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Viola Orchestra Jobs
Acting Section Viola (one-year position)
North Carolina Symphony (NCS)
🇺🇸 Raleigh, United States
Core Section Viola
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Omaha, United States
One Viola, associate principal
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Sapporo, Japan
Vorspieler Bratsche (m/w/d)
Philharmonisches Orchester des Theaters Plauen-Zwickau (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Plauen, Germany
Assistant Principal Viola and Section Viola (Frozen 4th Chair)
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 St. Louis, United States
Cello
Clarinet
French Horn
Piano
Viola
Violin
Two Vacant Tutti Viola Positions
Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO)
🇮🇸 ReykjavÃk, Iceland
OAcademy
🇺🇸 Online / Remote, United States
Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Double Bass
Flute
French Horn
Harp
Oboe
Percussion
Trombone
Trumpet
Viola
Violin
Section Leader Viola
Ulster Orchestra
🇬🇧 Belfast, United Kingdom
Ticino Musica Festival
🇨🇠Lugano, Switzerland
Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Flute
French Horn
Oboe
Piano
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Viola
Violin
Solo Viola (80–100 Dienste/Jahr)
argovia philharmonic
🇨🇠Aarau, Switzerland
Bratsche tutti
Wiener Symphoniker
🇦🇹 Wien, Austria
Principal Viola
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO)
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, United States
Cello
Conductor
Piano
Viola
Violin
ALL STRING SECTIONS
Valley Symphony Orchestra (McAllen, Texas)
🇺🇸 McAllen (Texas), United States
VIOLA : September 15
Eugene Symphony
🇺🇸 Eugene (Oregon), United States
Assistant Principal Viola & Section Viola Positions
San Francisco Opera (SFO)
🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States
Section Viola | (volunteer/unpaid)
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Bloomington (Minnesota), United States
Chief conductor Martin Fröst Has a vacancy for Viola (tutti), 100%
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
🇸🇪 Örebro, Sweden
Section Viola
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Allentown (Pennsylvania), United States
Section Violin, Section Viola, Assistant Principal Bass, and Section Bass
Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Lincoln (Nebraska), United States
Cello
Viola
Violin
Principal Viola* (1-Year)
Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO)
🇺🇸 Norfolk, United States
ASSISTANT Principal Viola* (CORE, TENURE TRACK )
Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO)
🇺🇸 Norfolk, United States
Viola
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
🇺🇸 East Providence, United States
Section Viola
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
🇨🇦 Montréal, Canada
Bratsche tutti ZV (100%)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Vacancy: Viola tutti (80%)
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Principal Viola
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Sioux City (Iowa), United States
Section Viola
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Sioux City (Iowa), United States
Section Viola (Tenure Track)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Atlanta, United States
Audition for Principal Viola
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (OPRL)
🇧🇪 Liège, Belgium
Principal Viola
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO)
🇨🇦 Calgary, Canada
Audition Viola 2nd soloist
La Monnaie / De Munt
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium
Un alto du rang
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg (OPS)
🇫🇷 Strasbourg, France
Solo viola (application period begins in August)
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
🇫🇮 Tampere, Finland
Stellv. Solobratsche (m/w/d)
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie/Städtisches Theater (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Chemnitz, Germany
1. Solobratsche
Wiener Symphoniker
🇦🇹 Wien, Austria
Section: Viola Principal（One person）
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan
Solo-Bratsche (koord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
Eine Bratsche tutti
Berliner Philharmoniker (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
August 18, 2026 – Section Strings (volunteer/unpaid)
Salt Lake Symphony
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, United States
Viola tutti
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Section Viola
Canton Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Canton (Ohio), United States
01.10.2026: 10h Viola Tutti
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hannover, Germany
stellvertretende Solo-Bratsche – Fest (m/w/d)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz/Theater Mainz
🇩🇪 Mainz, Germany
Bratsche tutti (m/w/d)
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Dresden, Germany
Soloviola
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Viola (Orchestra Academy)
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Viola (Akademie)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Lübeck, Germany
Viola Tutti (m/w/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
stellv. Solo-Viola (m/w/d)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal/Wuppertaler Bühnen (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
Viola tutti
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Düsseldorf, Germany
Solo Viola
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Düsseldorf, Germany
Viola Vorspieler (m/w/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Viola Tutti (m/w/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
BRATSCHE TUTTI
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 München, Germany
eine stv. Solo-Bratsche 50% (Zeitvertrag)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
Solo-Bratsche
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Bratsche tutti
NDR Radiophilharmonie
🇩🇪 Hannover, Germany
Viola player (NHKSO Academy)
NHK Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
eine Solo-Viola (Sondervertrag)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
Zwei Bratschen Tutti
Staatskapelle Berlin/Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Viola (50 %) (Praktika)
WDR Funkhausorchester
🇩🇪 Köln, Germany
Solo-Bratsche* (m/w/d)
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Dresden, Germany
Solo-Bratsche
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 München, Germany
Stellv. Solo-Bratsche
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Core Section Viola
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Knoxville (Tennessee), United States
Per-Service Section Viola (2)
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Knoxville (Tennessee), United States
Section Viola - Short Contract - Thursday, July 16, 2026
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, United States
Viola Tutti （one position）
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Kawasaki, Japan
Orchesterakademie Viola
Bruckner Orchester Linz
🇦🇹 Linz, Austria
application about 2 months ago
audition June 29, 2026
Principal Viola
Nashville Civic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
eine Viola tutti 100% (m/w/d)
Bochumer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Bochum, Germany
19.06.2026: 10h Viola Tutti ZV
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hannover, Germany
Deputy Principal Viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Köln, Germany
deadline n/a
audition June 15, 2026
Assistant Principal Viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Köln, Germany
deadline n/a
audition June 15, 2026
Solo-Bratsche
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Section Viola
Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO)
🇨🇦 Regina, Canada
application 2 months ago
audition May 29, 2026
start ~ September 1, 2025
Viola (Orchesterakademie)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Bratsche tutti 50%
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
tutti viola (permanent)
Brussels Philharmonic
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium
application 5 months ago
audition March 30, 2026
NHSO Principal Viola and Section (2 positions)
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 New Haven, United States
Open position: Principal viola
Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri
🇫🇮 Kokkola, Finland
Assistant Principal Viola
Springfield Symphony Orchestra MO
🇺🇸 Springfield (Missouri), United States
Viola
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Newton (Massachusetts), United States
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL VIOLA (2nd Chair)
National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)
🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States
Viola, stellv. Stimmführung (m/w/d) 100% – Festanstellung
Zürcher Kammerorchester ZKO
🇨🇠Zürich, Switzerland
Section Viola
Nashville Civic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
Now Accepting Auditions for Harp & Viola
Orchestra at Temple Square
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, United States
Viola Tutti (100 % / fest)
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Greiz, Germany
application about 1 month ago
audition n/a
Viola Principal and Section Spring 2026
West Michigan Symphony
🇺🇸 Muskegon (Michigan), United States
Section Viola
Symphony in C Orchestra (Haddonfield Symphony)
🇺🇸 Collingswood, United States