The Organisation

Institution

The Salzburger Festspielfonds

The body legally responsible for the Salzburg Festival is the Salzburger Festspielfonds (Salzburg Festival Foundation) established by Austrian federal law passed on July 12, 1950. The organs of the Festspielfonds are the Assembly of Delegates, the Supervisory Board (Kuratorium) and the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors is responsible for organising and running the Festival and for proposing the budget. The Supervisory Board appoints the members of the Board of Directors and oversees and approves the programme, budget and accounts for the Festival. The Assembly of Delegates receives the annual and financial report, the budget proposed by the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board, and the Festival programme.

§ 1. For the organization of festivals in the state capital of Salzburg, a fund is established, designated as “Salzburger Festspielfonds”, hereinafter referred to as Fonds. This fund has legal personality and its headquarter is situated in the city of Salzburg.

BGBl. Nr. 147/1950

Supervisory Board

Mag. Theresia Niedermüller MSc
Department Head

Representative of the
Republic of Austria

Mag. Dr. Maria Fekter
Federal Minister of Finance (ret.)

Representative of the
Republic of Austria

Dr. Wilfried Haslauer
Provincial Governor Province of Salzburg

Representative of the
Province of Salzburg

DI Harald Preuner
Mayor City of Salzburg

Representative of the
City of Salzburg

Mag. Hans Scharfetter
Abgeordneter zum
Salzburger Landtag

Representative of the
Tourism Promotion Fund of Salzburg

Dr. Johannes Honsig-Erlenburg
President of the
Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg

Representative of the
Tourism Promotion Fund of Salzburg in conjunction with the Mozarteum Foundation

Mag. Christian Kircher
Managing Director
Bundestheater-Holding GmbH

Representative of the
Republic of Austria

For their financial support, we thank

the REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

the STATE OF SALZBURG

the CITY OF SALZBURG

the SALZBURG TOURISM PROMOTION FUND

the FRIENDS OF THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL

the PATRONS AND SPONSORS OF THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL

 

Board of Directors

artistic director pianist Markus Hinterhäuser piano
Markus Hinterhäuser
Artistic Director
Dr. Kristina Hammer
President
Lukas Crepaz
Lukas Crepaz
Executive Director

Biographies and photos of the board members can be found in the press area.

Photos

Board of Directors Salzburg Festival Lukas Crepaz Kristina Hammer Markus Hinterhäuser
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Salzburg Festival President Markus Hinterhäuser Artistic Director
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