What is the Fellowship?
The Fellowship is a development opportunity for emerging orchestral musicians, offering an immersive experience with a fee of £2,000.
Applications for the 2022 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Emerging Musicians Fellowship are now closed.
In the 2022-23 season, four Fellows will be immersed within the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra undertaking five patches of inductions, rehearsals, performances, training (musical and non-musical) and education work, during four weeks spread over the period September 2022 – July 2023. Fellows will rehearse and perform alongside the Orchestra for three intensive weeks.
Fellows will attend a two day induction in Liverpool on 30 June – 1 July 2022. Fellows must be available for these dates to undertake the Fellowship.
The Fellowship will culminate in a final wrap week including an exit audition (to join our regular extras list, or for ongoing development), a more intimate chamber performance alongside other Fellows, and events to welcome the next cohort of Fellows.
Fellows will:
How to Apply:
To apply, download the application pack below for full details.
If you have any additional queries, please review the FAQs below, or contact Nikita Richmond, Learning Projects Coordinator (Nikita.Richmond@liverpoolphil.com or call 0151 210 2904)
We are recruiting four Fellows, one from each section of the orchestra, limited in the first year to the following instruments:
Instruments not listed here will be recruited for in the 2023-24 Fellowship, and will include Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Trombone, Bass Trombone, and Tuba.
You will be an emerging orchestral musician who is performing at the standard required to play in a professional orchestra, and may be:
We acknowledge that our orchestra and our industry is not fully reflective of the diverse society in which we live. Therefore, at Round 1, we are taking Positive Action to prioritise applications from emerging musicians from backgrounds that are currently underrepresented in UK orchestras. Where applicants meet all the required criteria at Round 1 (including performance and supplementary criteria), and have a protected characteristic, these applicants will be guaranteed a live audition in Round 2.
You must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK. Applicants should be aged 18+ on 30 June 2022, with no upper age limit.
We are looking for Fellows who commit to our values:
Round 1 – Application form and video audition
You can apply in 2 simple steps:
At Round 1 your audition includes 2 excerpts and a section from a piece of standard solo repertoire (unaccompanied) – please note it is slightly different for Harp.
Round 2 - Live auditions
If you are successful in your initial application and audition in Round 1, you will be invited to attend a live audition in Liverpool. Provisional dates for these are as follows:
Dates will be confirmed for each instrument as soon as possible. We will provide a travel contribution of up to £50 for each candidate attending Round 2 live auditions.
How to Apply:
To apply, download the application pack below for full details.
If you have any additional queries, please review the FAQs below, or contact Nikita Richmond, Learning Projects Coordinator (Nikita.Richmond@liverpoolphil.com or call 0151 210 2904)
Please use the following links to download the Audition Requirements for both Round 1 and 2.
If you would like more information about the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Emerging Musicians Fellowship 2022-23, please download the Application Pack for full details, criteria, timeline, and how to apply.
If you have any additional queries, please review the FAQs below, or contact Nikita Richmond, Learning Projects Coordinator (Nikita.Richmond@liverpoolphil.com or call 0151 210 2904)
Wednesday 13 July 2022 7:30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Following on from their hugely successful tour in 2017/18, the award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the nation's premier Beatles group, The Bootleg Beatles, join forces once again to deliver a Beatles experience like no other.
Thursday 14 July 2022 7:30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Following on from their hugely successful tour in 2017/18, the award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the nation's premier Beatles group, The Bootleg Beatles, join forces once again to deliver a Beatles experience like no other.