AUDITION | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra — Principal 2nd Violin

Applications for this permanent full-time role will close on August 28, 2022, for auditions between October 10–11, 2022

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO) will hold live auditions at the Helsinki Music Center for Principal 2nd Violin on October 10 and 11, 2022, from 2:30 PM. The deadline for applications is 11:59 PM Finnish time on August 28, 2022.

The monthly salary for the role is €4,219.33, with a five-year professional orchestra experience supplement of €4,413.72, plus concert attire and instrument allowance. The winning candidate, if they prefer, will also have the opportunity to use a c.1730-35 Matteo Goffriller violin.

Founded in 1927, the FRSO is the orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle). A two-time Gramophone Award winner, the orchestra also received an International Classical Music Award (ICMA) in 2018 and a Finnish EMMA award in 2016 and 2019. The group’s chief conductors have included Toivo Haapanen, Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu, Leif Segerstam, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Sakari Oramo, and Hannu Lintu. 

To apply for the position, click here.