Open vacancies
Open vacancies at the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Are you our new colleague? On this page, we announce job vacancies in the orchestra.
Enquiries to: orchestra@turku.fi
The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Monday 31st of August, 2026 starting at 13:00 (1 PM).
Audition Repertoire
- W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 K.216, No. 4 K.218 or No. 5 K.219, 1st mvmt with cadenza
- A Romantic violin concerto of candidate’s choice, 1st mvmt with cadenza
- Orchestral and chamber music excerpts:
- B. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Finale: mm 265–317
- L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 D minor Op. 125, 2nd mvmt: mm 1–84
- J. Brahms: Symphony No. 4 E minor Op. 98, 1st mvmt: mm 1–53
- G. Holst: The Planets Op. 32, 3rd mvmt: reh 7–9
- G. Ligeti: Melodien für Orchester: from 3 before D to 5 after E
- G. Mahler: Symphony No. 9 D Major, 1st mvmt: mm 285–315
- W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 39 E-flat Major, Finale: mm 1–78
- S. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1, Death of Tybalt: reh 70–74
- A. Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht Op. 4: mm 249–265
- J. Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 E-flat Minor Op. 82, 1st mvmt: from M to O AND from R to end
- R. Strauss: Don Juan Op. 20: mm 1–62
- R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30: 4 after reh 7 to reh 9 AND 8 before reh 18 to reh 18
- J. Brahms – String Quartet C minor, Op. 51 No. 1, 1st mvmt from beginning to repetition
The excerpts will be sent to the applicants after the closing date.
The audition may also include an interview (in Finnish or in English).
Applications
The closing date for the applications is Sunday 2nd of August 2026 at midnight, 24:00 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Please apply via Muvac.
Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates after the closing date. Delayed applications or applications sent by email will not be taken into consideration.
If a member of the orchestra will be chosen to the vacancy of Principal 2nd violin, his/her vacancy can be filled by this audition.
