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Open Vacancies

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 is building a new Music Hall for the orchestra, scheduled to celebrate its first performances in 2026. Further information: https://www.musiikkitalofuuga.fi/en
 

Now open:

  • Co-principal Horn
  • Cello Tutti
  • Double Bass Tutti
  • Principal 2nd Violin

 

CO-PRINCIPAL HORN

with duty to play 1st and 3rd horn
permanent vacancy, full-time

 

The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Monday 1st of September, 2025 starting at 10:00 (am).


Audition Repertoire

  • W. A. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major KV 495, 1st mvt with cadenza
  • R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 (complete)
  • Orchestral excerpts, which will be sent to applicants after the closing date and the video pre-round selections

Orchestral excerpts – 3rd horn

  • J. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 D minor, Op. 15, 1st mvt
  • A. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 E minor, Op. 95, 1st & 3rd mvt
  • R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op.28

Orchestral excerpts – 1st horn

  • L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 F major Op. 68, 3rd & 5th mvt
  • L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 A major, Op. 92, 1st mvt
  • G. Mahler: Symphony No. 7, 2nd mvt
  • G. Mahler: Symphony No. 9, 1st mvt
  • W. A. Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, II Act, No. 25
  • D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 D minor, Op. 47, 1st mvt
  • M. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
  • A. Schönberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1

A video pre-round will be arranged before the audition.
The audition may also include an interview (in Finnish or in English).


Applications

The closing date for the applications is Monday 26th of May 2025 at midnight, 24:00 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). For applying, please fill in the online application form available on Musicalchairs:
https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/50329?ref=11

Please include in the application a link to a video, which includes applicant’s performance of the following excerpts:  

  • W. A. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major KV 495, 1st mvt: From the beginning to the recapitulation, without the cadenza (without piano accompaniment)
  • A. Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 E-flat major WAB 104, 4th mvt, orchestral excerpt
  • D. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major Op. 107, 1st mvt, orchestral excerpts

Download the materials of the video pre-round excerpts from here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1itS1FiJgHiKIMw0wFcBxfv-CS_anZ2J8?usp=sharing


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 the whole pre-round program should be filmed without cuts in one entirety in the order listed above. The orchestra tunes in 442.

Post-processing of the sound and/or picture is prohibited. A reasonable quality should be aimed at. Please upload your video via your Musicalchairs application.

Applications or video materials sent by e-mail will not be taken into consideration. Feedback on the videos is not 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

 

CELLO TUTTI

permanent vacancy, full-time


The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Monday 22nd of September, 2025 starting at 10:00 (am).


Audition Repertoire

  • J. Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, 1st mvt bars 1–77 and cadenza
  • First mvt from A. Dvořák’s (bars 1–192) or R. Schumann’s (bars 1–96) Cello Concertos
  • Orchestral excerpts
  1. L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
  2. L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
  3. J. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
  4. C. Debussy: La Mer
  5. G. Mahler: Totenfeier
  6. J. Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22, No. 1: Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
  7. R. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
  8. P. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
  • Chamber Music Excerpt F. Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, 1st mvt, vlc I

The list of orchestral excerpts with bar numbers is available at Muvac application page.
 
The audition may also include an interview (in Finnish or in English).
 

Applications

The closing date for the applications is Sunday 17th of August, 2025 at midnight, 24:00 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Please apply via Muvac:

https://www.muvac.com/vacancy/turku-philharmonic-orchestra-nyqkz9wy

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.
 

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi

 

DOUBLE BASS TUTTI

permanent vacancy, full-time


The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Monday 6th of October, 2025 starting at 10:00 (am).


Audition Repertoire

  • K. D. von Dittersdorf: Double bass Concerto No. 2 with cadenza (Gruber)
  • 1st movement of either Koussevitsky double bass concerto or Bottesini concerto No. 2
  • Orchestral excerpts
  1.   L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Op. 55: 1st mvt bars 651-677 AND 3rd mvt bars 13-166
  2.   L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Op. 67: 2nd mvt bars 1-10 AND 3rd mvt bars 1-218
  3.   J. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Op. 68: 1st mvt bars 161-189
  4.   W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 39 E-flat major, KV 543: 1st mvt bars 40-98
  5.   W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 G minor, KV 550: 1st mvt bars 114-138 AND bars 191-228
  6.   J. Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 E minor Op. 39: 4th mvt 10 bars from reh. letter B, from 3rd bar after C to 9th bar after D, 18th bar after D to F, 4th bar after K to end of bar O
  7.   R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Op. 40: From reh. number 9 to 6th bar after number 12
  8.   F. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 C major, D. 944:  3rd mvt from beginning to 3rd bar after A AND from B to 7th bar after C.
  9.   G. Verdi: Otello: Act IV from reh. letter U, 25 bars

The orchestral excerpts will be sent to the applicants after the closing date.
The audition may also include an interview (in Finnish or in English).

The audition will be played in orchestra tuning.
 

Applications

The closing date for the applications is Thursday 4th of September, 2025 at midnight, 24:00 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Please apply via Muvac:

https://www.muvac.com/vacancy/turku-philharmonic-orchestra-dyx9m4x1

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.
 

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi

 

PRINCIPAL 2nd VIOLIN (shared 1st chair)

permanent vacancy, full-time


The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Monday 3rd of November, 2025 starting at 10:00 (am).


Audition Repertoire

  • W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 K.216, No. 4 K.218 or No. 5 K.219, 1st and 2nd mvt with cadenza
  • A Romantic violin concerto of candidate’s choice, 1st mvt with cadenza
  • Orchestral and chamber music excerpts
  1. B. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Finale: bars 265-317
  2. L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 D minor Op. 125, 2nd mvt: bars 1-84
  3. J. Brahms: Symphony No. 4 E minor Op. 98, 1st mvt: bars 1-53
  4. G. Holst: The Planets Op. 32, 3rd mvt: reh. numbers 7-9
  5. G. Ligeti: Melodien für Orchester: from 3 bars before D to 5 bars after E
  6. G. Mahler: Symphony No. 9 D Major, 1st mvt: bars 285-315
  7. W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 39 E-flat Major, Finale: bars 1-78
  8. S. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1, Death of Tybalt: reh. numbers 70-78
  9. A. Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht Op. 4: bars 249-265
  10. J. Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 E-flat Minor Op. 82, 1st mvt: 14 bars before K to end
  11. R. Strauss: Don Juan Op. 20: bars 1-62
  12. R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30:  4 bars after reh. number 7 to reh. number 9 AND 8 bars before reh. number 18 to reh. number 18
  13. J. Brahms – String Quartet C minor, Op. 51 No. 1, 1st mvt (without repetition)
     

The orchestral and chamber music 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 Thursday 2nd of October, 2025 at midnight, 24:00 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Please apply via Muvac:

https://www.muvac.com/vacancy/turku-philharmonic-orchestra-ny38q381

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.

 

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi