Organisation
4 entries tagged Cultural Institution on Introducing Salzburg.
Prestigious Easter classical music festival. Founded 1967 by Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic. Now associated with Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden. One major opera plus concerts and recitals.
One of the world's most prestigious performing arts festivals. Held annually late July to end of August. Founded 1920 by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Max Reinhardt, Richard Strauss, Franz Schalk, and Alfred Roller. Inaugural event: Jedermann on Domplatz. Herbert von Karajan defined the postwar era. Opera, drama, concerts.
Compact Whitsun weekend festival. Directed since 2012 by Cecilia Bartoli. Historically informed performance, Baroque opera, rare repertoire. Intimate, focused, stylistically adventurous.
Custodian of Mozart's legacy. Founded 1841. Manages Mozarts Birthplace and Mozarts Residence. World's most important Mozart archive. Organises the annual Mozartwoche. Bernhard Paumgartner shaped its identity for decades.
