Vacancies for positions as a member of Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Finland are advertised here.
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Finland is a professional full-time orchestra of 74 musicians, established in 1790. The City of Turku will build a new Music Centre for the orchestra, scheduled to celebrate its first performances in 2026.
Now open:
with obligation to play 2nd Horn and Wagner tuba
Permanent position, full-time job
The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Wednesday 31st of May, 2023 starting at 12:00 noon.
Audition Repertoire
The audition may also include an interview (in Finnish or in English)
Applications
The closing date for the applications is Sun 30th of April 2023 at midnight, 24:00 (12 pm, GMT+2 Finnish time). For applying, please fill in the online application form available on Musicalchairs:
https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/42311?ref=11
Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date. Delayed applications or applications sent by e-mail will not be taken into consideration.
Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.
Permanent position, full-time job
The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Monday 3rd of April, 2023 starting at 13:00 (1 pm).
Audition Repertoire
Applications
A video pre-round will be arranged. The closing date for the applications is Mon 13th of February 2023 at midnight, 24:00 (12 pm, GMT+2 Finnish time). For applying, please fill the online application form available on Musicalchairs: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/41544?ref=11
Please include in the application a link to a video, which includes applicant’s performance of the following program:
The materials of the excerpts for the video pre-round are available on the Musicalchairs’ application page.
Instructions for making the video
The video must be recorded with one camera and the player and the instrument in the picture throughout. The video including whole pre-round program should be filmed without cuts in one entirety in the order listed above. Post-processing of the sound and/or picture is prohibited. A reasonable quality should be aimed at. The orchestra tunes in 442. Please upload your video via your Musicalchairs application.
Applications or video materials sent by e-mail will not be taken into consideration. No feedback on the videos will be given.
Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date. A pre-selection will be done based on the applications and the videos.
Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.