Open Vacancies

Vacancies for positions as a member of Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Finland are advertised here.

Now open:

• Principal Trumpet permanent vacancy
• Principal Flute permanent vacancy
• Clarinet Player with obligation to play bass clarinet
• Double Bass Tutti permanent vacancy

 

DOUBLE BASS TUTTI

Permanent vacancy, full time

Audition date

Monday 10th of August, 2020. The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall.

Audition repertoire

• K. D. von Dittersdorf: Double Bass Concerto 1^st and 2^nd movements with cadenzas (Gruber)
• A Romantic concerto of applicant’s choice, 1^st movement

Orchestral excerpts

The materials of the orchestral excerpts are available here:

The audition will be played in orchestra tuning

Closing date for applications

Monday 27th of July, 2020 at 23:00 / 11 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Delayed applications will not be taken into consideration.

APPLICATIONS

Please download the application form from here:

Please send your completed application form by e-mail to: orchestra@turku.fi. The application has to be sent in MS Word or PDF format.

Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date.
 

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.

 

PRINCIPAL FLUTE

Permanent vacancy, full time

Please note: the audition date has changed from June to August due to the epidemic situation.

Audition dates

Thu 20^th  and Fri 21^st of August, 2020 starting at 10 AM. A pre-round for the audition will be held on Wed 19^th  of August. The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall.

Audition repertoire

• W. A. Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major K.313 (285c), 1^st and 2^nd movements (without cadenzas)
• H. Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano

Orchestral excerpts

The materials of the orchestral and chamber music excerpts will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date.

Closing date for applications

Tuesday 16^th of June, 2020 at 23:00 / 11 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Delayed applications will not be taken into consideration.

APPLICATIONS

Please download the application form from here:

Please send your completed application form by e-mail to: orchestra@turku.fi. The application has to be sent in MS Word or PDF format.

Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date.

If a member of the orchestra will be chosen to the vacancy of Principal Flute, his/her vacancy can be filled by this audition.

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.

 

PRINCIPAL TRUMPET 

Permanent vacancy, full time
 

Audition date

Monday 24^th of August, 2020 starting at 10 AM. The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall.

Audition repertoire

• J. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat Major, the whole concerto with the cadenza (free choice of the instrument)
• A. Honegger: Intrada

Orchestral excerpts

The materials of the orchestral excerpts will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date.

Closing date for applications

Thu 25^th of June 2020 at 23:00 / 11 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Delayed applications will not be taken into consideration.

APPLICATIONS

Please download the application form from here:

Please send your completed application form by e-mail to: orchestra@turku.fi. The application has to be sent in MS Word or PDF format.

Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date.

 

If a member of the orchestra will be chosen to the vacancy of Principal Trumpet, his/her vacancy can be filled by this audition.

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.

 

CLARINET PLAYER

With obligation to play bass clarinet

Permanent vacancy, full time
 

Audition date

Thursday 27^th and Friday 28^th of August, 2020 starting at 10 AM. The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall.

Audition repertoire

• W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K 622, 1^st and 2^nd movement
• L. Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 57, 2^nd movement (on bass clarinet)

Orchestral excerpts

The materials of the orchestral excerpts are available here:

Closing date for applications

Tue 4^th of August 2020 at 23:00 / 11 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Delayed applications will not be taken into consideration.

APPLICATIONS

Please download the application form from here:

Please send your completed application form by e-mail to: orchestra@turku.fi. The application has to be sent in MS Word or PDF format.

Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates by email after the closing date.

Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.