Associate Principal Horn

Orchestra Victoria is a performance partner of Australia’s national ballet company, The Australian Ballet, and national opera company, Opera Australia. The orchestra also has a rich performance life beyond the pit, providing music festivals, orchestral concerts and education programmes, across the beautiful state of Victoria.

Orchestra Victoria offers:
• excellent salaries
• performance opportunities in the greatest of opera, ballet, symphonic and chamber music repertoire
• a very exciting and friendly working environment
• world class health and wellbeing programs for musicians

Orchestra Victoria seeks a musician of outstanding ability and leadership for the full-time position of Associate Principal Horn.

The salary for this position as a Level A Principal Musician starts at $92,574.08 per annum plus superannuation and allowances. This position is offered as a full-time maximum term contract (2-years) to permanency arrangement, subject to a trial period in accordance with the OV EBA.

Applications are open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia only.

Applicants are welcome to attend the live audition or submit a fully recorded audio-visual format audition.

Audition Dates: Thursday 16 July & Friday 17 July 2026
Position advertised & applications open: Thursday 30 April 2026
Excerpt Booklet sent: Thursday 18 June 2026
Applications close: Wednesday 24 June 2026, 11:59pm AEST
Recorded submissions deadline: Wednesday 8 July 2026, 9:00am AEST