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Double Bass Orchestra Auditions
Assistant Principal Bass
Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)
🇺🇸 Boston, United States
Section Bass
Sarasota Orchestra
🇺🇸 Sarasota, United States
1. solo kontrabas / Principal Double Bass – 1st solo
Odense Symfoniorkester
🇩🇰 Odense, Denmark
ALL STRING SECTIONS
Valley Symphony Orchestra (McAllen, Texas)
🇺🇸 McAllen (Texas), United States
OAcademy
🇺🇸 Online / Remote, United States
Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Double Bass
Flute
French Horn
Harp
Oboe
Percussion
Trombone
Trumpet
Viola
Violin
Orchestra - Section Bass Audition
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, United States
BASS : September 17
Eugene Symphony
🇺🇸 Eugene (Oregon), United States
Section Bass
Los Angeles Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States
Audition double bass 2nd soloist
La Monnaie / De Munt
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium
Section Violin, Section Viola, Assistant Principal Bass, and Section Bass
Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Lincoln (Nebraska), United States
Associate Principal Bass Section Bass
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO)
🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada
Sub Auditions: Bass/Violin
Nashville Symphony
🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
Principal Double Bass
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (GSO)
🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden
Section Double Bass
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Sioux City (Iowa), United States
Principal double bass and Assistant principal double bass - International Audition
Orchestre Symphonique de Québec
🇨🇦 Quebec, Canada
Principal double bass (50%)
London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Vacancy: Principal Double bass (60%)
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Section Cello and Section Bass Auditions: Sunday, September 20, 2026 | Applications Deadline: Sep...
Stockton Symphony
🇺🇸 Stockton (California), United States
Principal Bass
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO)
🇨🇦 Calgary, Canada
Section Bass
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO)
🇨🇦 Calgary, Canada
Solo double bass
Bielefelder Philharmoniker/Theater Bielefeld
🇩🇪 Bielefeld, Germany
Section Bass
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Allentown (Pennsylvania), United States
Part-time double bass tutti (m/f/d)
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie/Städtisches Theater (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Chemnitz, Germany
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BASS (CORE, TENURE TRACK )
Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO)
🇺🇸 Norfolk, United States
Associate Principal Double Bass
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO)
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Australia
August 18, 2026 – Section Strings (volunteer/unpaid)
Salt Lake Symphony
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, United States
Section Double Bass
Canton Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Canton (Ohio), United States
Double bass tutti
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Double bass (Orchestra Academy)
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
1. Solo double bass
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Double bass (academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Double bass
Fulham Symphony Orchestra (FSO)
🇬🇧 Fulham, United Kingdom
Double Bass/Bass Guitar
Royal Air Force Music Services
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Solo double bass (coordinated)
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Double bass
Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO)
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Australia
Solo double bass
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Solo double bass (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Double bass tutti (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Double bass tutti
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Solo double bass
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
A 2nd concertmastera double bass tutti
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
Recruitment (Double Bass)
NHK Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Deputy Principal Double Bass (m/f/d)
Baden-Badener Philharmonie
🇩🇪 Baden-Baden, Germany
Associate Principal Bass - Long Contract - Thursday, July 16, 2026
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, United States
Solo Double Bass Position (w/m/d)
Lüneburger Symphoniker/Theater Lüneburg (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Lueneburg, Germany
One intern double bass (m/f/d) - during studies
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
Principal Contrabass
Nashville Civic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
Audition for a doublebass tutti (2 positions) on the 26th of June, 2026
Orchestre National de France
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Solo double bass
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Announcement: | Principal Bass Auditions | June 15, 2026
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Roanoke (Virginia), United States
Position of Tutti Double Bass
Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO)
🇮🇸 ReykjavÃk, Iceland
Section Bass
Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO)
🇨🇦 Regina, Canada
application about 2 months ago
audition May 29, 2026
start ~ September 1, 2025
Double bass, principal, Västerås Sinfonietta
Västerås Sinfonietta
🇸🇪 Västerås, Sweden
Audition for the Orchestral Academy - Double Bass
Czech Philharmonic
🇨🇿 Prague, Czech Republic
application about 2 months ago
audition May 28, 2026
Principal and Assistant Principal Bass (2 Positions) - May 11 - 12, 2026
The Phoenix Symphony
🇺🇸 Phoenix, United States
Principal Bass Auditions to be held April 13 – 16, 2026 Successful candidate to start in Septembe...
Lyric Opera of Chicago
🇺🇸 Chicago, United States
application about 1 year ago
audition April 13, 2026
Principal Bass
Battle Creek Symphony
🇺🇸 Battle Creek (Michigan), United States
application 4 months ago
audition April 12, 2026
Tutti Double Bass
Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester
🇩🇰 Sønderborg, Denmark
Assistant Principal Bass
Springfield Symphony Orchestra MO
🇺🇸 Springfield (Missouri), United States
Section Bass
Springfield Symphony Orchestra MO
🇺🇸 Springfield (Missouri), United States
Section Contrabass
Nashville Civic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
Principal Double Bass (100% / permanent)
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Greiz, Germany
Double bass (tutti)
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Sapporo, Japan
Assoc and Section Bass Spring 2026
West Michigan Symphony
🇺🇸 Muskegon (Michigan), United States
Principal Bass
Artis-Naples, Naples Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Naples (Florida), United States
Section Double Bass
Symphony in C Orchestra (Haddonfield Symphony)
🇺🇸 Collingswood, United States