Akademie at the Staatskapelle Berlin
Every two years, there is
the opportunity to become a member of the Academy of the
Staatskapelle Berlin, where Stephen Fitzpatrick is Principal
Harpist. Opportunities include taking part in concerts with world
renowned conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez and Zubin
Mehta. The orchestra has a regular subscription series consisting of
eight concerts, performed at the Philharmonie and Konzerthaus in
Berlin. Past tours have included concert and opera productions in
China, Japan, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Vienna and New York, where the
complete cycle of Mahler Symphonies were performed. As member of the
Academy you will have the opportunity to play 2nd harp on
many of these tours. In addition to this, you will gain invaluable
experience playing both 1st and 2nd harp in operas
by Puccini, Strauss, Wagner, Donizetti, Prokofiev, Verdi and the ballets
of Tschaikovsky.
In order to apply for this
position, you must have finished your studies and be under 28 years of age
at the time of the audition. Auditions will take place in Berlin, on a
Horngacher harp.
Members of the academy are
given 87 hours of free tuition during each season.
The next audition is scheduled for June 2011.
For further information, please visit:
http://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/de_DE/show/orch_academy
Stephen Fitzpatrick
info [at]
stephenfitzpatrick.com
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His playing, of a very high technical standard, shows
beauty, sensitivity and imagination. He is rhythmically very strong and
is capable of great intensity...
DANIEL BARENBOIM |
Stephen Fitzpatrick
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