Open positions

Application period starts on 6 February and application deadline is 17 March at 23:59 (11:59 pm, UTC+2).

The position is permanent, and work begins on 31 August 2026 or as agreed. Applications are to be submitted only through electronic form. Access the application form here.

Audition on Mon-Tue 20 – 21 April 2026 at Tampere Hall, Main Auditorium for those invited to audition based on the applications. Invitations to the audition and a link to the required audition repertoire will be sent to the applicants by 20 March. The audition will take place on Monday from 10 am to 5 pm and on Tuesday from 2 to 3 pm.

REQUIRED REPERTOIRE

Concertos
1. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5, I movement and cadenza
2. Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius or Mendelssohn (E minor Op. 64) Violin Concerto, I movement and cadenza

The applicant will indicate their chosen concertos on the application form.

Orchestral repertoire

Solos
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, 1 bar after reh.no 22 – reh.no 32
Bach: St Matthew Passion: No. 39 Erbarme dich, complete
Brahms: Symphony No. 1: II, b. 90-128
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade all solos
Beethoven: Missa solemnis: Sanctus – Benedictus, b. 110-184
Lindberg: Conerto for Orchestra, b. 615-641

Tutti
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: III, b. 99-114
Schumann: Symphony No. 2: II Scherzo, b 1-90
Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV Adagietto, b. 38-72
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Overture, complete
Brahms: Symphony No. 4: I movement, complete

Chamber music excerpt
Beethoven String Quartet No. 4, C minor, op. 18, I movement (1st violin)

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager (temp.)
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Application period from 26 February to 12 April 2026 at 23:59 (11:59 PM, Finnish summer time UTC+3).

The position is permanent, and work begins on 31 August 2026 or as agreed. The vacancy comes with an obligation to play timpani.

Applications are to be submitted only through electronic form. Access the application form here.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The audition is organized in two stages:

1. Pre-selection round based on videos uploaded in YouTube and a link submitted with the application form by 12 April at 23:59 (11:59 PM, UTC+3). If needed, please contact the Deputy General Manager by e-mail to get the required material for the pre-selection video (see contact information below).

   Please see the complete instructions for making a video: https://www.tamperefilharmonia.fi/en/jobs/video-auditions/

   The results of the pre-selection round will be announced by 14 April.

2. Audition on Wednesday, 13 May at 12 pm at Tampere Hall Main Auditorium. Invitations to the audition and a link to the orchestral material will be sent to approved applicants after the pre-selection round. The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

REQUIRED REPERTOIRE

Video Round

• Monrad: Test for Timpanists
• Ramada: Test de Caja
• Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1, g minor BWV 1001: Siciliana

The required repertoire for the audition in Tampere Hall will be published on this site soon.

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager (temp.)
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Application period is from 20 February to 31 March 2026 at 23:59 (11:59 PM, UTC+3).

The position is permanent, and work begins on 31 August 2026 or as agreed. Applications are to be submitted only through electronic form. Access the application form here.

Audition is on Monday, 4 May at 10 am (UTC+3) at Tampere Hall, Small Auditorium for those invited to the audition. Invitations to the audition and a link to the required audition repertoire will be sent to the applicants by 2 April.

REQUIRED REPERTOIRE

Concertos
1. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5, I movement and cadenza
2. Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius or Mendelssohn (E minor Op. 64) Violin Concerto, I movement and cadenza

The applicant will indicate their chosen concertos on the application form.

Orchestral excerpts
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture, b. 1-171
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1: II Andante cantabile con moto, b. 1-26
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: II Scherzo: Molto vivace, b. 1-146
Brahms: Symphony No. 4: IV Allegro energico e passionato (1st violin), b. 24-80
Brahms Symphony No. 2: IV Allegro con spirito, b. 1-60
Strauss: Don Juan: (1st violin part), b. 1- 63
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9: III Adagio, b. 45-64
Mahler: Symphony No. 9: IV Adagio, b. 1-27
Bartok: Divertimento for string orchestra Sz. 113 BB. 118: I Allegro non troppo (solo and tutti), b. 25-58
Kaipanen: Symphony No. 3: I Lento, b. 40-70
Kaipanen: Audabe Beninoise, b. 47-104

Chamber music excerpt:
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11, Op. 95: I Allegro con brio (1st violin)

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager (temp.)
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Application period is from 4 March to 19 April 2026 at 23:59 (11:59 pm, UTC+3).

The positions are permanent, and work begins on 31 August 2026 or as agreed. Applications are to be submitted only through electronic form. Access the electronic for here.

Audition on Monday 1 June at Tampere Hall for those invited to audition based on the applications. Invitations to the audition and a link to the required audition repertoire will be sent to the applicants by 24 April.

REQUIRED REPERTOIRE

Concertos
1. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5, I movement and cadenza
2. Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius or Mendelssohn (E minor Op. 64) Violin Concerto, I movement and cadenza

The applicant will indicate their chosen concertos on the application form.

Orchestral repertoire

Solos
Bach: St. Matthew’s Passion: 39. Erbarme Dich, b. 1-8
Brahms : Symphony No. 1: II Andante sostenuto, b. 90-128

Tutti
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: III Andante moderato, b. 99-114
Schumann: Symphony No. 2: II Scherzo. Allegro vivace, b. 1-90
Mahler: Symphony No. 6: Andante moderato, b. 146-194
Debussy: La Mer: II Jeux de vagues. b. 163-220 (1st divisi)
Mozart: Symphony No. 39: IV Finale. Allegro, b. 1-104
Brahms: Symphony No. 4: I Allegro energico e passionato, b. 33-80
Strauss: Don Juan, b. 1-62
Fagerlund: Ignite: II Energico, molto ritmico, b. 1-22

Chamber music excerpt
Beethoven: String quartet No. 11, op. 95: I Allegro con brio (1st violin)

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager (temp.)
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Application period is from 17 February to 6 April 2026 at 23:59 (11:59 pm, UTC+3).

The position is permanent, and work begins on 31 August 2026 or as agreed. Applications are to be submitted only through electronic form. Access the application form here.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The audition is organized in two stages:

1. Pre-selection round based on videos uploaded in YouTube and a link submitted with the application form by 6 April at 23:59 (11:59 PM, UTC+3). If needed, please contact the Deputy General Manager by e-mail to get the required material for the pre-selection video (see contact information below).

   Please see the complete instructions for making a video: https://www.tamperefilharmonia.fi/en/jobs/video-auditions/

   The concerto and the orchestral excerpts can be on two separate videos. The results of the pre-selection round will be announced by 10 April.

2. Audition on Tuesday, 12 May at 10 am at Tampere Hall Main Auditorium. Invitations to the audition and a link to the orchestral material will be sent to approved applicants after the pre-selection round.

REQUIRED REPERTOIRE

Video Round

• Mozart: Oboe Concerto: I Allegro aperto, b. 1-120, no cadenza. The concerto is played without piano accompaniment.
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4: II Andantino in modo di canzona, b. 1-21
• Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3: II Vivace non troppo , b. 32-47 and 83-101

Audition in Tampere Hall on 12 May

Concertos
Mozart: Oboe Concerto: I Allegro aperto, b. 1-97 with cadenza
Mozart: Oboe Concerto: II Adagio non troppo, b. 1-50 with cadenza
Strauss: Oboe Concerto: I Allegro moderato from beginning to Lebhaft (Vivo, 10 bars before reh.number 12
Strauss: Oboe Concerto: II Andante from beginning to reh.number 24, with cadenza

Orchestral Excerpts
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1: III Scherzo. Allegro, 5 bars after reh.letter E until 7 bars after reh.letter G
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Ballet: No. 9 Finale, b. 1-19
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4: II Andantino in modo di canzona, b. 1-21
Rossini: La Scala di Seta Overture, b. 1-53
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin: I Prelude, b 1-13 and 66-70
Mahler: Lied von der Erde, II Der Einsame im Herbst, complete
Brahms: Violin Concerto: II Adagio, b. 1-32
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3: II Marcia funebre: Adagio assai, b. 1-101
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3: IV Poco andante, b. 348-380
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3: II Vivace non troppo, b. 32-47 and 83-101
Strauss: Don Juan, b. 236-297
Strauss: Rosenkavalier Opera: II Act, reh.number 25 – 2 b. before reh.number 37

Chamber Music Excerpt
Klughardt: Wind Quintet Op. 79: I Allegro non troppo, complete

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager (temp.)
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Application period is from 13 February to 25 March at 23:59 (11:59 pm, UTC+2).

The position is permanent, and work begins on 31 August 2026 or as agreed. Applications are to be submitted only through electronic form. Access the application form here.

Audition on Mon 27 April at Tampere Hall, Main Auditorium for those invited to audition based on the applications. Invitations to the audition and a link to the required audition repertoire will be sent to the applicants by 27 March.

REQUIRED REPERTOIRE

Concertos
Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto D Major, 1st Mov. and Cadenza
or Carl Stamitz: Viola Concerto D Major, 1st Mov. and Cadenza

and

Béla Bartók: Viola Concerto, 1st Mov.
or Paul Hindemith: Viola Concerto ”Der Schwanendreher”, 1st Mov.
or William Walton: Viola Concerto, 1st Mov.

The applicant will indicate their chosen concertos on the application form.

Orchestral Excerpts
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: II Scherzo: Molto vivace, b. 1-146
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture, b. 27-96
Sibelius: Lemminäinen’s Return, reh.letter N – reh.letter Q
Strauss: Don Juan, b. 1-115
Brahms Symphony No. 4: IV Allegro con spirito, b. 41-80
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4: II Andante quasi allegretto, b. 51-83
Mahler Symphony No. 10: I Andante, b. 1-16
Strauss: Don Quijote: Maggiore: “Sancho Panza”, 4 b. after reh.number 14 – Var I
MacMillan: Symphony No. 4 (Viola I), b. 109-133

Chamber Music Excerpt
Dohnányi: Serenade Op.10: II Romanza (Adagio non troppo), complete

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager (temp.)
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Application period is from 24 February to 1 April at 23:59 (11:59 pm, UTC+3).

The position is permanent, and work begins on 31 August 2026 or as agreed. Applications are to be submitted only through this electronic form. Access the application form here.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The audition is organized in two stages: 

1. Pre-selection round based on videos uploaded in YouTube and a link submitted with the application form by 1 April at 23:59 (11:59 PM, UTC+3). If needed, please contact the Deputy General Manager by e-mail to get the required material for the pre-selection video (see contact information below).

   Please see the complete instructions for making a video: https://www.tamperefilharmonia.fi/en/jobs/video-auditions/

   The results of the pre-selection round will be announced by 10 April.

2. Audition on Saturday, 16 May at 10 am at Tampere Hall Main Auditorium. Invitations to the audition and a link to the orchestral material will be sent to approved applicants after the pre-selection round. The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

REQUIRED REPERTOIRE

Video Round (choice of instrument is free)

• Respighi: Pines of Rome: II Pini presso una catacomba, offstage solo
• Mahler: Symphony No. 5: I Trauermarsch, reh.no 10 – reh.no 12 (2nd trumpet) [note: some editions have wrong note; 7. bars after reh.number 10, last note should be g#, not f#]
• Bruckner: Symphony No. 7: I Allegro moderato, b. 139-149 (2nd trumpet)
• Strauss: Symphonia Domestica, reh.no 89 – reh.no 90 (3rd trumpet)

Audition in Tampere Hall on 16 May

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto: I Allegro, b. 1-117
Honneger: Intrada

Orchestral Excerpts
Brahms: Symphony No. 2: IV Allegro con spirito, b. 382-429 (2nd trumpet)
Wagner: Tannhauser Overture, b. 378-432 (2nd trumpet)
Strauss: Ein Hedenleben, reh.number 58 – reh.number 75 (2nd E flat trumpet)
Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, 3 bars before reh.number 68 – 4 bars after reh.number 70 (3rd trumpet)
Strauss: Don Quixote, reh.number 3 – reh.number 4 (2nd trumpet)
Schumann: Symphony No. 2: I Sostenuto assai, b.1-22 (2nd trumpet)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, I Poco sostenuto, reh.number 27 – 1 bar after reh-number 32 (2nd trumpet)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, V Finale, b. 201-254 (2nd trumpet)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade: II, reh.letter H – 1 bar after reh.letter L (2nd trumpet)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade: IV, reh.letter P – reh.letter R (2nd trumpet)

Sectional excerpts:
Mahler: Symphony No. 2: IV Urlicht, complete (2nd trumpet)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra: II Presentando le coppie, b. 90-147 (2nd trumpet)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1: IV Finale. Poco a poco meno andante, reh.letter W – end (3rd trumpet)

The orchestra will provide a pianist to the audition.

Further information:

Liisa Forsström
Deputy General Manager (temp.)
liisa.forsstrom@tampere.fi
tel.: +358 50 388 7144

Co-principal bassoon
Application deadline 20 April 2025. Eri Ikeda was elected to the position.

Principal and assistant principal cello
Application deadline 20 April 2025. Risto Rajakorpi was elected to the position of principal cello and Simon Svoboda was elected to the position of assistant principal cello.

Assistant principal viola
Application deadline 6 April 2025. Kata Stojanović was elected to the position.

Principal and co-principal II violin
Application deadline 9 February 2025. Kaia Voitka was elected to the position of principal II violin. No one was elected to the position of co-principal II violin.

Assistant Principal Trumpet
Application deadline 15 September 2024. Tamás Mészáros was elected to the position.

Co-principal bassoon
Application deadline 1 September 2024. No one was elected to the position.

Bass trombone position
Application deadline 21 April 2024. Ivan Cheung was elected to the position.

Concertmaster
Application deadline 10 March 2024. No one was elected to the position.

Assistant principal viola
Application deadline 24 March 2024. No one was elected to the position.

Co-principal double bass
Application deadline 21 January 2024. Oskari Hanhikoski was elected to the position.

Co-principal trumpet
Application deadline 25 October 2023. Audition on 27 November 2023. Eero Kiukkonen was elected to the position.

Co-principal oboe
Application deadline 10 September 2023. Audition on 12 October 2023. Simeon Overbeck was elected to the position.

Solo cello
Application deadline 23 April 2023. Audition on 31 May 2023. Kalle-Pekka Koponen was elected to the position.

Concertmaster
Application deadline 23 April 2023. Audition on 29 May 2023. No one elected to the position.

Assistant principal viola
Application deadline 20 March 2023. Audition on 17 April 2023. No one elected to the position.

Assistant principal trumpet
Application deadline 9 March 2023. Pre-selection video round on 13-14 March and audition on 29 April 2023. Permanent position, work begins on August 9^th 2023 or as agreed. The vacancy is with obligation to play secondary instruments. Pawel Marciniak was elected to the position.

Assistant principal viola + viola tutti vacancy
Application deadline 9 Nov 2022. Kaisa Anttila was elected to the position of viola tutti. No one elected to the position of assistant principal viola.

II violin tutti vacancy.
Application deadline 10 Oct 2022. Linda Halme was elected for the position.

Concertmaster, 2 posts
Application deadline was 26 September 2022. Based on the audition, Johannes Põlda was selected for the position. The other position was left unfilled.

3rd concertmaster substitute
Application deadline 19 July 2022, audition on 4 August 2022. Tatevik Ayazyan was elected to the post.

Assistant principal viola + viola tutti vacancy
Application deadline 9 May 2022 at 11.59 pm (Finnish summer time UTC+3). Audition on Monday 30 May 2022. No-one was elected.

I violin tutti vacancy
Application deadline 25 April 2022. Audition on Saturday 21 May 2022. Permanent position, work begins on 1 August 2022 or as agreed. Ivi Ots was elected to the post.

Principal trumpet
Application deadline 27 February 2022. Pre-selection video round on 1 March and audition on 25 April 2022. Permanent position, work begins on August 1^st 2022 or as agreed. The vacancy is with obligation to play secondary instruments. Xiang Guo was elected to the post.