Orchestra

The following positions are vacant in the orchestra:

1st Principal Viola

Main Audition – 28 January 2025 • 10:00
Brahms Saal, Musikverein
Musikvereinsplatz 1
1010 Vienna (Austria)

Pre Audition – 27. Januar 2025 • 10:00
Brahms Saal, Musikverein
Musikvereinsplatz 1
1010 Vienna (Austria)

Application deadline: 5 December 2024

You can find more information about the job advertisement on muvac.com 

Substitute 1st Violin

Audition – 10 February 2025 • 14:00
Symphonia Studio C, Konzerthaus
Lothringerstraße 20
1030 Vienna (Austria)

Application deadline: 2 January 2025

You can find more information about the job advertisement on muvac.com 

3rd Concertmaster

Audition with orchestra – 15 February 2025 • 10:00
Großer Sendesaal, ORF Radiokulturhaus
Argentinierstraße 30
1040 Vienna (Austria)
Only applicants who pass the main audition will be admitted to the audition with orchestra.

Main Audition – 14 February 2025 • 10:00
Schubert Saal, Konzerthaus
Lothringerstraße 20
1030 Vienna (Austria)

Application deadline: 12 December 2024

You can find more information about the job advertisement on muvac.com

2nd Principle Double Bass 

Main Audition – 25 February 2025 • 10:00
Location tbc

Pre Audition – 24 February 2025 • 10:00
Brahms Saal, Musikverein
Musikvereinsplatz 1
1010 Vienna (Austria)

Application deadline: 2 January 2025

You can find more information about the job advertisement on muvac.com

1st Violin tutti

Main Audition – 23 April 2025 • 10:00
Brahms Saal, Musikverein
Musikvereinsplatz 1
1010 Vienna (Austria)

Pre Audition – 22 April 2025 • 10:00
Schönberg Saal, Konzerthaus
Lothringerstraße 20
1030 Vienna (Austria)

Application deadline: 3 March 2025

You can find more information about the job advertisement on muvac.com

Management

The following position is to be filled preferably at the earliest possible date:

Head of Artistic Operations (m/f/d)

Under the direction of the intendant, the incumbent moderates and develops the planning and realisation of the Wiener Symphoniker's varied concert programme and thus plays a decisive role in shaping the orchestra's profile. We are looking for a highly qualified, communicative and organisationally strong personality with strategic vision and business management skills for this responsible position.

Your area of responsibility

• Artistic planning and scheduling of all performances and own events as well as tours in close cooperation with the intendant
• Personnel and budget responsibility for the artistic operations office and music education department
• Close collaboration with cooperation partners such as the Bregenz Festival, the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien, the MusikTheater an der Wien and the Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
• Contact with artists and artist agencies 
• Negotiation of artist contracts
• Planning and coordination of media productions (TV and radio)
• Coordination of artistic planning in the artistic operations office and coordination and communication of all decisions necessary for rehearsals and performances with all internal departments
• Organising changes to production operations at short notice; taking on performance duties at events

Your profile

• Several years of relevant professional experience in artistic programme planning
• Very good knowledge of the orchestral repertoire and orchestral operations
• Management experience is an advantage
• Excellent network of contacts with artists and agencies
• Sound knowledge of national and international concert organisers
• Experience in working with databases (preferably Evis) and experienced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) 
• Confident use of written and spoken German and English; further foreign language skills an advantage
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends with on-call duty 

Salary: 
This permanent position is for a full-time position (all in) with a gross annual salary of € 78,000. Depending on qualifications and experience, there is a willingness to overpay.

Please send your detailed application with a letter of motivation, CV and references to: jobs@wienersymphoniker.at