Tutti 1st Violin, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bbc, Pendleton, Salford
Tutti 1st Violin, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Bbc, Pendleton, Salford
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 22 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 4ad2be88354449d7a4eff313752035bc
Full Job Description
- To sit as a Tutti member of the 1st Violin section, stepping up to No.5 (Tutti) as required.
- To demonstrate excellent orchestral playing abilities, maintaining the highest musical standards.
- To support the Section Leader, helping to foster a supportive professional environment in all areas.
- To develop positive working relationships with conductors, freelancers and all members of the orchestra.
- To play a key role in the life of the BBC Philharmonic - to be a passionate team player with a commitment to maintain and enhance the reputation of the orchestra.
Outstanding professional orchestral and solo playing abilities. - Knowledge, passion and appreciation of the range of repertoire performed by the BBC Philharmonic.
- Interpersonal skills: ability to contribute and participate as part of a diverse team and to support colleagues, conductors and freelancers.
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is reimagining the orchestral experience for a new generation - challenging perceptions, championing innovation and taking a rich variety of music to the widest range of audiences. Alongside a flagship series of concerts at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, the orchestra broadcasts concerts on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds from venues across the North of England, annually at the BBC Proms and from its international tours. The orchestra also records regularly for the Chandos label and has a catalogue of over 300 discs and digital downloads. Championing new music, the orchestra has recently given world and UK premieres of works by Anna Appleby, Gerald Barry, Erland Cooper, Tom Coult, Sebastian Fagerlund, Emily Howard, Robert Laidlow, James Lee III, Grace-Evangeline Mason, David Matthews, Outi Tarkiainen and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, with the scope of the orchestra's output extending far beyond standard repertoire. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's Chief Conductor is John Storgrds, with whom the orchestra has enjoyed a long association. French conductor Ludovic Morlot is its Associate Artist, while Anna Clyne, one of the most in-demand composers of the day, is its Composer in Association. It performed at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, both at a free concert with previous Ukrainian winner Jamala and in the final itself with Italian artist Mahmood, for a rendition of John Lennon's 'Imagine' during the Liverpool Songbook medley. The orchestra continues to deliver a programme of engagement with children and young people. At the end of 2023 it released Musical Storyland, a major new 10-part series featuring the BBC Philharmonic musicians, which brings famous stories from around the world to life using the power of music. This was the first time an orchestra has been commissioned to make a series of films for UK network television. Through all its activities, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is bringing life-changing musical experiences to audiences across Greater Manchester, the North of England, the UK and around the world., The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. - Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
- Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
- Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.