Organisation
12 entries tagged Institution on Introducing Salzburg.
Metropolitan archdiocese governing the Catholic Church in Salzburg since Saint Rupert of Salzburg established the first bishopric c. 696 AD. Thirteen centuries of institutional continuity. The archbishops were sovereign princes who built the Cathedral, the Residenz, the fortress, and the baroque city.
One of Europe's oldest summer arts academies. Founded 1953 by Oskar Kokoschka ("School of Vision"). Under Universität Mozarteum. 70+ courses. Music, visual arts, composition. July-August. Adds emerging talent to Festival atmosphere.
Salzburg's civic orchestra. Distinct from the Vienna Philharmonic. Performs year-round. House orchestra for the Mozartwoche. For visitors outside Festival season, the primary way to hear live orchestral music in Salzburg.
Salzburg's main public university, founded 1622 by Paris Lodron. ~18,000 students. Central buildings woven into the Altstadt. Named after its founder.
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.
The foundation behind the Walk of Modern Art: 14 permanent public sculptures by international artists across the city since 2002. Anselm Kiefer, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Tony Cragg, Stephan Balkenhol, Jaume Plensa, Erwin Wurm, and more. Free, permanent, open-air museum.
Compact Whitsun weekend festival. Directed since 2012 by Cecilia Bartoli. Historically informed performance, Baroque opera, rare repertoire. Intimate, focused, stylistically adventurous.
Salzburg's permanent state theatre company. Year-round opera, operetta, musicals, drama, dance. The counterpart to the summer Salzburg Festival. Resident ensemble. Associated Salzburger Philharmoniker orchestra.
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.
One of the world's leading conservatoires. Founded 1841, university status 1970. Musicians, conductors, stage directors, visual artists. Oskar Kokoschka's "School of Vision" runs under its auspices as the Internationale Sommerakademie.
Resident orchestra of the Salzburg Festival. Playing every summer Festival since 1925. Self-governing. The musical foundation on which the Festival's prestige rests. Warm, blended strings, particular weight in brass: the sound most associated with the Festival.
