Position of Principal Tuba

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Audition Announcement – Tuba Principal

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra announces an audition for the position of Principal Tuba.

The first round of the audition will be held by video submission. The application deadline is 9 February 2026, and results from the first round will be announced on 14 February 2026.

The subsequent live audition will take place at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, on 20 April 2026.

Applications should be submitted by email to the HR Manager at starf@sinfonia.is and must include:
• A curriculum vitae
• Copies of relevant diplomas
• A link to the video recording for the first round

In the first round (video round) applicants shall play the following music:

1. Blazevich: Solo Etude

2. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (both excerpts)

3. Wagner: Die Walküre

The Solo Repertoire and Excerpts can be found in the link below.

Recorded Audition.

The subsequent live audition will take place at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, on 20 April 2026

Solo Repertoire

1. Ralph Vaughan Williams - Tuba Concerto (1st movement with cadenza).

2. Blazevich: Solo Etude

Orchestral Excerpts

Berlioz: Hungarian March
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (F-Tuba)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Scherzo
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Bydlo
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Respighi: Fontane di Roma
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Wagner: Lohengrin
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Wagner: Die Walküre
Solo Repertoire and Excerpts can be found in the link below.

More information here: https://en.sinfonia.is/news/position-of-principal-tuba