More than one hundred musicians have applied for the last 8 places in the Palau de les Arts orchestra
14.06.2006
June 14, 2006
A total of 123 musicians from around the world applied to the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía's call for applications to fill the last eight positions in its resident orchestra. The application period closed on June 9th. The Valencian opera house has already selected 83 musicians in previous rounds, out of the 91 who will make up its orchestra.
A total of 19 musicians and teachers have applied for the solo violin position, and 104 for the 7 tutti violin positions.
The creation of a world-class orchestra is one of the priority objectives set by the board of trustees of the Fundació de la Comunitat Valenciana Palau de les Arts, in order to achieve artistic excellence and to have the presence of the most prestigious orchestra conductors from around the world.
By country, the largest number of candidates come from Italy (15.4% of applications), followed by Spain (14.63%), France (8.9%), the USA (6.5%), Germany (5.69%), Russia (4.06%), and England (4.06%). A total of 34 different countries have registered as candidates.
The selection process for both solo and tutti violins will be structured in three phases, in which applicants will have to perform a varied repertoire of works by renowned composers, detailed on the Palau de les Arts website. Auditions for this new call for applications will begin on June 26 at the Professional Music Conservatory of Valencia.
Across all three auditions, a total of 5,353 musicians from around the world have applied to join the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía orchestra, whose public debut is scheduled for next October. This is the largest number of applicants ever received for an orchestra audition held worldwide.
The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Orchestra, due to its high level, will be conducted by the best international conductors of today and will become the cultural ambassador of the Valencian Community, through tours throughout Spain and abroad.
In this regard, the musical director of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Lorin Maazel, has stated that, “a high-quality orchestra is being built, on par with the best international opera ensembles.” He explained that the standards are very high, “we are not satisfied with just a good orchestra; we strive for artistic excellence.”
For the purposes of communications and other matters, the Court will be based at the Palau de les Arts “Reina Sofía”, Avd. Autopista del Saler 1. 46013 Valencia, telephone 902100823, fax: +34961975848 and email address: orquesta@www.lesarts.com
