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Viola Orchestra Auditions
Voice leader:in Viola
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Cello
Double Bass
Viola
Violin
Associate Principal Viola (x1) & Tutti Viola (x1)
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO)
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
A viola co-soloist
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg (OPS)
🇫🇷 Strasbourg, France
Section Viola
Philadelphia Orchestra
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, United States
Associate Principal Viola
Houston Symphony
🇺🇸 Houston, United States
Assistant Principal Viola
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)
🇺🇸 Chicago, United States
Solo viola coordinated
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Section Viola
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)
🇺🇸 Detroit, United States
Viola tutti
ORF-Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria
Job: Viola (m/f/d) tutti full-time permanent
Niederbayerische Philharmonie/Landestheater Niederbayern (Zweckverband)
🇩🇪 Landshut, Germany
Assistant principal viola (90%)
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Viola (tutti), vacancy for 1 (one)
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Assistant Principal Viola, Chair 2 Auditions
Arizona Opera
🇺🇸 Phoenix, United States
Viola tutti (80%)
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
NHSO Principal Viola and Section (2 positions)
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 New Haven, United States
Assistant Principal Viola & Section Viola Audition
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Indianapolis, United States
Per-Service Section Viola
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Fort Wayne (Indiana), United States
Principal Viola
Rockford Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Rockford (Illinois), United States
Section Viola
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Bloomington (Minnesota), United States
1, 2 and 4 December 2025 - viola tutti
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Deputy solo viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Assistant principal Viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Viola tutti
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Viola (Academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Solo viola
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Violist:in tutti
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Viola tutti
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
SOLO VIOLA
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Viola tutti
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Viola tutti 50%
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Solo viola
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Pre-player:in Viola 75%
Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen
🇨🇭 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Viola tutti (100 %) fixed
WDR Funkhausorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Viola auditioner (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Viola tutti (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Sistema Teaching Artist - Violin and Viola
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO)
🇨🇦 Winnipeg, Canada
Viola player (NHKSO Academy)
NHK Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Section Viola
Canton Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Canton (Ohio), United States
Deputy Solo viola (m/f/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
Viola tutti (m/f/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
MINNESOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA – PRINCIPAL VIOLA
Minnesota Opera
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, United States
VIOLA SUBSTITUTE AND EXTRA
Houston Symphony
🇺🇸 Houston, United States
Solo Viola Audition
La Monnaie / De Munt
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium
Solo viola (m/f/d)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
Viola Sub List Audition
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Fort Worth, United States
Solo viola (coord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Viola, Air Force Strings
United States Air Force Band
🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States
Solo viola
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper/Wiener Philharmoniker
🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria
Solo viola
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
application about 1 month ago
audition October 27, 2025
A viola tutti (m/f/d)
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
Open position: Principal viola
Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri
🇫🇮 Kokkola, Finland
First Assistant Principal Viola
The Cleveland Orchestra
🇺🇸 Cleveland, United States
Section Viola (2 Positions)
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A2SO)
🇺🇸 Ann Arbor (Michigan), United States
Viola tutti (50%)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Section Viola (“C” contract)
Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Lincoln (Nebraska), United States
Principal Viola (“A” contract)
Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Lincoln (Nebraska), United States
Viola – multiple tutti positions
Traverse City Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Traverse City (Michigan), United States
Section Viola (2 Positions)
Santa Barbara Symphony
🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, United States
One Year Principal Viola and Section Viola (2 openings)
Lansing Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Lansing (Michigan), United States
Viola Repertoire List
Lansing Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Lansing (Michigan), United States
Viola tutti - 100% (m/f/d)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz/Theater Mainz
🇩🇪 Mainz, Germany
Assistant Principal Viola
Springfield Symphony Orchestra MO
🇺🇸 Springfield (Missouri), United States
Substitute players for trombones, violas, and possibly other sections. (A great way to get into ...
Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Albuquerque, United States
Viola
Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Albuquerque, United States
August 19, 2025 – Principal CLARINET, PRINCIPAL VIOLA, percussion
Salt Lake Symphony
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, United States
Section Viola (3 positions)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO)
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, United States
Prelude:in Viola (1) - Festival
Bremer Philharmoniker (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Bremen, Germany
application 4 months ago
audition July 4, 2025
Section Viola
Chicago Sinfonietta
🇺🇸 Chicago, United States
ISO 2025 String Auditions – Viola
International Symphony Orchestra (Sarnia and Port Huron)
🇨🇦 Sarnia, Canada
Assistant Principal Viola
Winston-Salem Symphony
🇺🇸 Winston-Salem (North Carolina), United States
Principal Viola
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Davenport (Iowa), United States
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL VIOLA (2nd Chair)
National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)
🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States
Section Viola
Lyric Opera of Chicago
🇺🇸 Chicago, United States
deadline n/a
audition February 8, 2025
Section Viola
Symphony in C Orchestra (Haddonfield Symphony)
🇺🇸 Collingswood, United States
Viola
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Newton (Massachusetts), United States
Assistant Principal Viola and Section Viola
Artis-Naples, Naples Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Naples (Florida), United States