Liverpool Philharmonic enhances and transforms lives through music.  At the heart of our work is the critically-acclaimed Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (the UK’s oldest); an extensive programme of participative work with young people and others across our community; and presentation of almost 400 concerts and events each year at our home, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. 

Each year, Liverpool Philharmonic connects with up 300,000 music lovers through live concerts in Liverpool. And more than 60,000 young people participate in our Youth Company and associated ensembles, attend concerts or take part in our In Harmony programme. Over 7 million people in 179 countries listen to our recordings each year on Spotify. 

Current Vacancies  

Section Player First and Second Violin

Principal Roles:

• To perform as Section Player First or Second Violin with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a range of musical styles and genres, orchestra and ensemble size
• To have excellent orchestral playing abilities, maintaining this to the highest musical standards
• To perform in the Orchestra at venues throughout the UK and on foreign tours, involving regular evening and weekend working. 

Application Link: Performance Job: Section Leader First and Second Violin - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The closing date for applications is Sunday 22 February at 12pm.

Concert Manager

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – the UK’s oldest – is a critically-acclaimed ensemble, central to Liverpool’s cultural offering. We are currently looking to recruit a Concert Manager who will serve as a central figure in planning performances here at our Liverpool Philharmonic Hall home and across the UK. You’ll be responsible for overseeing all aspects of concert preparation and delivery, ensuring that all performances maintain the highest possible standard. You’ll receive and manage all advance information for concerts and communicate details to relevant parties within the organisation. You’ll welcome artists to venues, support our Chief Conductor and visiting performers with any general enquiries, and work across the team to help bring a whole range of concerts to the stage. If you’re a strong critical thinker who is organised, an excellent communicator and has experience in a similar role – working with a professional orchestra/musicians and have a good musical knowledge – we’d love to hear from you.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 5 March at 12pm.

Application Link: https://liverpoolphil.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4106870?cid=3427

Special Projects Coordinator

As the largest music organisation in the city, we stage a whole range of performances and events at Liverpool Philharmonic. We are currently recruiting a Special Project Coordinator who will support the impeccable delivery of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concerts across our Pops, Family Concert, cross-genre, festival and Chamber Concert series. You will aid the team in successfully delivering a wide range of concerts, often with complex production requirements, and help to devise future performances to attract new audiences too. You’ll help to gather and communicate all technical and artist information ahead of the concert, and then welcome our visiting artists to our performance venues. If you have some experience of working within the music/events sector, have successfully advanced and delivered live music events, and are an organised and logical collaborator, this might be the perfect role for you.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 5 March at 12pm.

Application Link: https://liverpoolphil.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4106864?cid=3427

Submitting online applications

All applications for our current vacancies must be submitted online (details in job listings).

If you have any general queries on our vacancies, or queries with the online form, please email recruitment@liverpoolphil.com

Speculative CVs 

Please note we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs for vacancies, internships or work experience placements. You should apply for any current vacancies directly through the online application process for a particular job if you feel your skills and experience match the specific role.

Liverpool Philharmonic offers a structured work experience program for members of the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company, and we do not take on ad hoc work experience students. 

Equal Opportunities Statement

Liverpool Philharmonic transforms lives through music. We champion equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging throughout our organisation, our activities, and in the artists and music genres we present.

Our team is a dynamic group of people from all walks of life, united in our passion for music. We’re committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcome and everyone is able to thrive, regardless of who they are and where they are from. We are committed to developing a more diverse workforce through encouraging applicants with the skills and experience that help us to widen our perspective and better serve the needs of the Liverpool City Region and our communities.

We particularly encourage applications from individuals from disabled, minority ethnic, and working-class communities as these groups are currently underrepresented within the creative industries.