The Mozarteum Orchestra enjoys extraordinary successes worldwide, particularly due to its interpretations of the great Viennese classics. In 2016 it became the first orchestra after the Vienna Philharmonic to receive the Golden Mozart Medal.
Over the course of more than 180 years of history, which has its roots in the ‘Dommusikverein und Mozarteum’, founded in 1841 with the support of Mozart’s widow Constanze and the composer’s two sons, the orchestra has matured into one of the leading Austrian orchestras and into one of Austria’s musical figureheads, offering an unmistakable sound culture. Its influential chief conductors in recent decades are Leopold Hager, Hans Graf, Hubert Soudant, Ivor Bolton and most recently Riccardo Minasi.
Since the beginning of the 2024/25 season Roberto González-Monjas has been the new chief conductor of the Mozarteum Orchestra. This season, his key focus was Mozart’s violin concertos, in which he appeared as both soloist and conductor.
Prominent artists and guest conductors such as Constantinos Carydis, Reinhard Goebel, Andrew Manze, Jörg Widmann and conductor laureate Ivor Bolton enjoy working with the versatile Orchestra’s ensemble of around ninety musicians.
In addition to its two separate concert cycles, the Orchestra, representing both the City and the Region of Salzburg, performs regularly at the Salzburg Festival, the Mozartwoche Festival and the Salzburg Cultural Association, as well as throughout the year at the Salzburg State Theatre. The Orchestra also receives numerous invitations to make guest appearances elsewhere in Europe, in Asia and in North and South America.
The Orchestra’s diverse work is documented by an impressive discography, which has won awards including an Echo Klassik Award in the autumn of 2017.
The Orchestra is happy that its long-standing partnership with its principal sponsor Leica has continued in the 2024/25 season.
