Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra
rousing. versatile. touching.
The Philharmonie Salzburg was founded in 1998 by conductor Elisabeth Fuchs . The orchestra has won the hearts of audiences with fresh interpretations of classical works, unusual programs and passionate music-making. Music education and participatory projects are just as much a part of the annual program as classical philharmonic concerts.
The repertoire includes Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Stravinsky, Britten, John Adams, Arvo Pärt, Astor Piazzolla, and Fazıl Say, among others. In the crossover field, the orchestra impresses with projects such as Jedermann Reloaded Symphonic, Salut Salon Symphonique, Alpensinfonie and Alpine Literatur, Silent Film & Live Music, Best of Hollywood, Broadway meets Hip-Hop, A Symphonic Tribute to ABBA, QUEEN, The BEATLES, THE 80s and MICHAEL JACKSON, Classic meets Cuba, Symphonic Salsa, Flamenco Sinfónico, Mambo in Concert, Quadro Nuevo Symphonic, and Symphonic Alps with the Herbert Pixner Project.
The Salzburg Philharmonic works with renowned and outstanding artists such as Juan Diego Flórez, Pumeza Matshikiza, Rolando Villazón, Rafael Fingerlos, Bernhard Berchtold, Rainhard Fendrich, Maria Bill, Conchita Wurst, Monika Ballwein, Deborah Henson-Conant, Evelyn Huber, Sergey Malov, Alina Pogostkina, Benjamin Schmid, Yury Revich, Leonhard Baumgartner, Klemens Bittmann, Daniel Müller-Schott, Julia Hagen, Camille Thomas, Matthias Bartolomey, Ferhan and Ferzan Önder, Olga Scheps, Fabio Martino, Nikolai Tokarev, Galina Vracheva, Herbert Schuch, Kiron Atom Tellian, Ariane Haering, Radovan Vlatković, Andreas M. Hofmeir, Pacho Flores, Manuel Randi, Herbert Pixner, Henry Threadgill, the Klazz Brothers, Quadro Nuevo, Salut Salon, Iris Berben, Frederic Böhle, Cornelius Obonya, Hans Sigl, Reinhold Messner, Monika Gruber, Verena Altenberger, and Philipp Hochmair.
The Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra performs with ensembles ranging from 30 to 130 musicians and is also home to the Salzburg Philharmonic Choir & Chamber Choir and the Salzburg Children's & Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2023, the orchestra was awarded the Wappen des Landes Salzburg on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
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