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:
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
Orchestral excerpts – 3rd horn
Orchestral excerpts – 1st horn
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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