Daniel Harding leads a splendid account of Die Schöpfung in Salzburg

AustriaAustria Salzburg Easter Festival 2026 [2] – Haydn: Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Bavarian Radio Chorus (director: Peter Dijkstra), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 5.4.2026. (MB)

[l-r, front] Andrew Staples (tenor), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano) and Konstantin Krimmel (baritone) © Monika Rittershaus

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Kirill Petrenko’s outstanding Salzburg performance of Mahler’s Eighth sweeps all before it

AustriaAustria Salzburg Easter Festival 2026 [1] – Mahler: Jacquelyn Wagner, Sarah Wegener, Liv Redpath (sopranos), Beth Taylor, Fleur Barron (mezzo-sopranos), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Gihoon Kim (baritone), Le Bu (bass), Berlin Radio Chorus (director: Justus Barleben), Salzburg Bach Choir (director: Michael Schneider), Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Choir (directors: Wolfgang Götz and Regina Sgier), Tölz Boys’ Choir (director: Marco Barbon), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 3.4.2026. (MB)

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony at the Salzburg Easter Festival 2026 © Monika Rittershaus

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Salzburg Easter Festival 2027 – 20 to 29 March

Salzburg Easter Festival 2027: 60th Anniversary and Continuation of Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko

The Salzburg Easter Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2027 and, in collaboration with the Berliner Philharmoniker and its Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko, will continue its new production of Richard Wagner’s tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen. In Die Walküre, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, Lise Davidsen makes her international role debut as Brünnhilde, whilst Christopher Maltman sings the part of Wotan. Kirill Petrenko will also conduct Ludwig van Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, with Martha Argerich, Emmanuelle Haïm and Lahav Shani among the guest artists in the other concerts. For more information click here.

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The Vienna Philharmonic on fine form in Salzburg but the soloist and conductor fail to convince

AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [6] – Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven: María Dueñas (violin), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 24.1.2026. (MB)

Violinist María Dueñas with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra © Wolfgang Lienbacher

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Music by Mozart and Zech delights in a hall full of Mozartian associations

AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [5] – ‘Mozart & Moderne’, Mozart and Zech: Karim Zech and Johann Zhao (piano), Members of the Orquesta Iberacademy Medellín / Krzysztof Wiśniewsiki (violin/director), Alvaro Rodrigo Juica Paitan (conductor). Rittersaal des Residenz, Domquartier, Salzburg, 24.1.2026. (MB)

Pianists Karim Zech and Johann Zhao © Wolfgang Lienbacher

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Superb Haydn and Mozart from Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Camerata Salzburg

AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [4] – Haydn and Mozart: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Camerata Salzburg / Giovanni Guzzo (violin/director). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 24.1.2026. (MB)

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard with Giovanni Guzzo (violin/director) and Camerata Salzburg © Wolfgang Lienbacher

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Fine performance of an interesting new production of Die Zauberflöte in Salzburg

AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [3] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Philharmonia Chor Wien, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Roberto González-Monjas (conductor). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 23.1.2026. (MB)

[l-r] Papageno (Theodore Platt), Mozart (Vitus Denifl), Three Boys, Constanze (Victoria D’Agostino) and Tamino (Magnus Dietrich) © Werner Kmetitsch

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