New concert chief of the Salzburg Festival from May 2025!

New concert chief of the Salzburg Festival from May 2025!

Salzburg, Österreich - The cultural manager Axel Hiller will take over the management of the “Concert and Media” area at the Salzburg Festival from May 1, 2025. Hiller, who has headed the Vienna Symphoniker Business Office since 2020, follows Florian Wiegand, who will then be the management of the Munich Philharmonic. His return to Salzburg is not surprising for Hiller, because from 2016 to 2020 he worked in the Festival concert office, which gives him a deep understanding of the requirements and the environment of the renowned event. This information was reported by Orf Salzburg

In a press release, Hiller expressed his anticipation: "It is a great pleasure for me to help shape the concert program of the Salzburg Festival alongside Markus Hinterhäuser." He described the renovation measures as a challenge that requires a lot of flexibility in concert planning. Hiller will not only be responsible for planning the concerts, but will also lead the Herbert of Karajan Young Conductors Award. In addition, he coordinates the total labels and the transmissions to TV and radio, which makes its position particularly important, such as Sn.at emphasizes.