Jobs

AUDITIONS SPRING 2025

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra invites applications for the positions of:

PRINCIPAL 2ND VIOLIN

Application period starts on 13 January and the application deadline is 9 February 2025 at 23:59 (11:59 PM, UTC+2). The position is permanent, and work begins on 6 August 2025 or as agreed.

Applications are to be submitted only through the electronic form that opens here on 13 January 2025.

Audition on Thursday 13 March at 10 am (UTC+2) at Tampere Hall for those invited to the audition based on the applications. Invitations to the audition and a link to the required audition repertoire will be sent to the applicants by 17 February 2025.

Required repertoire

Concertos
1. W. A. Mozart: 3., 4. or 5. violin concerto, 1st movement + cadenza
2. 1st movement + possible cadenza of one of the following violin concertos: Bartók II, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn E minor, Prokofjev I or II, Sibelius or Tšaikovski. (The applicant will indicate the chosen concertos on the application form).

Orchestral excerpts
A list of orchestral excerpts will be published here 13 January 2025.

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:
Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Please note the following

  • Our auditions are open to all nationalities.
  • Please do not send us a tape unless we ask for one. The candidates are invited personally to the audition by e-mail after the application time.
  • Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra will not provide any compensation for travel or accommodation expenses.
  • Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra will provide a pianist for the auditions.
  • Our orchestra tunes to a1 = 442 Hz.
  • Please look for more information about the orchestra and its season schedule on our website. Also a useful source of information is the website of Tampere Hall (where the orchestra rehearses and performs).
  • Instructions for video auditions

Previous auditions

  • Assistant Principal Trumpet
    Application deadline 15 September 2024. Tamás Mészáros was elected to the position.

    Co-principal bassoon
    Application deadline 1 September 2024. No one was elected to the position.

    Bass trombone position
    Application deadline 21 April 2024. Ivan Cheung was elected to the position.

    Concertmaster
    Application deadline 10 March 2024. No one was elected to the position.

    Assistant principal viola
    Application deadline 24 March 2024. No one was elected to the position.

    Co-principal double bass
    Application deadline 21 January 2024. Oskari Hanhikoski was elected to the position.

  • Co-principal trumpet
    Application deadline 25 October 2023. Audition on 27 November 2023. Eero Kiukkonen was elected to the position.

    Co-principal oboe
    Application deadline 10 September 2023. Audition on 12 October 2023. Simeon Overbeck was elected to the position.

    Solo cello
    Application deadline 23 April 2023. Audition on 31 May 2023. Kalle-Pekka Koponen was elected to the position.

    Concertmaster
    Application deadline 23 April 2023. Audition on 29 May 2023. No one elected to the position.

    Assistant principal viola
    Application deadline 20 March 2023. Audition on 17 April 2023. No one elected to the position.

    Assistant principal trumpet
    Application deadline 9 March 2023. Pre-selection video round on 13-14 March and audition on 29 April 2023. Permanent position, work begins on August 9th 2023 or as agreed. The vacancy is with obligation to play secondary instruments. Pawel Marciniak was elected to the position.

  • Assistant principal viola + viola tutti vacancy
    Application deadline 9 Nov 2022. Kaisa Anttila was elected to the position of viola tutti. No one elected to the position of assistant principal viola.


    II violin tutti vacancy.
    Application deadline 10 Oct 2022. Linda Halme was elected for the position.

    Concertmaster, 2 posts
    Application deadline was 26 September 2022. Based on the audition, Johannes Põlda was selected for the position. The other position was left unfilled.

    3rd concertmaster substitute
    Application deadline 19 July 2022, audition on 4 August 2022. Tatevik Ayazyan was elected to the post.

    Assistant principal viola + viola tutti vacancy
    Application deadline 9 May 2022 at 11.59 pm (Finnish summer time UTC+3). Audition on Monday 30 May 2022. No-one was elected.

    I violin tutti vacancy
    Application deadline 25 April 2022. Audition on Saturday 21 May 2022. Permanent position, work begins on 1 August 2022 or as agreed. Ivi Ots was elected to the post.

    Principal trumpet
    Application deadline 27 February 2022. Pre-selection video round on 1 March and audition on 25 April 2022. Permanent position, work begins on August 1st 2022 or as agreed. The vacancy is with obligation to play secondary instruments. Xiang Guo was elected to the post.

Further information about all auditions

Contact

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi