The Palau de les Arts hosts the final phase of auditions for the OCV

< 366 musicians are vying for thirteen places in the violin, viola, cello, double bass, bassoon, horn, trumpet, and trombone sections
Roberto Abbado, Fabio Biondi and Davide Livermore preside over the courts for each instrument
The arts center received 1,038 applications from musicians of 44 nationalities in the first phase of the process.

Valencia. The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía hosts the final phase of the audition process for the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana throughout June and early July.

The Valencian arts center received a total of 1,038 applications from musicians of 44 nationalities from five continents for the largest selection process for vacancies since the establishment of the OCV.

Spanish musicians, both residents and non-residents in our country, have shown the greatest interest in the auditions for the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana.

Also noteworthy is the strong presence of applicants from Europe, Asia and America (both North and South) - to a lesser extent - as well as applications from musicians from Australia and Egypt.

After passing an initial curriculum evaluation phase, 366 applicants are traveling to Valencia these days to compete for thirteen jobs in the specialties of violin, viola, cello, double bass, bassoon, horn, trumpet and trombone.

The tribunals for each instrument are presided over by the principal conductors of the Palau de les Arts, Roberto Abbado and Fabio Biondi, as well as the Intendant and artistic director Davide Livermore, accompanied by professors from the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana.

The thirteen positions are distributed as follows. For the violin specialty, three assistant soloist positions are offered for first and second violin; for viola, one soloist vacancy and two tutti positions are announced, while for cello, one tutti position and one assistant soloist position for double bass are announced.

In the wind section, there is a position for bassoon 3rd-2nd with contrabassoon, a vacancy for horn 2nd-4th category tutti, a position for trumpet 2nd-3rd tutti and, finally, a position for trombone 2nd tutti and a position for trombone 3rd bass-contrabass.