Horn Auditions
Last Updated: December 15, 2025
Past Auditions/Results: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Recently Added
U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West – Horn
Deadline: January 14, 2026
Audition: April 2, 2026
Auditions
Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: December 23, 2025
Audition: January 13, 2026
The Orchestra Now – Horn
Deadline: January 2, 2026
Audition: See Website
New York Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Audition: February, March 2026
Des Moines Metro Opera – Section Horn (3 Positions)
Deadline: January 9, 2026
Audition: See Website
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: January 9, 2025
Audition: January 18, 2026
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra – Assistant Principal/Fourth Horn
Deadline: January 16, 2026
Audition: January 23, 2026
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: January 24, 2026
Audition: See Website
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: January 26, 2026
Audition: February 27-March 2, 2026
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn & Associate Principal/Utility Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: January 30, 2026
Audition: March 29-30, 2026
Fort Wayne Philharmonic – Second Horn
Deadline: February 20, 2026
Audition: March 17, 2026
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal – Solo Horn
Deadline: March 15, 2026
Audition: See Website
Grant Park Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: April 6, 2026
Audition: May 3-5, 2026
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks – Solo Horn
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Bayerisches Staatsorchester – Low Horn
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg – Third/First Horn
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz – Low Horn
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Basque National Orchestra – Tutti Horn
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Orchestre de Paris – Solo and Third Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Past Auditions
Deutsche Oper Berlin – Low Horn
Deadline: October 14, 2025
Audition: November 18, 2025
Essener Philharmoniker – Koord. Solo Horn
Deadline: October 17, 2025
Audition: November 21, 2025
Etablissement public du Capitole – Solo Horn
Deadline: October 18, 2025
Audition: See Website
Adrian Symphony Orchestra – Third & Fourth Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: October 24, 2025
Audition: November 8, 2025
Orchestre de chambre de Paris – Solo Horn
Deadline: October 27, 2025
Audition: See Website
Chicago Sinfonietta – Principal Horn
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Audition: November 14, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Trier – Solo Horn
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Audition: November 28, 2025
Opéra National de Bordeaux – Low Horn
Deadline: November 2, 2025
Audition: November 12-13, 2025
Boston Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: November 3, 2025
Audition: January 12-13, 2026
Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha Eisenach – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Audition: See Website
Essener Philharmoniker – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: November 13, 2025
Audition: December 19, 2025
Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal Horn
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Audition: January 12-13, 2026
Oviedo Filarmonía – Principal Horn
Deadline: December 2, 2025
Audition: January 12, 2026
Bielefelder Philharmoniker – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: October 5, 2025
Audition: October 31, 2025
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg – Solo Horn
Deadline: October 5, 2025
Audition: November 9, 2025
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz – Fourth/Second Horn
Deadline: October 5, 2025
Audition: December 1-2, 2025
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: October 6, 2025
Audition: October 13, 2025
Noord Nederlands Orkest – Principal Horn
Deadline: October 8, 2025
Audition: November 26, 2025
WDR Funkhausorchester – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: October 12, 2025
Audition: November 24, 2025
Győr Philharmonic Orchestra – Solo Horn
Deadline: September 25, 2025
Audition: See Website
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin – Solo Horn
Deadline: September 25, 2025
Audition: See Website
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz – Third/First Horn
Deadline: September 28, 2025
Audition: November 24-25, 2025
Dresdner Philharmonie – Fourth/Sixth/Eighth Horn
Deadline: September 29, 2025
Audition: October 20, 2025
San Diego Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: September 29, 2025
Audition: November 3-4, 2025
Anhaltisches Theater Dessau – Third/Second Horn
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Audition: October 24, 2025
Santa Rosa Symphony – Fourth Horn
Deadline: October 1, 2025
Audition: October 15, 2025
Frankfurt Radio Symphony – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: October 1, 2025
Audition: November 11, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: September 23, 2025
Audition: October 10, 2025
Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic – Second and Fourth Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: September 19, 2025
Audition: September 29, 2025
Eugene Concert Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: September 20, 2025
Akron Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: September 22, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel – Fourth Horn
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Audition: October 14, 2025
Norwegian Wind Ensemble – Horn
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Audition: October 27, 2025
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: September 16, 2025
Audition: November 15, 2025
Staatsorchester Braunschweig – Stv. Solo Horn
Deadline: September 17, 2025
Audition: See Website
Oklahoma City Philharmonic – Second and Third Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: August 22, 2025
Audition: September 28, 2025
Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Schwerin – Second Horn
Deadline: September 7, 2025
Audition: September 23, 2025
Staatsorchester Stuttgart – Third/First Horn
Deadline: September 10, 2025
Audition: See Website
Philharmonisches Orchester Würzburg – Solo Horn
Deadline: September 12, 2025
Audition: October 7-8, 2025
Orchester der Volksoper Wien – Second Horn
Deadline: September 12, 2025
Audition: See Website
China National Symphony Orchestra – Section Horn (3 Positions)
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Audition: See Website
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie – Second/Fourth/Sixth Horn
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Audition: September 30, 2025
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester – Fourth/Second Horn
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Audition: October 8, 2025
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid – Solo Horn
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Audition: October 13-14, 2025
Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Second and Fourth Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: September 1, 2025
Audition: October 12-13, 2025
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège – Solo Horn
Deadline: September 2, 2025
Audition: See Website
Tucson Symphony Orchestra – Second and Fourth Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: September 3-4, 2025
Audition: September 17-18, 2025
Nürnberger Symphoniker – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: September 6, 2025
Audition: October 7, 2025
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker – Third/First Horn
Deadline: August 26, 2025
Audition: See Website
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal/Third Horn
Deadline: August 27, 2025
Audition: September 8, 2025
Basel Symphony Orchestra – Low Horn
Deadline: August 28, 2025
Audition: October 10, 2025
Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: August 29, 2025
Audition: September 15, 2025
Dallas Opera – Third Horn
Deadline: August 18, 2025
Audition: October 6, 2025
Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen – First/Third Horn
Deadline: August 20, 2025
Audition: September 22, 2025
Allentown Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: August 18, 2025
Audition: September 16, 2025
Louisville Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: August 18, 2025
Audition: October 19-20, 2025
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Second Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Audition: August 10-11, 2025
Sun Symphony Orchestra – Section Horn
Deadline: August 2, 2025
Audition: September 16, 2025
Royal Swedish Opera – Principal Horn
Deadline: August 10, 2025
Audition: September 2-3, 2025
Illinois Symphony Orchestra – Second and Third Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: August 10, 2025
Audition: September 11, 2025
Oslo Philharmonic – Tutti Horn
Deadline: August 10, 2025
Audition: September 28, 2025
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Audition: September 11-12, 2025
Eugene Symphony – Second Horn
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Audition: September 15, 2025
Orchestre national de France – Solo Horn (Two Positions)
Deadline: June 29, 2025
Audition: July 16-17, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Würzburg – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: June 29, 2025
Audition: July 22, 2025
Kansas City Symphony – Principal Horn
Deadline: July 11, 2025
Audition: September 7-8, 2025
KBS Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal and Tutti Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: July 28, 2025
Audition: See Website
Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini – Third Horn
Deadline: June 18, 2025
Audition: June 30, 2025
Oper Frankfurt – Third/First Horn
Deadline: May 21, 2025
Audition: July 1-2, 2025
Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Fourth/Second Horn
Deadline: May 26, 2025
Audition: See Website
Colorado Springs Philharmonic – Associate Principal and Fourth Horn (Two Positions)
Deadline: May 26, 2025
Audition: June 10, 2025
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin – Koord. Solo Horn
Deadline: May 30, 2025
Audition: June 30, 2025
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal – Low Horn
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Audition: July 2, 2025
USAF Heritage of America Band – Horn
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Audition: June 26, 2025
Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz/Reichenbach – Solo Horn
Deadline: June 3, 2025
Audition: June 17, 2025
U.S. Navy Fleet Band – Horn
Deadline: April 20, 2025
Audition: April 25, 2025
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg – Low Horn
Deadline: April 27, 2025
Audition: May 22, 2025
Orquestra Gulbenkian – Third Horn
Deadline: April 27, 2025
Audition: May 25-26, 2025
Bayerisches Staatsorchester – Koord. Solo Horn
Deadline: April 27, 2025
Audition: June 17, 2025
NFM Wrocław Philharmonic – First Horn
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Audition: May 28, 2025
Colorado Ballet – Section Horn
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Audition: May 2025
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Audition: June 20, 2025
San Antonio Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Audition: May 15-16, 2025
Madison Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: May 1, 2025
Theater Erfurt – Solo Horn
Deadline: May 2, 2025
Audition: May 27, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen – Second/Third Horn
Deadline: May 3, 2025
Audition: June 4, 2025
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus – Principal Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: May 4, 2025
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt – Low Horn
Deadline: May 4, 2025
Audition: June 17, 2025
Wichita Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: May 9, 2025
Audition: May 18, 2025
Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck – Third/Second Horn
Deadline: May 9, 2025
Audition: June 10, 2025
Singapore Symphony Orchestra – Section Horn
Deadline: May 11, 2025
Audition: August 18, 2025
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen – First/Third Horn
Deadline: May 12, 2025
Audition: June 5, 2025
Neue Philharmonie Westfalen – Solo Horn
Deadline: May 15, 2025
Audition: June 16, 2025
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: May 16, 2025
Audition: June 16, 2025
Würth Philharmoniker – Second Horn
Deadline: May 18, 2025
Audition: See Website
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln – Second/Third Horn
Deadline: April 21, 2025
Audition: June 2-3, 2025
Gothenburg Opera – Tutti Horn
Deadline: April 22, 2025
Audition: May 7, 2025
Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: April 19, 2025
Audition: May 26, 2025
Staatskapelle Weimar – Koord. Solo Horn
Deadline: April 20, 2025
Audition: May 27-28, 2025
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: April 4, 2025
Audition: May 1, 2025
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Low Horn
Deadline: April 9, 2025
Audition: June 30, 2025
Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera – First Horn
Deadline: April 11, 2025
Audition: May 12-13, 2025
Scenkonst Vasternorrland – Co-Principal Horn
Deadline: April 13, 2025
Audition: June 4-5, 2025
Residentie Orkest Den Haag – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: April 14, 2025
Audition: See Website
Houston Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: March 21, 2025
Audition: May 12-13, 2025
Battle Creek Symphony – Third Horn
Deadline: March 28, 2025
Audition: April 13, 2025
Opéra National de Paris – Third/First Horn
Deadline: March 29, 2025
Audition: April 8, 2025
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie – Solo Horn
Deadline: March 30, 2025
Audition: April 30/May 9, 2025
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester – Fourth/Second Horn
Deadline: March 30, 2025
Audition: May 19, 2025
Sarasota Orchestra – Section Horn
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Audition: May 15, 2025
Staatsoperette Dresden – Solo Horn
Deadline: April 1, 2025
Audition: April 29, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Landestheater Coburg – Solo Horn
Deadline: March 16, 2025
Audition: March 28, 2025
Sinfonieorchester Basel – Low Horn
Deadline: March 16, 2025
Audition: April 29, 2025
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: February 24, 2025
Audition: April 7-8, 2025
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: February 25, 2025
Audition: See Website
Grant Park Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Audition: March 31-April 1 & May 6, 2025
Philharmonia – Third Horn
Deadline: March 7, 2025
Audition: May 13, 2025
UAE National Orchestra – Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: March 8, 2025
Audition: See Website
Jenaer Philharmonie – Solo Horn
Deadline: March 9, 2025
Audition: April 8, 2025
Musikalische Komödie Leipzig – Solo Horn
Deadline: March 9, 2025
Audition: April 10, 2025
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: February 14, 2025
Audition: March 27-31, 2025
Bielefelder Philharmoniker – Fourth/Second Horn
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Audition: March 21, 2025
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: February 18, 2025
Audition: March 24, 2025
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Audition: March 17, 2025
Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra – Solo Horn
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Audition: February 11, 2025
Swedish Chamber Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Audition: See Website
WDR Funkhausorchester – Wechsel Horn
Deadline: February 2, 2025
Audition: See Website
Theater Nordhausen GmbH – Stellv. Solo Horn
Deadline: February 4, 2025
Audition: February 11, 2025
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya – Low Horn
Deadline: February 5, 2025
Audition: March 12, 2025
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya – High Horn
Deadline: February 5, 2025
Audition: See Website
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: February 7, 2025
Audition: March 22-23, 2025
Opéra de Lyon – Low Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: February 9, 2025
Audition: February 24-25, 2025
Bergische Symphoniker – Third/First Horn
Deadline: February 9, 2025
Audition: March 5, 2025
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin – Solo Horn
Deadline: February 9, 2025
Audition: April 7-8, 2025
Nürnberger Symphoniker – Third/First Horn
Deadline: February 9, 2025
Audition: See Website
Luxembourg Philharmonic – Second/Third Horn
Deadline: February 10, 2025
Audition: See Website
Warsaw Chamber Opera – Horn
Deadline: February 11, 2025
Audition: See Website
Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Fourth Horn
Deadline: January 20, 2025
Audition: See Website
Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg – Stellv. Solo Horn
Deadline: January 26, 2025
Audition: See Website
Klaipeda State Music Theatre – Deputy Principal Horn
Deadline: January 7, 2025
Audition: January 14, 2025
National Arts Centre Orchestra Canada – Principal Horn
Deadline: January 7, 2025
Audition: February 10-11, 2025
Opernhaus Graz – Horn
Deadline: January 13, 2025
Audition: See Website
Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo – Principal Horn
Deadline: January 14, 2025
Audition: See Website
Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música – Tutti High Horn
Deadline: January 15, 2025
Audition: April 29, 2025
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: December 27, 2024
Audition: January 11, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Regensburg – Stellv. Solo Horn
Deadline: December 29, 2024
Audition: January 21, 2025
Neue Philharmonie Westfalen – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: December 26, 2024
Audition: January 29, 2025
Dallas Opera – Fourth Horn
Deadline: December 20, 2024
Audition: February 17, 2025
Colorado Music Festival – Principal Horn
Deadline: December 15, 2024
Audition: January 15, 2025
Musikalische Komödie Leipzig – Solo Horn
Deadline: December 14, 2024
Audition: January 14, 2025
Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH – Fourth/Second Horn
Deadline: December 4, 2024
Audition: January 8, 2025
Gewandhausorchester – Solo Horn
Deadline: December 5, 2024
Audition: January 27-28, 2025
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra – Tutti Horn (3 Positions)
Deadline: December 6, 2024
Audition: See Website
The Orchestra Now – Horn Fellowship
Deadline: December 6, 2024
Audition: See Website
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: December 7, 2024
Audition: January 20, 2025
Bergische Symphoniker – Third/First Horn
Deadline: December 8, 2024
Audition: January 7, 2025
Harzer Sinfoniker – First Horn
Deadline: December 11, 2024
Audition: February 13, 2025
Staatsorchester Braunschweig – Third/First Horn
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Audition: See Website
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester – Solo Horn
Deadline: December 1, 2024
Audition: January 13, 2025
Basel Symphony Orchestra – Solo Horn
Deadline: December 1, 2024
Audition: January 27-28, 2025
Audition Results
San Francisco Symphony – Principal Horn
Winner: Diego Incertis Sánchez
Audition: May 4-6, 26 / June 9-10, 2025
Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Kate Warren
Audition: See Website
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Winner: Kate Warren
Audition: See Website
Philadelphia Orchestra – Assistant Principal/Utility Horn
Winner: Victoria Knudtson
Audition: January 9-13, 2025
Bozeman Symphony Orchestra – Section Horn
Winner: Susie Fritts
Audition: May 15, 2025
Phoenix Symphony – Second & Fourth Horn (2 Positions)
Winner: Thea Humphries (Second), Shelby Nugent (Fourth)
Audition: May 19, 2025
Waco Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Zach Monroe
Audition: March 23, 2025
Detroit Opera – Second Horn
Winner: Natalie Sweasy
Audition: May 7, 2025
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra – Second/Utility Horn
Winner: Blake Moreland
Audition: February 9-11, 2025
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Low Horn
Winners: Lou-Anne Dutreix & Simen Fegran
Audition: February 3-5, 2025
Boston Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Horn
Winner: Michael Winter
Audition: January 13-14, 2025
Peoria Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Assistant Principal Horn (Two Positions)
Winner: Ashley Wessel (Assistant Principal)
Audition: June 1, 2025
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Assistant/Utility Horn
Winner: Everett Burns
Audition: June 16, 2025
Holland Symphony Orchestra – Assistant, Second, Fourth Horn (3 Positions)
Winners: Nicole Minney, Tim Wright, and Evan Supplee
Audition: February 18, 2025
U.S. Navy Concert/Ceremonial Band – Horn
Winner: Sylvia Denecke
Audition: February 18, 2025
Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Utility Horn
Winner: Patrick Walle
Audition: February 10-11, 2025
Columbus Symphony Orchestra – Fourth/Utility Horn
Winner: Lorenzo Robb
Audition: January 14-15, 2025
Staatskapelle Weimar – Stellv. Solo Horn
Winner: Noah Plum
Audition: See Website
Bamberger Symphoniker – Low Horn
Winner: Bastian Spier
Audition: January 23, 2025