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IHS Members are invited to submit information on any upcoming horn auditions not listed here.

Armenia

Australia

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

Co-Principal Horn. Application deadline: Oct. 28. Audition date: Nov. 16.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

Principal Third Horn. Application deadline: Oct. 15. Audition date: Oct. 29-30.

Austria

Mozarteumorchester Salzburg

koord. Solo-Horn Verpflichtung zu Diskanthorn + Wagnertuba. Application deadline: April 30. Audition date: Not listed.

Belgium

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

3./2. Horn (with obligation assistant 1st horn). Application deadline: Oct. 5. Audition date: Nov. 5.

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Orchestre symphonique de Québec

2nd horn / 2e cor. Application deadline: Sep. 8. Audition date: Sep. 21.

Chile

China

China NCPA Orchestra

French Horn Tutti. Application deadline: see notice. Audition date: see notice.

Guiyang Symphony Orchestra

Horn, associate principal. Application deadline: May 31. Audition date: not listed.

Harbin Symphony Orchestra

All Brass. Application deadline: not listed. Audition date: not listed.

Kunming International Philharmonic.

French Horn (One-year contract). Application deadline: Not listed. Audition date: not listed.

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Principal Horn. Application deadline: June 7. Audition date: August.

Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra

Principal horn, 2nd horn. No dates given.

Colombia

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Ecuador

Egypt

Estonia

Europe

Finland

Kymi Sinfonietta

Alternating Principal Horn. Application deadline: Aug. 30. Audition date: Sep. 16.

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

PRINCIPAL HORN (substitute). Application deadline: Sep. 3. Audition date: Sep. 13.

France

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée

1 COR CO-SOLISTE jouant 1er et 3ème. Application deadline: Sep. 16. Audition date: Oct. 7.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice

1 deuxième cor (2e catégorie) devant jouer le quatrième, sixième et huitième cor et le deuxième tube. Application deadline: Sep. 29. Audition date: Oct. 14.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Principal Horn / Cor solo. Application deadline: Aug. 29. Audition date: Sep. 14.

Germany

Berliner Philharmoniker

Principal Horn. Application deadline: Mar. 12, 2020. Audition date: Apr. 23-24, 2020.

Berliner Philharmoniker

High Horn. Application deadline: Sep. 26. Audition date: Nov. 6-7

Berliner Philharmoniker

Low Horn. Application deadline: Sep. 4. Audition date: Oct. 17-18.

Essener Philharmoniker

3./2. Horn mit Verpflichtung zur Wagnertube. Application deadline: not listed. Audition date: not listed.

Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Solo-Horn. Application deadline: not listed. Audition date: not listed.

Granada

Greece

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Section Leader French Horn. Application deadline: n/a Audition date: not listed.

Israel

Italy

Fondazione Arturo Toscanini

Quarto corno, con obbligo del secondo e della fila - n. 1 posto. Application deadline: June 18. Audition date: not listed.

Fondazione I Pomeriggi Musicali

Primo corno con obbligo del terzo e Secondo corno con obbligo del quarto. Application deadline: Sep. 12. Audition date: Sep. 23.

Teatro Regio di Torino

Secondo, quarto corno e seguenti con obbligo del terzo. Application deadline: Jun. 24. Audition date: not listed.

Japan

Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa

Horn (Mainly 2nd). Application deadline: Aug. 31. Audition date: Oct. 7-8.

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Horn (Principal). Application deadline: Aug. 1. Audition date: Sep. 20

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Philharmonie et Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

Application deadline: Sep. 29. Audition date: Oct. 29.

Macao

Malaysia

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

Principal Horn. Application deadline: Not Listed. Audition date: Aug. 28, 29, 30. and Sep. 1, 2.

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

Sub-Principal Horn. Application deadline: Not Listed. Audition date: Aug. 28, 29, 30. and Sep. 1, 2.

Malta

Mexico

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

Het Gelders Orkest / The Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra

1st Horn (Part-time, One-year contract). Application deadline: Aug. 18. Audition date: Sep. 25.

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Navy Band

Horn. Ongoing auditions.

Norway

Palestine/Israel

Poland

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

ORCHESTRAL MUSICIAN – FIRST HORN (FULL-TIME). Application deadline: Aug. 19. Audition date: Sep. 2-3.

Portugal

Qatar

Russia

Scotland

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovak Philharmonic

1. player in the group of French Horns. Application deadline: Oct. 15. Audition date: Oct. 23.

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

ADDA Simfònica

Horn (2 positions). Application deadline: May 31. Audition date: not listed.

Consorcio de Santiago - Real Filharmonía de Galicia

(Apprenticeship/Academy position). Application deadline: Sep. 12. Audition date: Not listed.

Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro RTVE

Horn. Application deadline: May 24. Audition date: not listed.

Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi - Basque National Orchestra

Principal Horn Player. Application deadline: not listed. Audition date: not listed.

Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra

Audiciones para 1 plaza de Trompa 2ª/4ª. Application deadline: Aug. 26. Audition date: Aug. 26.

Sweden

Royal Swedish Opera

Principal French Horn. Application deadline: May 13. Audition date: not listed.

Switzerland

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

3. Horn Stellenantritt nach Vereinbarung. Application deadline: Aug. 11. Audition date: Oct. 25.

Taiwan

National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra

Low Horn Member. Application deadline: Aug. 26. Audition date: Sep. 10-14 and Sep. 15-20.

Turkey

United Kingdom

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Principal Second Horn. Application deadline: July 6. Audition date: not listed.

Corps of Army Music

Horn. Ongoing auditions.

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Principal Horn. Application deadline: Sep. 15. Audition date: not listed.

Royal Air Force

Horn - ongoing auditions.

Scottish Ballet

First Horn. Application deadline: Aug. 19. Audition date: Sep. 23.

Southbank Sinfonia

Southbank Sinfonia 2020: Horn (Apprenticeship/Academy position). Application deadline: Jul. 1. Audition date: not listed.

Thursford Enterprises

Orchestral Brass Players. Application deadline: May 24. Audition date: not listed.

USA

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

Per Service Fourth Horn. Application deadline: Aug. 23. Audition date: Aug. 24.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Principal Horn. Application deadline: Aug. 2. Audition date: Sep. 16-18.

Baton Rouge Symphony

Horn 2 and Horn 4. Application deadline: Aug. 30. Audition date: Sep. 6, 7, 8.

Charlotte Symphony

Principal Horn. Application deadline: June 1. Audition date: Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

Fort Wayne Philharmonic

Principal Horn (One-year contract). Application deadline: Sep. 1. Audition date: Sep. 30.

San Diego Symphony

Second Horn. Application deadline: Sep. 13. Audition date: Oct. 13-16.

South Dakota Symphony

Second Horn. Application deadline: Aug. 20. Audition date: Sep. 9.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Second Horn (Per service). Application deadline: Sep. 2. Audition date: Sep. 11

New York Philharmonic

Principal Horn. Application deadline: not listed. Audition date: not listed.

Shen Yun Orchestra

Horn. Application deadline: ongoing. Audition date: ongoing.

St. Louis Symphony

Assistant/Utility Horn. Application deadline: June 15. Audition date: Prelim - Sept. 8, 9, 23; Final - Sept. 24

US Marine Corps Musician Enlistment

Horn. Ongoing auditions. For further information please contact Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan Bley at 757-613-8215. Or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Vietnam

Sun Symphony Orchestra

Associate Principal French Horn. Application deadline: Aug. 5. Audition date: Aug. 12.