Press releases

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.

The Philharmonie Salzburg under the direction of Elisabeth Fuchs celebrated a musical festival of joie de vivre together with the Latino dance world champion couple Martina Varadi and Andrea Silvestri, exceptional guitarist Manuel Randi, star pianist Fabio Martino and audience favorite Moisés Irajá dos Santos last night at the Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg. The program included music and dance highlights such as Mambo No. 5, De todo un poco, Sway, Oye como va, Conga del Fuego as well as works by Arturo Márquez, Francisco Mignone and Manuel Randi.

An unusually young and lively audience filled the impressive concert hall of the Grosses Festspielhaus on Thursday morning: with the support of the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce, Elisabeth Fuchs and the Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra organized a rousing classical music concert for teenagers at the beginning of 2025.

The Philharmonie Salzburg and Elisabeth Fuchs together with the Tyrolean singing wonder Reena Winters provided a lively start to the Christmas holidays on the fourth weekend of Advent. The varied and atmospheric program delighted the concert audience in the Great University Hall, which was sold out twice.

The Philharmonie Salzburg under chief conductor Elisabeth Fuchs performed Handel's baroque masterpiece in the original English version with great success in the Mozarteum Great Hall. Sixty choristers from the Philharmonie Salzburg accompanied the solo roles sung by Elisabeth Breuer, Christa Ratzenböck, Bernhard Berchtold and Máté Herczeg.

Elisabeth Fuchs, chief conductor and artistic and commercial director of the Philharmonie Salzburg, presented her personal approach to the topic in a public lecture on November 17 in the Great University Hall: "Conducting and leading! - Motivating?"

The Philharmonie Salzburg and Elisabeth Fuchs brought a romantic program to the Lehrbauhof Salzburg with their concert series MITTEN IM ORCHESTER. The Brazilian violinist Hanan Santos shone as the evening's soloist.

In front of an almost sold-out audience, the blackness of the November night was broken yesterday evening at the Salzburg Mozarteum when the Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of chief conductor Elisabeth Fuchs , performed serenades by Elgar, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky.

Standing ovations in the Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg: together with the renowned soloists Elisabeth Breuer and Christa Ratzenböck, Elisabeth Fuchs and the Philharmonie Salzburg performed Vivaldi's impressive vocal work "Gloria" with their 200-strong choir.

The CD is available around the clock in the online store and during opening hours (Mon-Fri, 09:00-12:00) at the Salzburg Philharmonic ticket office, as well as at all concerts of the Salzburg Philharmonic and the Salzburg Children's Festival.

On October 5 and 6, Elisabeth Fuchs and the Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra performed Tchaikovsky's famous Nutcracker Suite and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances in the Great University Hall. The center of attention, however, was the performance of pan flutist Andreea Chira, who impressed with the expressiveness and versatility of her instrument.

We are pleased to invite you for the first time to the annual press conference in the rehearsal room of the Philharmonie Salzburg!

We are delighted that our talented young musicians will not only be provided with delicious and sustainable culinary delights during this year's orchestra week, but that "Fattoria La Vialla" is also making an important contribution to the continued existence of the children's and youth philharmonic orchestra with a cheque for 5,000 euros.

The Children's & Youth Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Elisabeth Fuchs gave its big summer concert in the Salzburgarena on Friday evening in front of over 600 visitors. The youth orchestra for 7 to 18-year-olds showed once again that the fun of making music together can lead to musical excellence. A special highlight was the joint performance with the Salzburg Philharmonic Choir. The continuation of this music education project is not guaranteed from 2026.

350 workshops and 24 orchestral concerts for 3 to 12-year-olds will be held on Antonio Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" from today until July 3. Marlene Engelhorn's "Good Council for Redistribution" supports the Children's Festival and the Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra. With this financial contribution, the Council wishes to express its appreciation for the initiatives and commitment of the two associations.