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How long does it take to be able to play in a orchestra? (violin)?

I have been playing piano for several years and am pretty proficent. i.e me and my teacher are starting to study Rachmaniov, Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, Chopin Waltzes, etc. So I read music very well.

I have been taking violin lessons for about a year from a GREAT teacher. I have already progressed through Suzuki book 1 and most of 2.

My question is: At this rate, how long would it take me to be able to play in an orchestra? Not first chair or anything, but just to be apart of one.

Well… it really depends on the orchestra. If its a high school orchestra, or Jr. High orchestra you could probably do it now.
If its a community orchestra you should probably wait just a few years until you have gotten through books 3 & 4 (where you learn imperative technique such as shifting and chords). Most orchestras (even community ones) prefer you have a fairly developed vibrato.
Before you can do a college or professional level orchestra you would have to practice a lot longer. You need to know tons of different bow strokes (sautille, martele, detache, spaccato, ricochet, etc). You need to have a vast vocabulary of musical terms (which you may have accumulated through your study of piano), you need to know many dynamic techniques and be able to apply (contact point, pressure, bow angle, weight), be able to vary your vibrato (or cease vibrato at will), and about a hundred other things so that you can actually do what the conductor wants. Take into account that people in these orchestras have spent most of their lives playing the instrument.
Also it is impossible to tell by your description really just how good you are, some teachers teach a lot more technique in the first two Suzuki books while others just try to get their students through them and worry about the technique later once the student has gained confidence. I am not saying one method is superior to the other because different students need different things, but I am just stating a fact.
If your teacher is like mine was you are on the same track as me. My teacher made sure all my positioning, intonation, and applicable technique were perfect before allowing me to pass off a piece once I got to Happy Farmer (before then she let a few things slip). 18 months after I started lessons (almost to the day) I finished book two. So if that sounds like about the track you are on (I started when I was 8 by the way, relatively old) then you will probably be able to play at a college level in about 10 years (I know, sounds horrible) and I haven’t reached professional level (I like to think I am getting there) but I would give you a solid 15-20 for a professional orchestra.
But, again, you could do a community orchestra probably in the next 2-3 years, and a public school orchestra now!
Happy playing! Good luck

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