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Open Orchestra Positions in Germany
2nd violin tutti
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
2nd concertmaster:in ZV (100%)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Chief Conductor (m/f/d)
Leipziger Symphonieorchester (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Boehlen, Germany
Principal Conductor (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible
Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Ulm/Ulmer Theater
🇩🇪 Ulm, Germany
Solo oboe
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Music Director and Chief Conductor (m/f/d)
Theater für Niedersachsen – TfN-Philharmonie Hildesheim (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hildesheim, Germany
Cello
Clarinet
French Horn
Piano
Viola
Violin
A 2nd trumpet
Berliner Philharmoniker (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Two violoncellos tutti
Berliner Philharmoniker (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Coord. 1st solo bassoon
NDR Radiophilharmonie
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
A viola tutti
Berliner Philharmoniker (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Cello
Viola
Violin
A bass trombone with a commitment to the tenor trombone
Berliner Philharmoniker (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Two violins tutti
Berliner Philharmoniker (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Solo Timpani - Fixed-Term Contract
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Bassoon with link to contrabassoon 50%
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
June 29, 2026: 10:00 a.m., deep horn ZV
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
Violin - Orchestra Academy (2)
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
One intern double bass (m/f/d) - during studies
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
Tuba
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Cello - Academy
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
A violoncello tutti 50% (m/f/d) - temporary contract
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
Solo timpani with a requirement to play the drums
Duisburger Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Duisburg, Germany
Viola tutti
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
1st concertmaster 1st violin
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Double bass tutti
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Piccolo flute with commitment to 2nd/3rd/4th flute
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Deputy 1st solo bassoon
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
October 1, 2026: 10:00 a.m. Viola Tutti
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
1. solo oboe
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Deputy Solo Viola - Permanent (m/f/d)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz/Theater Mainz
🇩🇪 Mainz, Germany
Lead player in cello
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
1st solo flute - permanent (m/f/d)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz/Theater Mainz
🇩🇪 Mainz, Germany
October 30, 2026: 10:00 a.m. 2nd clarinet (alternate for bass clarinet)
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
One concertmaster (m/f/d) with a special contract - Permanent
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
A:n Deputy Principal 2nd Violin 100% (m/f/d)
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
November 5, 2026: 10:00 a.m. Solo Trumpet
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
1st Coordinated Concertmaster (2)
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo clarinet (A/B clarinet) "German system"
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
November 25, 2026: 10:00 a.m. Solo Flute
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
2nd and other low horns with a commitment to the Wagner tuba.
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo viola
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
1st solo clarinet
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
1st violin tutti
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
1. Solo double bass
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
1. Concertmaster (m/f/d)
Beethoven Orchester Bonn/Theater der Bundesstadt Bonn
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany
Cello (Academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Violin 1 (Academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Drums (academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Double bass (academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Viola (Academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Solo oboe (coordinated)
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
One concertmaster 2nd violin
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
1st violin (m/f/d)
Beethoven Orchester Bonn/Theater der Bundesstadt Bonn
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany
Solo double bass (coordinated)
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
A 1st violin tutti 100%
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
A 1st concertmaster (from 26/27)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Change horn 2nd/3rd (100 %) fixed
WDR Funkhausorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Violin 2 (Academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Viola tutti (m/f/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
Deputy Solo viola (m/f/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
1st solo horn (m/f/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
2. concertmaster:in
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Solo Clarinet (m/f/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
2nd violin tutti (m/f/d)
Beethoven Orchester Bonn/Theater der Bundesstadt Bonn
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany
Conducting Assistant (m/f/d) 50% (Hans Grischkat Conducting Scholarship)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
🇩🇪 Reutlingen, Germany
Solo cello
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Solo bass clarinet (from March 2026)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
2nd clarinet with bass clarinet (from February 2026)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Solo double bass
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
2nd violin fixed
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Solo bassoon
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Viola tutti
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
SOLO VIOLA
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Solo Bassoon (m/f/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
1st concertmaster of the 1st violins (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
1. Violin tutti (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Viola auditioner (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Solo cello (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Solo double bass (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Viola tutti (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Double bass tutti (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Solo Bassoon (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
1st violin tutti
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Second clarinet
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Assistant principal 2nd violin
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Prelude:in 1st violin
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
2nd violin tutti
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Double bass tutti
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Coord. 1st solo trumpet
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Deputy Principal 2nd Violin (m/f/d)
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern
🇩🇪 Saarbrucken, Germany
Coord. 1st concertmaster:in
NDR Radiophilharmonie
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
Deputy solo trumpet (100 %) permanent
WDR Funkhausorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
2. Violin Academy
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Solo oboe
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Solo double bass
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Associate Concertmaster of the 1st violins
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Concertmaster* of the 1st violins
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Principal of the 2nd violins
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
1st violin tutti
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Viola tutti
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Solo cello (coord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
1st violin tutti (100%)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
2nd violin tutti (100%)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Solo flute (coord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Solo viola (coord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
One solo contrabassoon 100% (m/f/d) 2nd/3rd/4th bassoon
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
A 2nd trombone (temporary contract)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
A deputy solo viola 50% (temporary contract)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
Second flute mdVz. piccolo
NDR Radiophilharmonie
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
One deputy solo bassoon
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
A 2nd conductor (f/m/d) with obligation to conduct choir and repetition
Norddeutsche Philharmonie/Volkstheater Rostock (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Rostock, Germany
A 1st violin tutti 100% (m/f/d)
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
Deputy Solo Oboe (m/f/d)
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern
🇩🇪 Saarbrucken, Germany
Solo viola
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
1st concertmaster (m/f/d)
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern
🇩🇪 Saarbrucken, Germany
Coord. Solo Cello (m/f/d)
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern
🇩🇪 Saarbrucken, Germany
Bass clarinet with secondary instrument clarinet
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Deputy solo horn with secondary instrument Wagner tuba and high horn (Bach horn), also interchang...
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Contrabassoon with secondary instrument bassoon
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo timpani with secondary instrument percussion
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Interchangeable horn (3rd/2nd) with secondary instrument Wagner tuba
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo flute with secondary instrument piccolo (coordinated)
WDR Sinfonieorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo trombone (m/f/d)
Beethoven Orchester Bonn/Theater der Bundesstadt Bonn
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany
1st solo horn (m/f/d)
Beethoven Orchester Bonn/Theater der Bundesstadt Bonn
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany
Viola tutti
NDR Radiophilharmonie
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
Temporary Position as Orchestra Attendant (m/f/d)
Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau/Anhaltisches Theater Dessau
🇩🇪 Dessau-Rosslau, Germany
Orchestra Attendant (m/f/d) | Temporary Replacement Due to Illness
Symphonisches Orchester des Landestheaters Detmold (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Detmold, Germany
One solo oboe from the 2026/27 season
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester/Oper Frankfurt (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
A solo trombone
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester/Oper Frankfurt (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
FSJ Volunteer in the Orchestra Usher Department (m/f/d)
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder)
🇩🇪 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
1st solo horn with commitment to the 3rd and 5th horn and the Bb Wagner tuba
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo violoncello (coordinated)
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
One solo viola (special contract)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
A 2nd concertmastera double bass tutti
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
Piano Teacher (m/f/d) (Music School)
Hofer Symphoniker (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hof (Saale), Germany
1st concertmaster 1st violin (m/f/d)
Philharmonisches Orchester Gießen/Stadttheater Gießen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Pour, Germany
Orchestra Academy Flute
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
1st solo timpani 40% with commitment to percussion and secondary instrument drumset (optional) - ...
Lüneburger Symphoniker/Theater Lüneburg (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Lueneburg, Germany
Solo flute
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Orchestra Warden:in (m/f/d)
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
2nd trumpet ZV 50%
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Orchestra Academy viola
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
A Viola tutti 100% (m/f/d)
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
One intern violoncello (m/f/d) - during studies
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
June 23, 2026: 10:00 a.m. 2nd clarinet (mVz), bass clarinet (ZV)
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
Cello (Orchestra Academy)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
One intern percussionist (m/f/d) - during studies
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
Solo double bass
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
June 19, 2026: 10:00 a.m. Viola Tutti ZV
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
1st violin tutti (5)
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Deputy solo viola
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Deputy Solo Cellist (m/f/d)
Sorbisches Kammerorchester/Sorbisches National-Ensemble (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Bautzen, Germany
Low horn with Wagner tuba and natural horn
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Assistant principal Viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
deadline n/a
audition June 15, 2026
Deputy solo viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo viola
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Solo bassoon
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Violoncello player
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Deputy Solo Viola (coord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Viola tutti (50%)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Viola (Orchestral Academy)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Viola tutti 50%
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Solo viola
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Coord. 1st concertmaster:in
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
1st violin tutti 50%
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Solo cello (coord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Principal Double Bass (100% / full-time)
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Greiz, Germany
Viola Section (100% / full-time)
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Greiz, Germany
application 23 days ago
audition n/a
Wechselhorn 2nd/3rd/4th (100% / permanent)
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Greiz, Germany
application 23 days ago
audition n/a
A solo repetiteur with conducting duties (m/f/d)
Orchester des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden
🇩🇪 Wiesbaden, Germany
1st Violin Tutti (100% / permanent) 2 positions
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Greiz, Germany
application about 1 month ago
audition n/a
Director of Studies, Deputy Choir Director and Conductor (m/f/d)
Philharmonisches Orchester Gießen/Stadttheater Gießen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Pour, Germany
Orchestra Warden:in (f/m/d)
Philharmonisches Orchester Würzburg/Theater Würzburg
🇩🇪 Wuerzburg, Germany
2nd Kapellmeister (m/f/d) for music theater (opera, operetta, musical, ballet)
Saarländisches Staatsorchester/Staatstheater
🇩🇪 Saarbrucken, Germany