auditions

In the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra (Music Director Mino Marani, Conductor Laureate Mario Venzago, TVK B), a full-time (100%) 1st Violin Tutti position is to be permanently filled starting March 1, 2027.
Anticipated audition date: December 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM
The employment will initially be a one-year probationary period.
We recommend traveling by public transport, as no parking is available at the theater.

You can warm up in the theater starting 1.5 hours before the audition begins.

Travel expenses for participation in the audition will only be reimbursed to applicants who

• are members of UNISONO and an orchestra where the TVK applies (corresponding proof must be submitted)
  or

• reach the 2nd round of the main audition (The cost of a 2nd class train ticket within Germany; accommodation costs and daily allowances will not be covered by us in this case.)

We recommend traveling by public transport, as no parking is available at the theater.

Mozart - Violin Concerto KV 218 or KV 219 (1st movement with cadenza and 2nd movement)
Choice Piece
1st movement of a major Romantic concerto with cadenza

W. A. Mozart - Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major (Schott pp. 37-38)
R. Strauss - Don Juan (pp. 61-63)
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo (pp. 34-36)
J. Brahms - Symphony No. 1, 4th movement, Adagio (p. 24)
R. Schumann - Symphony No. 2, Scherzo (pp. 53-54) 
J. Strauss - Die Fledermaus, Overture (pp. 58-61)