Tuesday, December 30, 2025

San Francisco Symphony Auditions


Davies Symphony Hall
Photo by Lisa Hirsch

San Francisco Symphony has a number of auditions coming up.
  • Associate principal horn and assistant principal / utility horn. Two positions. This reflects the impact of hiring Diego Incertis Sánchez as principal horn: the principal should have input into hiring to fill the vacancies, because the principal will have a concept of how the horn section should sound and thus helps choose players who will create that sound.
  • Associate principal bassoon. This position has been filled for the last year by former principal bassoon Stephen Paulson, so it appears he will be retiring from the orchestra after 48 years in that position.
  • Section cello (multiple positions), perhaps reflecting retirements that haven't been announced yet.
  • Section viola

 

2 comments:

Bruce said...

not principal trombone, too? I thought with Higgins going to Chicago, they'd be hurrying to fill the chair? maybe I'm just confused

Lisa Hirsch said...

He's on leave this season. They can't hold auditions until/unless he resigns.