Final Report on the 2026 Salzburg Festival
Martha Argerich received the Festival Brooch with Rubies
Martha Argerich has been honoured with the Festival brooch with rubies. The Directorate of the Salzburg Festival and Head of Concerts Axel Hiller presented this distinction to the pianist after her concert with Renaud Capuçon on 21 August.
The Salzburg Festival mourns Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Michael Kühne
The Salzburg Festival mourns Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Michael Kühne, who died on Sunday night at the age of 89.
Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Ingeborg Bachmann and Hans Werner Henze
Georg Nigl and Ingo Metzmacher in a TerraceTalk on the concert performance of the opera Der Prinz von Homburg.
Cecilia Bartoli: birthday gala performance of Rossini’s “Il viaggio a Reims”
During her birthday gala performance of Rossini’s "Il viaggio a Reims", Cecilia Bartoli is surprised by Pretty Yende, Lang Lang, Rolando Villazón, Plácido Domingo, Maxim Vengerov and Antonio Pappano, performing musical jewels. The Directorate honours the exceptional artist after the performance with the “Festival Brooch with Rubies”. Barrie Kosky delivers the laudation.
Staging Realities – The Living Archive
From 18 to 29 August, the Living Archive projects of the Salzburg Festival Archive will be presented at the UMAK.
The Misanthrope – a battleground, and we watch
Molière's hero rebels against a society shaped by hypocrisy. Director Jette Steckel finds this translates well to the world of the Salzburg Festival.
The Burden of Silence
Ancient mythology interwoven with the present: in Europa after Wajdi Mouawad's Europa's Pledge, director Krzysztof Warlikowski asks about the inheritance of traumatic events.
Eroticism, Slapstick, Vocal Splendour
In Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims, the opera comments on itself – which is what has made the piece such a rewarding template for directors to this day.
“Variations of Love under a Magnifying Glass“
Elsa Dreisig, Joana Mallwitz and Christof Loy in a Terrace Talk on the Revival of the Opera CosÏ fan tutte by W. A. Mozart
Bonne fête – Gala dinner
Bonne fête - Gala dinner: An extraordinary Festival evening in honour of Cecilia Bartoli
Not Everyone Can Do This
The expanded revival of the production of Così fan tutte by Christof Loy and a semi-staged performance of Lucio Silla bring the soul-illuminator Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart centre stage.