Section Viola (3 Positions)

The Preliminary round of auditions are scheduled for October 18-20, 2025.The Semi-Final round of auditions is scheduled for October 21, 2025. The Final round is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 9.

Taped excerpts may be requested at the discretion of the Audition Committee and will be due Monday, September 15, 2025. Directions for submitting recordings will be communicated with the request for recording.

There are three (3) Section Viola positions available. Note additional tenure-track or one-year positions may be offered as the result of this audition. Positions to begin by the mutual agreement of the PSO and winning candidate, but no later than August 17, 2026. Pay for the 2025-26 Season, through September 6, 2026, is at minimum orchestra weekly scale of $2,237.74, and the annual Electronic Media Guarantee is $2,072.40. Pay for the 2026-27 Season, September 7, 2026-September 5, 2027, is at minimum orchestra weekly scale of $2,345.15, and the annual Electronic Media Guarantee is $2,072.40. The PSO schedule has ten (10) collective vacation weeks for members each season, paid at the same rate as work weeks.

Any offer of full-time employment is contingent upon the successful completion of all background checks, as required by the Pittsburgh Symphony, Inc.

Musicians hired by the PSO are responsible for having and maintaining authorization to be employed in the United States of America, and to travel on international tours as a musician with the PSO. The PSO will act as sponsor for visa petitions for musicians who are offered or have positions as members of the orchestra, however it is the musician’s responsibility to bear the costs associated with the petition and meet all required deadlines.

The PSO is proud to be a partner orchestra of the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS). You may qualify for financial assistance from NAAS for this audition. More information can be found here: https://www.sphinxmusic.org/naas-grants.