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Viola Orchestra Auditions
One Viola, associate principal
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Sapporo, Japan
Assistant principal viola (m/f/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
Two Vacant Tutti Viola Positions
Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO)
🇮🇸 ReykjavÃk, Iceland
Section Leader Viola
Ulster Orchestra
🇬🇧 Belfast, United Kingdom
Solo Viola (80–100 performances per year)
argovia philharmonic
🇨🇠Aarau, Switzerland
Viola tutti
Wiener Symphoniker
🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria
Principal Viola
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO)
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, United States
ALL STRING SECTIONS
Valley Symphony Orchestra (McAllen, Texas)
🇺🇸 McAllen (Texas), United States
Cello
Viola
Violin
VIOLA : September 15
Eugene Symphony
🇺🇸 Eugene (Oregon), United States
Cello
Clarinet
French Horn
Piano
Viola
Violin
Viola
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Newton (Massachusetts), United States
OAcademy
🇺🇸 Online / Remote, United States
Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Double Bass
Flute
French Horn
Harp
Oboe
Percussion
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Viola
Violin
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
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
🇨🇦 Montreal, Canada
Viola tutti (temporary contract 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
Principal Viola, Assistant Principal Viola
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Elmhurst, 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
Viola Tutti (50% / parental leave replacement)
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Greiz, Germany
Tutti Viola
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg (OPS)
🇫🇷 Strasbourg, France
Solo viola (application period begins in August)
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
🇫🇮 Tampere, Finland
Deputy Solo Viola (m/f/d)
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie/Städtisches Theater (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Chemnitz, Germany
Viola, multiple positions | 5th Chair, Salaried, Permanent, Tenure Track | 9th & 11th Chair, Per-...
Tucson Symphony Orchestra (TSO)
🇺🇸 Tucson, United States
1. solo viola
Wiener Symphoniker
🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria
Section: Viola Principal（One person）
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan
Solo viola (coord.)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
A viola tutti
Berliner Philharmoniker (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
August 18, 2026 – Section Strings (volunteer/unpaid)
Salt Lake Symphony
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, United States
Viola, tutti
Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
🇨🇳 Guiyang, China
Viola tutti
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Section Viola
Canton Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Canton (Ohio), United States
October 1, 2026: 10:00 a.m. Viola Tutti
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
Deputy Solo Viola - Permanent (m/f/d)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz/Theater Mainz
🇩🇪 Mainz, Germany
Viola tutti (m/f/d)
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Dresden, Germany
Solo viola
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany
Viola (Orchestra Academy)
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Viola (Academy)
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Luebeck, Germany
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
Viola tutti
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
SOLO VIOLA
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
Viola auditioner (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Viola tutti (m/f/d)
Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany
Viola tutti
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
A deputy solo viola 50% (temporary contract)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
Solo viola
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Viola tutti
NDR Radiophilharmonie
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
Viola player (NHKSO Academy)
NHK Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
One solo viola (special contract)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (e. V.)
🇩🇪 Herford, Germany
Two Violas, Tutti
Staatskapelle Berlin/Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Viola (50%) (Internships)
WDR Funkhausorchester
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Solo Viola* (m/f/d)
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Staatsoper
🇩🇪 Dresden, Germany
Solo viola
Münchner Philharmoniker
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Deputy solo viola
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Core Section Viola
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
🇺🇸 Omaha, United States
Viola Tutti （one position）
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
🇯🇵 Kawasaki, Japan
Section Viola - Short Contract - Thursday, July 16, 2026
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, United States
Orchestra Academy Viola
Bruckner Orchester Linz
🇦🇹 Linz, Austria
application about 2 months ago
audition June 29, 2026
Principal Viola
Nashville Civic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
June 19, 2026: 10:00 a.m. Viola Tutti ZV
Niedersächsische Staatsoper/Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany
Deputy Principal Viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
deadline n/a
audition June 15, 2026
Assistant Principal Viola
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
deadline n/a
audition June 15, 2026
Solo viola
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Viola (Orchestral Academy)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (GmbH)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Viola tutti 50%
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Stiftung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Open position: Principal viola
Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri
🇫🇮 Kokkola, Finland
Assistant Principal Viola
Springfield Symphony Orchestra MO
🇺🇸 Springfield (Missouri), United States
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL VIOLA (2nd Chair)
National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)
🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States
Acting Section Viola (one-year position)
North Carolina Symphony (NCS)
🇺🇸 Raleigh, United States
Viola, Assistant Principal (m/f/d) 100% – Permanent Position
Zürcher Kammerorchester ZKO
🇨🇠Zurich, Switzerland
Section Viola
Nashville Civic Orchestra
🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
Now Accepting Auditions for Harp & Viola
Orchestra at Temple Square
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, United States
Section Viola
Symphony in C Orchestra (Haddonfield Symphony)
🇺🇸 Collingswood, United States