Biography | The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg is the symphony orchestra of the town and state of Salzburg (Austria). The Mozarteum Orchestra was founded in 1841 with the help of Mozarts sons Franz Xaver and Karl Thomas as well as his widow Constanze. In 1908, the ensemble officially adopted the name ?Mozarteum Orchestra?. The Orchestra is one of Austria's leading symphony orchestras and participates regularly at the Salzburg Festival. Since 2004, Ivor Bolton has been the principal conductor of the orchestra. |