Salzburg Easter Festival
- Venue
Large Festival Hall
Hofstallgasse 1, 5020 Salzburg
Horse Riding School / Felsenreitschule
Hofstallgasse 1, 5020 Salzburg
Mozarteum University, Solitär
Mirabellplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg
Mozarteum Foundation, Great Hall
Schwarzstraße 28, 5020 Salzburg
- Dates
from 27th March to 6th April 2026
- Rates
from € 288.00 to € 713.00
€ 18.00 handling fee once per booking
For booking please contact Christine Dirnberger per e-mail or telephone: +43 662 / 88 32 11-25.
(as of May 2025 – subject to alterations)
Program 2026
The Easter Festival 2026 will take place from Saturday, 27th March to Monday, 6th April 2026
Friday, 27 March 2026
6.00 pm, Horse Riding School
DAS RHEINGOLD - Premiere
New Production
Opera in Four Scenes (1869) by RICHARD WAGNER
Text by the composer
with Christian Gerhaher, Gihoon Kim, Thomas Atkins, Brenton Ryan, Leigh Melrose, Thomas Cilluffo, Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor)
Saturday, 28 March 2026
3.30 pm, Mozarteum Foundation, Great Hall
CHAMBER CONCERT I - Tradition and Openness
Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov & Peter Tchaikowsky
with Cornelia Gartemann, Christoph von der Nahmer, Martin von der Nahmer, Stephan Koncz, Knut Weber and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
7.00 pm, Large Festival Hall
CHORAL CONCERT I - HAYDN
JOSEPH HAYDN "Die Schöpfung" (Hob XXI.2) Ein Oratorium
with Daniel Harding (conductor), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Andrew Staples, Konstantin Krimmel, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berliner Philharmoniker
Sunday, 29 March 2026
3.30 pm, Mozarteum University, Solitär
CHAMBER CONCERT II - Farewell to a Beautiful World
Music by Alexander Glasunov & Johannes Brahms
with Roxana Wisniewska, Harry Ward, Joaquin Riquelme Garcia, Solene Kermarrec, Andraz Golob, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
7.00 pm, Large Festival Hall
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT - BRAHMS / BERLIOZ
JOHANNES BRAHMS - Konzert für Violine, Violoncello und Orchester a-Moll op. 102, Doppelkonzert
HECTOR BERLIOZ - Symphonie fantastique op. 14, Episode de la vie d'un artiste, symphonie fantastique en cinq parties
with Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), Noah Bendix-Balgley, Bruno Delepelaire, Berliner Philharmoniker
Monday, 30 March 2026
3.30 pm, Mozarteum Foundation, Great Hall
CHAMBER CONCERT III: Counterpart Mozart & Salieri
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Antonio Salieri
with Johanna Pichlmair, Eva Rabchevska, Tobias Reifland, Kyoungmin Park, Moritz Huemer, Laszlo Gal, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
7.00 pm, House for Mozart
PLANET(WANDERER) - Dance
Austrian premiere
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
7.00 pm, Large Festival Hall
CHORAL CONCERT II - MAHLER
GUSTAV MAHLER - 8. Symphonie in Es-Dur für Soli, Knabenchor, zwei gemischte Chöre und Orchester
with Kirill Petrenko, Jaquelyn Wagner, Golda Schultz, Liv Redpath, Beth Taylor, Fleur Barron, Benjamin Bruns, Gihoon Kim, Le Bu, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Bachchor Salzburg, Berliner Philharmoniker
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
6.00 pm, Horse Riding School
DAS RHEINGOLD
New Production
Opera in Four Scenes (1869) by RICHARD WAGNER
Text by the composer
with Christian Gerhaher, Gihoon Kim, Thomas Atkins, Brenton Ryan, Leigh Melrose, Thomas Cilluffo, Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor)
Thursday, 2 April 2026
7.00 pm, Large Festival Hall
BE PHIL ORCHESTRA - MOAZRT / DVORAK
Friday, 3 April 2026
3.30 pm, Mozarteum University, Solitär
CHAMBERCONCERT IV - Between Crisis and Awakening
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Dmitri Schostakowitsch
with Hande Küden, Angelo De Leo, Joaquin Riquelme Garcia, Solene Kermarrec, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
7.00 pm, Large Festival Hall
CHORAL CONCERT II - MAHLER
GUSTAV MAHLER - 8. Symphonie in Es-Dur für Soli, Knabenchor, zwei gemischte Chöre und Orchester
with Kirill Petrenko, Jaquelyn Wagner, Golda Schultz, Liv Redpath, Beth Taylor, Fleur Barron, Benjamin Bruns, Gihoon Kim, Le Bu, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Bachchor Salzburg, Berliner Philharmoniker
Saturday, 4 April 2026
3.30 pm, Mozarteum Foundation, Great Hall
CHAMBER CONCERT V - About Animals and Humans
Music by Giuseppe Cambini, Luciano Berio, Georg Friedrich Haas, Leos Janacek
with Jelka Weber, Dominik Wollenweber, Andraz Golob, Stefan Schweigert, Johannes Lamotke
7.00 pm, Large Festival Hall
ORCHESTRACONCERT - BRUCH / BERLIOZ
MAX BRUCH - Konzert für Violine und Orchester g-Moll op. 26
HECTOR BERLIOZ - Symphonie fantastique op. 14
Episode de la vie d'un artiste, symphonie fantastique en cinq parties
with Tugan Sokhiev, Janine Jansen, Berliner Philharmoniker
Sunday, 5 April 2026
7.00 pm, Large Festival Hall
CHORAL CONCERT I - HAYDN
GUSTAV MAHLER - 8. Symphonie in Es-Dur für Soli, Knabenchor, zwei gemischte Chöre und Orchester
with Kirill Petrenko, Jaquelyn Wagner, Golda Schultz, Liv Redpath, Beth Taylor, Fleur Barron, Benjamin Bruns, Gihoon Kim, Le Bu, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Bachchor Salzburg, Berliner Philharmoniker
Monday, 6 April 2026
6.00 pm, Horse Riding School
DAS RHEINGOLD
New Production
Opera in Four Scenes (1869) by RICHARD WAGNER
Text by the composer
with Christian Gerhaher, Gihoon Kim, Thomas Atkins, Brenton Ryan, Leigh Melrose, Thomas Cilluffo, Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor)
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