Permanent employment based on a 6-month trial period.
 Application requirements:
- A CV detailing your education, orchestral experience, and other relevant qualifications.
 
Non-EU citizens will need a valid work and residence permit (this is not required at the time of application).
Audition date:  June 3, 2026
Venue: Wermland Opera (Bageriet) Timmergatan 1 A/ Näbbgatan 9, 652 10 Karlstad, Sweden
 
Repertoire
 
Please choose one of the following works:
W.A Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major  Movement 1 with cadenza    
W.A. Mozart   Violin Concerto No.4 in D major  Movement 1 with cadenza    
W.A. Mozart   Violin concerto No. 5 in A major  Movement 1 with cadenza

and one of following concertos:
Johannes Brahms    Violin concerto D major  Movement 1 with cadenza
Ludwig van Beethoven   Violin concerto D major  Movement 1 with cadenza
Felix Mendelssohn  Violin concerto e minor  Movement 1 with cadenza
Jean Sibelius     Violin concerto D minor   Movement 1 with cadenza
Pjotr Tjajkovskij   Violin concerto D major  Movement 1 With cadenza
 
Orchestral excerpts
Orchestral excerpts will be available on Wermland Opera’s website from April 2026. Ensemble playing may be included.
Please email your application together with CV to annika.bohlin@wermlandopera.com by May 28, 2026.  Write Concertmaster in the subject line.
The audition will take place following personal invitation.
  
We offer varied work as a musician in Wermland Opera’s Orchestra, which, with its 34 full-time employed members offers both orchestral concerts and opera/musical productions.  Every year the orchestra performs its own subscription series of 7-8 concerts at the Karlstad CCC concert hall.  The 2026/2027 season will feature a diverse program, with guest appearances by leading conductors and soloists.  The musicians of Wermland Opera’s Orchestra also frequently have the opportunity to perform chamber music in a variety of constellations, displaying breadth in their ability to alternate between genres with ease.
Wermland Opera is now based in our new premises, Bageriet. The ground floor houses the restaurant, along with the Orchestra Hall and Studio, which are used for both rehearsals and performances. Throughout the building, there are numerous practice and rehearsal rooms, as well as production workshops, administrative offices, and a music library. Our workshops include costume, painting, props and set decoration, carpentry, metalwork, lighting, and hair and makeup.
Welcome to view our program at www.wermlandopera.com
Enquiries regarding the positions can be directed to
Orchestra manager Annika Bohlin, +46 70-649 06 46
Union representative Thomas Heinemann (SYMF), +46 70-572 87 29
Concertmaster Richard Lazar, +46 76-174 55 46