please note that the auditions are only open to EU citizens and citizens from, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein, or other musicians already holding a non-temporary residence permit for the Netherlands with full work authorization.

Please make sure your application is complete! In Muvac you have the option to upload recent video material. Please upload at least one recent video. Otherwise we cannot consider your application.

For further information about the vacancy please contact the producer ( auditions@nedpho.nl of 020 521 75 00 ).

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