A wild ride through Bavarian humor, comedy classics, and Christmas (fairy tale) music awaited the audience at the five shows of the Advent program "Monika Gruber Symphonic." Sometimes as a schnapps-drinking angel, sometimes as a teasing wife in a time-lapse of marriage, "die Gruaberin" elicited loud laughter from the audience from the very first minute.
The Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir performed twice in the Elbphilharmonie last Sunday. Twice the concert hall was sold out, twice the musical performance was honored with jubilant standing ovations.
Around 6,050 children flocked to Hall 2 of the Exhibition Center between 23 June and 2 July to listen to the musical story of Bedřich Smetana's "The Moldau". They were joined by actor Frederic Böhle, conductor Elisabeth Fuchs and acrobat Jasmin Rituper, who guided the elementary and kindergarten children through the story with verve and ease.
When the young musicians of the Kinder- & Jugendphilharmonie meet the winners of the ZEIG DEIN TALENT contest, the result is a rousing fusion of creativity and passion. The audience was able to see this for themselves on Friday, June 27 in Hall 2 of the Messezentrum.
The time has finally come: after a two-year break, the ZEIG DEIN TALENT talent contest organized by the Salzburg Children's Festival and the Philharmonie Salzburg is back - and the response is huge! From a total of 153 registrations and video submissions (with 282 young artists), 80 acts were invited to the live audition at the new Philharmonie Salzburg.
On Friday, May 23, 2025, the Philharmonie Salzburg opened the Klassik:Sommer in Bad Hofgastein for the eighth time as "orchestra in residence" with an extraordinary and moving concert experience. Around 400 guests experienced a top-class opening concert in the acoustically brilliant Kursaal, which offered classical masterpieces by Mozart and Beethoven as well as a glimpse into the musical future.
"All You Need Is Love" - the title of the five-part concert series by the Philharmonie Salzburg was the program in the Great Festival Hall, which was filled to the last seat: peace and love for a better world is the message of many of the greatest world hits by the British beat, rock and pop band The Beatles. Chief conductor Elisabeth Fuchs opened the evening with a minute's silence of gratitude for 80 years of peace in Austria.
Monika Ballwein and Elisabeth Fuchs offer a musical journey back to the 1960s with the Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra and its 200-strong choir in the city of Salzburg, when they bring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr to life with Come Together, Let It Be and Yesterday in the Grosses Festspielhaus.
As has been reported in many media outlets, the renowned Salzburg pianist, singer and composer Sabina Hank has run into financial difficulties. In order to help her musician friend in these difficult times, Elisabeth Fuchs and the Philharmonie Salzburg have spontaneously decided to organize a fundraising concert entitled "SABINA HANK SYMPHONIC" in the Great University Hall on Sunday, 16 November 2025. The net proceeds will go directly to the artist.
The Philharmonie Salzburg, conducted by Elisabeth Fuchs , provided an exhilarating concert experience in the Lehrbauhof, which was sold out twice, with both touching and impressive sounds from screen giants such as James Bond and Forrest Gump. A special highlight was the performance of the Schindler's List Suite, sensitively interpreted by solo violinist Jelica Injac.
