Trombone Auditions
Last Updated: October 5, 2025
Past Auditions/Results: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Recently Added
Yakima Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Audition: November 20, 2025
NHK Symphony Orchestra – Second/Third Trombone
Deadline: December 10, 2025
Audition: February 21-22, 2026
Teatro Massimo di Palermo – Principal Trombone
Deadline: October 11, 2025
Audition: See Website
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: November 2, 2025
Audition: December 15, 2025
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker – Solo Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website
Royal Swedish Opera – Co-Principal Trombone
Deadline: November 2, 2025
Audition: December 1-2, 2025
Vienna State Opera / Vienna Philharmonic – Bass Trombone
Deadline: November 13, 2025
Audition: January 8, 2026
Virginia Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: December 19, 2025
Audition: January 12-14, 2026
Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: January 9, 2026
Audition: January 27, 2026
Grand Rapids Symphony – Bass Trombone (Website has not been updated)
Deadline: See Website
Audition: January 9-11, 2026
Boston Lyric Opera – Principal Trombone
Deadline: October 17, 2025
Audition: November 13, 2025
Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: October 12, 2025
Audition: November 6-7, 2025
San Diego Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: December 15, 2025
Audition: January 19-21, 2026
Auditions
Gothenburg Opera – Tenor/Bass Trombone
Deadline: October 7, 2025
Audition: November 3, 2025
Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH – Solo Trombone
Deadline: October 16, 2025
Audition: November 18, 2025
Bremer Philharmoniker – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: October 18, 2025
Audition: November 18-19, 2025
Münchner Rundfunkorchester – Bass Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: October 20, 2025
Lexington Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
Deadline: October 24, 2025
Audition: November 23, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen – Solo Trombone
Deadline: November 2, 2025
Audition: See Website
Oper Frankfurt – Second Trombone
Deadline: November 5, 2025
Audition: December 18, 2025
Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha Eisenach – Solo Trombone
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Audition: See Website
United States Air Force Band Ceremonial Brass – Trombone
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Audition: January 13, 2026
Brussels Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
Deadline: December 5, 2025
Audition: January 12, 2026
Den Norske Opera & Ballett – Principal Trombone
Deadline: December 7, 2025
Audition: See Website
Dresdner Philharmonie – Second Trombone
Deadline: December 28, 2025
Audition: February 3, 2026
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band – Bass Trombone
Deadline: January 22, 2026
Audition: January 26-27, 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin – Wechsel Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website
Xi’an Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website
Bayerisches Staatsorchester – Koord. Solo Trombone
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks – First Trombone
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Göttinger Symphonie Orchester – Temporary Solo Trombone
Deadline: Open
Audition: Open
Past Auditions
Berner Symphonieorchester – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 29, 2025
Audition: See Website
Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – First Trombone
Deadline: September 14, 2025
Audition: See Website
Staatskapelle Halle – Stellv. Trombone
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Audition: October 13, 2025
Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester – Second Trombone
Deadline: September 16, 2025
Audition: See Website
Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Schwerin – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 17, 2025
Audition: October 15-16, 2025
Bad Reichenhaller Philharmonie – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 13, 2025
Audition: See Website
Bergische Symphoniker – Solo Trombone
Deadline: September 3, 2025
Audition: October 4, 2025
China National Symphony Orchestra – Principal & Associate Principal Trombone (2 Positions)
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Audition: See Website
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Audition: October 29-30, 2025
Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: August 25, 2025
Audition: October 2-3 / November 26, 2025
Pacific Northwest Ballet – Principal Trombone
Deadline: August 26, 2025
Audition: October 2, 2025
Dortmunder Philharmoniker – Koord. Solo Trombone
Deadline: August 29, 2025
Audition: October 9-10, 2025
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Audition: October 22-24 & November 24, 2025
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra – Second/Third Trombone
Deadline: August 17, 2025
Audition: September 22-23, 2025
Stichting Omroep Muziek – Second/Third Trombone
Deadline: August 17, 2025
Audition: September 22-23, 2025
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus – Principal Trombone
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Audition: August 10, 2025
Kennedy Center/Washington National Opera Orchestra – Assistant Principal Trombone
Deadline: July 3, 2025
Audition: September 10-11, 2025
Collegium musicum Basel – Trombone
Deadline: July 11, 2025
Audition: August 27, 2025
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker – Stellv. Solo Trombone
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Audition: July 16, 2025
Konzerthaus Berlin – Bass Trombone
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Audition: June 30, 2025
Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria – Bass Trombone
Deadline: April 20, 2025
Audition: May 26, 2025
Dortmunder Philharmoniker – Koord. Solo Trombone
Deadline: April 21, 2025
Audition: May 19-21, 2025
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt – Bass Trombone
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Audition: June 10, 2025
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker – Solo Trombone
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Audition: June 4, 2025
Gewandhausorchester – Bass Trombone
Deadline: May 8, 2025
Audition: June 16-17, 2025
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt – Bass Trombone
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Audition: June 10, 2025
West Point Band – Commercial Trombone
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Audition: August 4, 2025
Bruckner Orchester Linz – Second, Stellv. First Trombone
Deadline: May 4, 2025
Audition: June 10, 2025
U.S. Navy Fleet Bands – Trombone
Deadline: May 11, 2025
Audition: May 16, 2025
Dresdner Philharmonie – Bass Trombone
Deadline: May 11, 2025
Audition: June 17, 2025
Loh-Orchester Sondershausen – Second Trombone
Deadline: March 28, 2025
Audition: April 4, 2025
Battle Creek Symphony – Third Trombone
Deadline: March 28, 2025
Audition: April 11, 2025
Kärntner Sinfonieorchester – First Trombone
Deadline: April 1, 2025
Audition: May 20-21, 2025
Arizona Opera – Bass Trombone
Deadline: April 3, 2025
Audition: April 7, 2025
Gävle Symphony Orchestra – Co-Principal Trombone
Deadline: April 6, 2025
Audition: See Website
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra – Third/Bass Trombone
Deadline: March 3, 2025
Audition: April 8, 2025
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Bass/Tenor Trombone
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Audition: See Website
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg – Solo Trombone
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Audition: March 24, 2025
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: February 2, 2025
Audition: February 10, 2025
Jenaer Philharmonie – Bass Trombone
Deadline: February 5, 2025
Audition: March 9-10, 2025
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya – Tutti Trombone
Deadline: February 9, 2025
Audition: See Website
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya – Bass Trombone
Deadline: February 9, 2025
Audition: March 14, 2025
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra – Tenor/Bass Trombone
Deadline: February 9, 2025
Audition: March 28, 2025
Hong Kong Sinfonietta – Principal Trombone
Deadline: January 19, 2025
Audition: February 20, 2025
Bruckner Orchestra Linz – Bass Trombone
Deadline: January 23, 2025
Audition: March 14, 2025
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / Netherlands Chamber Orchestra – Trombone
Deadline: January 5, 2025
Audition: February 3, 2025
Oslo Philharmonic – Co-Principal Trombone
Deadline: January 5, 2025
Audition: February 23, 2025
U.S. Army Ceremonial Band – Bass Trombone
Deadline: January 6, 2025
Audition: March 3-4, 2025
Canadian Opera Company – Second Trombone
Deadline: January 9, 2025
Audition: January 30, 2025
Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo – Bass Trombone
Deadline: January 14, 2025
Audition: See Website
Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock – Solo Trombone
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Audition: January 28, 2025
Dresdner Philharmonie – Stellv. Solo Bass Trombone
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Audition: See Website
Saarländisches Staatsorchester – Bass Trombone
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Audition: February 13, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven – Solo Trombone
Deadline: December 15, 2024
Audition: January 8, 2025
The Orchestra Now – Trombone & Bass Trombone Fellowships
Deadline: December 6, 2024
Audition: See Website
Harzer Sinfoniker – Second Trombone
Deadline: December 12, 2024
Audition: March 10, 2025
Macao Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: December 1, 2024
Audition: See Website
Audition Results
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Vladislav Petrachev
Audition: July 27, 2025
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Leo Ernest Garcias Leite
Audition: September 26, 2025
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Justin Bain
Audition: September 22-23, 2025
Richmond Symphony Orchestra – Acting Principal Trombone
Winner: Jonathan Liang
Audition: September 6-8, 2025
Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Timothy Higgins
Audition: November 4, 8, 9, 11, 2024 / April 2025
Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Isobel Daws
Audition: September 8-9, 2025
Lansing Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Erich Corfman
Audition: September 12, 2025
Illinois Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Erich Corfman
Audition: September 11, 2025
Central Ohio Symphony – Second Trombone
Winner: Taylor Jones
Audition: September 6, 2025
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Jordan Dove
Audition: August 23, 2025
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra – Solo Trombone
Winner: Matej Štih
Audition: July 2025
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Yuval Wolfson
Audition: July 2025
Komische Opera Berlin – Second Trombone
Winner: Will Morley
Audition: June 2025
Colorado Ballet – Principal Trombone
Winner: Mark Bennett
Audition: May 2025
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: David Kidd
Audition: May 19, 2025
Kansas City Symphony – Bass Trombone
Winner: Joe Maiocco
Audition: May 5-6, 2025
U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West – Jazz/Commercial Trombone
Winner: Sean Stineford
Audition: April 15, 2025
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Derek Gullett
Audition: June 8-11, 2025
Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg – Second, Stellv. First Trombone
Winner: Franziska Pollmann
Audition: June 6, 2025
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone (National Audition)
Winner Ken Kagawa
Audition: June 13, 2025
North Carolina Symphony – Principal Trombone
Winner: Devin Drinan
Audition: May 4-6, 2025
MDR-Sinfonieorchester des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks – Solo Trombone
Winner: Judith Meng
Audition: April 28-29, 2025
Canadian Opera Company – Bass Trombone
Winner: Shin Tanaka
Audition: May 1, 2025
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: January 11, 2025
Vienna Philharmonic/Vienna State Opera – Bass Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: January 14-15, 2025
New Jersey Symphony – Bass Trombone
Winner: Zachary Neikens
Audition: February 10-12 & March 11, 2025
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Christopher Bassett
Audition: December 9 & 16, 2024 / January 21, 2025
Virginia Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Devin Drinan
Audition: April 8-9, 2025
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie – Bass Trombone
Winner: Yuval Wolfson
Audition: See Website
U.S. Navy Concert/Ceremonial Band – Bass Trombone
Winner: Rafael Noriega
Audition: February 7, 2025
U.S. Navy Concert/Ceremonial Band – Tenor Trombone
Winner: Grant Futch
Audition: February 3, 2025
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Ethan Shrier
Audition: January 27-28, 2025
Lahti Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Kaspar-Oskar Kramp
Audition: February 11, 2025
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Taylor Jones
Audition: January 29, 2025
Belgian National Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Pierre Duclos
Audition: See Website
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra – First Trombone
Winner: João Pedro Abreu
Audition: January 22, 2025
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra – Wechsel Trombone
Winner: Juanfran Vazquez Sanchez
Audition: January 15, 2025
Gewandhausorchester – Wechsel Trombone
Winner: Angus Butt
Audition: See Website