Auditions 2020-2023

Oboe (cor anglais optional), clarinet (piccolo clarinet and bass clarinet optional), trombone (bass trombone optional), bass tuba, and viola

December 31st, 2019, is the application deadline for the auditions, for the 2020-2023 period, of the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra for the following instruments: oboe, clarinet, trombone, bass tuba, and viola. Applications must be sent by registered mail to the Orchestra’s headquarters, as follows: Fondazione Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, Via G. Verdi no. 41, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.

Eligible applicants must: be between the age of 18 (born before December 31st, 2001) and 27 (born after December 31st, 1991); hold a diploma by an Italian State Conservatory or officially recognised private School of Music, or an equivalent foreign certification; be citizens of the EU.

Auditions will be held in two non-consecutive phases (preliminary and final) in Piacenza (Municipal Theatre) and Ravenna (Alighieri Theatre), tentatively starting in March 2020.

The auditions notice, the application forms, and the orchestral excerpts for each instrument can be downloaded from the dedicated page in the Orchestra’s website.