TURKU PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA in Finland
Chief Conductor John Storgårds
Principal Guest Conductor Christian Kluxen
Invites applications for the permanent position of CELLO TUTTI

The audition will be held at Turku Concert Hall on Mon 22nd of September 2025 starting at 10:00 (am).
The closing date for the applications is Sunday 17th of August 2025 at midnight, 24:00 PM (GMT+2 Finnish time). Please apply via Muvac.
Invitations to attend the audition will be sent to selected candidates after the closing date.
Delayed applications or applications submitted by e-mail will not be taken into consideration.
Enquiries: orchestra@turku.fi.

J. Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, 1st mvt bars 1–77 and cadenza
First mvt from A. Dvořák’s (bars 1–192) or R. Schumann’s (bars 1–96) Cello Concertos
Orchestral excerpts
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
J. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
C. Debussy: La Mer
G. Mahler: Totenfeier
J. Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22, No. 1: Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
R. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
P. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Chamber Music Excerpt
F. Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, 1st mvt, vlc I

The list of orchestral and chamber music excerpts with bar numbers is available below in Documents.

The excerpts will be sent to the invited applicants after the closing date.

The audition may also include an interview (in Finnish or in English).