Mozart Week 2026: Lux Aeterna

Any Mozart Week is a celebration of the genius loci in itself, but 2026 is a year of two major Mozart anniversaries: Mozart’s 270th birthday and 70 years since the world’s most important Mozart festival was founded in 1956. “Mozart was born in 1756, but it was not until his untimely death in 1791 that he came full circle and became immortal. Mozart: lux æterna is the motto of this Jubilee Mozart Week, we are celebrating Mozart’s eternal light,” explains Rolando Villazón, artistic director of the Mozart Week. The year 1791 is therefore the central theme of the programme of concerts, stage productions, the Trazom format and all the other events of Mozart Week 2026.

The Magic Flute

2026 is a Mozart year with two major anniversaries: Wolfgang Amadé Mozart celebrates his 270th birthday and the world’s most important Mozart festival, the Salzburg Mozart Week, celebrates its 70th anniversary. The International Mozarteum Foundation is celebrating these special occasions with a new production of Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute, staged by Artistic Director Rolando Villazón.

The three divisions of the Mozarteum Foundation, the artistic division, the museums and the scientific division, are jointly responsible for this large-scale project: the scientific director of the Mozarteum Foundation Ulrich Leisinger is in charge of the dramaturgy of the new production, the director of the Mozart Museums Linus Klumpner is advising the production and developing various special exhibitions in the two museums for the anniversary year. The Mozarteum Foundation’s unrivalled global expertise is thus particularly present in the anniversary year and accessible to the public like never before.

“Nobody is as close to the genius of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart today as the Mozarteum Foundation. Our three pillars and our joint commitment to Mozart are a unique strength, our ‘superpower’. We want to celebrate these two marvellous anniversaries together at Mozart Week 26, and what could be better suited for this than The Magic Flute! We will be staging Mozart’s most popular opera as a tribute to our beloved Wolfgang Amadé,” announces Rolando Villazón, Artistic Director of Mozart Week. ‘Only the Mozarteum Foundation here in Salzburg can offer such a holistic, well-founded approach to Mozart’s great masterpiece today.’

Ulrich Leisinger adds: “For us in the academic field, the active dramaturgical involvement in this new production of The Magic Flute is a wonderful new challenge. Rolando Villazón and I are in close dialogue about the historically documented sources on which the directorial concept is based. The concept of this production is full of magic and yet historically informed in the best sense of the word.”

Linus Klumpner is preparing a variety of special exhibitions in the two Mozart museums: “The stage design and costumes for this new production are set in the incomparable world of colour of Mark Rothko, a great admirer of Mozart and his Magic Flute. It goes without saying that we in the museum sector are particularly motivated to advise the production team and offer our audience unique moments in the museums throughout the anniversary year 2026.”

Roberto González-Monjas, Principal Conductor of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, leads a dynamic ensemble of singers with some of the leading interpreters of their roles of our time: Kathryn Lewek is a globally acclaimed Queen of the Night, Franz-Josef Selig a legendary Sarastro. The young soprano Emily Pogorelc has already thrilled audiences as Pamina at the Metropolitan Opera New York and the Bavarian State Opera, among others, while the young tenor Magnus Dietrich also sings Tamino at the Berlin State Opera and the Semperoper Dresden.

A tribute to Mozart and an unforgettable event for Mozart fans and all those experiencing his immortal masterpiece for the first time.

Main programme Mozart Week 2026

Mozart Week

Ulrich Leisinger, Roberto Gonzales-Monjas and Rolando Villazón

Mozart Week | Talk

22
Jan| Thursday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

#01 Opening Talk:
Mozart - Lux Æterna

6:00 PM
Tickets
Emily D'Angelo

Mozart Week | Concert

22
Jan| Thursday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#02 Danish Chamber Orchestra / Fischer / D'Angelo:
Opening concert

7:30 PM
Tickets
Iveta Apkalna

Mozart Week | Organ

23
Jan| Friday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#03 Iveta Apkalna:
The Queen of Instruments

11:00 AM
Tickets
Iveta Apkalna & Hannfried Lucke

Mozart Week | Talk

23
Jan| Friday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#04 Artist Talk:
Apkalna & Lucke

12:30 PM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

23
Jan| Friday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in German)

2:00 PM
Scorecards
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

23
Jan| Friday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in English)

4:00 PM
Scorecards
Mozart Residence - Mozart in Verona

Mozart Week | Music & words

23
Jan| Friday
Mozart Residence, Tanzmeistersaal

#05 Letters & Music (in German)
'What pleases me most of all is the silent applause!'

5:00 PM
Tickets
Header Magic Flute

Mozart Week | Opera

23
Jan| Friday
Haus für Mozart

#06 Mozart:
The Magic Flute KV 620

7:30 PM
Tickets
Ulrich Leisinger

Mozart Week | Talk

24
Jan| Saturday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

Introductory Lecture
(in English)

10:15 AM
Maria João Pires

Mozart Week | Concert

24
Jan| Saturday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#07 Camerata Salzburg / Guzzo / Pires:
L'Anima di Mozart

11:00 AM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

24
Jan| Saturday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in German)

2:00 PM
Scorecards
The Magic Flute film poster

Mozart Week | Film

24
Jan| Saturday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: The Magic Flute. The Legacy of the Magic Flute (Feature film)

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Ensemble BachWerkVokal Salzburg

Mozart Week | Family concerts

24
Jan| Saturday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

#08 Magic Flute - Children's Concert

3:00 PM
Tickets
Karim Zech

Mozart Week | Chamber Music

24
Jan| Saturday
DomQuartier Salzburg, Rittersaal der Residenz

#09 Zech / Zhao / Orquesta Iberacademy Medellín:
Mozart & the modern age

3:00 PM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

24
Jan| Saturday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in German)

4:00 PM
Scorecards
Der alte Baum

Mozart Week | Puppet theatre

24
Jan| Saturday
Salzburg Marionette Theatre

#10 The Old Tree -
Or: Franzi's Journey to the End of the World

5:00 PM
Tickets
Constanze Quartett

Mozart Week | Trazom

24
Jan| Saturday
OVAL - Die Bühne im Europark

#11 Constanze Quartet:
Dissonanzen

6:00 PM
Tickets
Maria Dueñas

Mozart Week | Concert

24
Jan| Saturday
Großes Festspielhaus

#12 Vienna Philharmonic I:
Canellakis / Dueñas

7:30 PM
Tickets
Sir András Schiff

Mozart Week | Concert

25
Jan| Sunday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#13 Cappella Andrea Barca & Sir András Schiff:
Farewell concert at the Mozart Week

11:00 AM
Tickets
Ulrich Leisinger, Sir András Schiff & Rolando Villazón

Mozart Week | Talk

25
Jan| Sunday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

#14 Artist Talk:
Sir András Schiff

1:30 PM
Tickets
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Mozart Week | Film

25
Jan| Sunday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: Requiem KV 626. With the horses of the Académie du spectacle équestre Versailles

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Der alte Baum

Mozart Week | Puppet theatre

25
Jan| Sunday
Salzburg Marionette Theatre

#15 The Old Tree -
Or: Franzi's Journey to the End of the World

3:00 PM
Tickets
silhouette of Papageno and Papagena

Mozart Week | Film

25
Jan| Sunday
Mozartkino

#16 Amadé in Black & White:
Mozart in early cinema

6:00 PM
Tickets
Renaud Capucon

Mozart Week | Concert

25
Jan| Sunday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#17 Chamber Orchestra of Europe:
Capuçon / Kang / Siffert

7:30 PM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

26
Jan| Monday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in English)

11:00 AM
Scorecards
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Mozart Week | Film

26
Jan| Monday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: Reich mir die Hand, mein Leben

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Iberacademy

Mozart Week | Trazom

26
Jan| Monday
Café Classic

#18 Orquesta Iberacademy Medellín:
Mozart & Constanze

4:00 PM
Tickets
Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations

Mozart Week | Concert

26
Jan| Monday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#19 Le Concert des Nations & Jordi Savall:
Mozart & Gluck

7:30 PM
Tickets
Constanze Quartett

Mozart Week | Trazom

26
Jan| Monday
OVAL - Die Bühne im Europark

#20 Constanze Quartet:
Dissonanzen

7:30 PM
Tickets
Propter Homines Organ

Mozart Week | Organ

27
Jan| Tuesday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#21 Organ music on Mozart's birthday
with Hannfried Lucke

9:00 AM
Tickets
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Mozart Week | Film

27
Jan| Tuesday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: Gala concert for the 250th anniversary of Mozart's Birth

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Hagen Quartett

Mozart Week | Chamber Music

27
Jan| Tuesday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#22 Hagen Quartett:
Farewell concert at the Mozart Week

3:00 PM
Tickets
Header Magic Flute

Mozart Week | Opera

27
Jan| Tuesday
Haus für Mozart

#23 Mozart:
The Magic Flute KV 620

7:30 PM
Tickets
Emmanuel Pahud

Mozart Week | Chamber Music

28
Jan| Wednesday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#24 Emmanuel Pahud & Éric Le Sage:
Recital

11:00 AM
Tickets
Emmanuel Pahud and Rolando Villazón

Mozart Week | Talk

28
Jan| Wednesday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

#25 Artist Talk:
Emmanuel Pahud

1:30 PM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

28
Jan| Wednesday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in German)

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Mozart Week | Film

28
Jan| Wednesday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: The Magic Flute. Mozart's Legacy (Documentary)

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Mozart Residence - Mozart in Verona

Mozart Week | Music & words

28
Jan| Wednesday
Mozart Residence, Tanzmeistersaal

#26 Letters & Music (in German)
'What pleases me most of all is the silent applause!'

5:00 PM
Tickets
Staukonzert

Mozart Week | Trazom

28
Jan| Wednesday
Mirabellplatz

Traffic jam concert

5:30 PM
Tickets
Robert Ticciati

Mozart Week | Concert

28
Jan| Wednesday
Großes Festspielhaus

#27 Vienna Philharmonic II:
Ticciati / Kožená / Ottensamer

7:30 PM
Tickets
Akademieorchester der Universität Mozarteum

Mozart Week | Concert

29
Jan| Thursday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#28 Akademieorchester of the Mozarteum University Salzburg & Ion Marin:
Salzburg, mon amour

11:00 AM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

29
Jan| Thursday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in English)

2:00 PM
Scorecards
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Mozart Week | Film

29
Jan| Thursday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: String Quartets KV 387 & KV 421

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Amatis Trio

Mozart Week | Chamber Music

29
Jan| Thursday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

#29 Amatis Trio:
Voltaire's Candide

3:00 PM
Tickets
Der alte Baum

Mozart Week | Puppet theatre

29
Jan| Thursday
Salzburg Marionette Theatre

#30 The Old Tree -
Or: Franzi's Journey to the End of the World

5:00 PM
Tickets
Constanze Quartett

Mozart Week | Trazom

29
Jan| Thursday
OVAL - Die Bühne im Europark

#31 Constanze Quartet:
Dissonanzen

7:30 PM
Tickets
Christina Pluhar and Philippe Jaroussky

Mozart Week | Concert

29
Jan| Thursday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#32 Requiem Æternam:
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater & Mozart's Requiem

7:30 PM
Tickets
Radek Baborak

Mozart Week | Chamber Music

30
Jan| Friday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#33 Baborák Ensemble 'plus'

11:00 AM
Tickets
Radek Baborák und Rolando Villazón

Mozart Week | Talk

30
Jan| Friday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

#34 Artist Talk:
Radek Baborák

1:30 PM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

30
Jan| Friday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in English)

2:00 PM
Scorecards
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Mozart Week | Film

30
Jan| Friday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: The Magic Flute KV 620

3:00 PM
Scorecards
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

30
Jan| Friday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in German)

4:00 PM
Scorecards
Ensemble Prisma

Mozart Week | Chamber Music

30
Jan| Friday
DomQuartier Salzburg, Rittersaal der Residenz

#35 Prisma:
Mysteria

5:00 PM
Tickets
mozartquiz-parnell

Mozart Week | Trazom

30
Jan| Friday
Café Classic

#36 Mozart Quiz

5:00 PM
Tickets
Rolando Villazón

Mozart Week | Talk

30
Jan| Friday
Großes Festspielhaus, Fördererlounge

#37 Artist talk:
Rolando Villazón

6:00 PM
Tickets
Ulrich Leisinger

Mozart Week | Talk

30
Jan| Friday
Haus für Mozart

Introductory lecture:
The Magic flute

6:45 PM
Scorecards
Header Magic Flute

Mozart Week | Opera

30
Jan| Friday
Haus für Mozart

#38 Mozart:
The Magic Flute KV 620

7:30 PM
Tickets
Iberacademy in the Stiegl Keller

Mozart Week | Trazom

30
Jan| Friday
Stiegl-Keller, Festungsgasse

#39 Wolfsbarsch Amadé Mozart

10:15 PM
Tickets
Avi Avital

Mozart Week | Concert

31
Jan| Saturday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#40 Camerata Salzburg / Ahss / de Maistre / Avital:
Saitenspiele

11:00 AM
Tickets
Guided Tour

Mozart Week | Guided Tour

31
Jan| Saturday
Mozart Residence

Autograph Vault Guided Tour (in German)

2:00 PM
Scorecards
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Mozart Week | Film

31
Jan| Saturday
Mozart Ton- und Filmsammlung

Film: KV 271 & KV 364

3:00 PM
Tickets
Ensemble BachWerkVokal Salzburg

Mozart Week | Family concerts

31
Jan| Saturday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Wiener Saal

#41 Magic Flute - Children's Concert

3:00 PM
Tickets
Der alte Baum

Mozart Week | Puppet theatre

31
Jan| Saturday
Salzburg Marionette Theatre

#42 The Old Tree -
Or: Franzi's Journey to the End of the World

5:00 PM
Tickets
Mozart Residence - Mozart in Verona

Mozart Week | Music & words

31
Jan| Saturday
Mozart Residence, Tanzmeistersaal

#43 Letters & Music (in English)
'What pleases me most of all is the silent applause!'

5:00 PM
Tickets
Igor Levit

Mozart Week | Concert

31
Jan| Saturday
Großes Festspielhaus

#44 Vienna Philharmonic III:
Fischer / Levit

7:30 PM
Tickets
Kit Armstrong

Mozart Week | Concert

01
Feb| Sunday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#45 Kit Armstrong & friends:
Expedition Mozart

11:00 AM
Tickets
Kit Armstrong and Rolando Villazón

Mozart Week | Talk

01
Feb| Sunday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Villa Vicina

#46 Artist talk:
Kit Armstrong

2:00 PM
Tickets
silhouette of Papageno and Papagena

Mozart Week | Film

01
Feb| Sunday
Mozartkino

#47 Amadé in Black & White:
Mozart in early cinema

3:00 PM
Tickets
Junges Mozartorchester

Mozart Week | Family concerts

01
Feb| Sunday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#48 Orchesterakademie Salzburg:
Light Movements

3:00 PM
Tickets
Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana

Mozart Week | Concert

01
Feb| Sunday
Stiftung Mozarteum, Grosser Saal

#49 Havana Lyceum Orchestra / Hope / Peña / Méndez Padrón / Villazón: Final concert

7:00 PM
Tickets