“Helga Rabl-Stadler will remain Festival President for another three years; her contract was extended until September 30, 2020,” Wilfried Haslauer announced as the legal representative of the Salzburg Festival Fund on December 2, 2016. Raimund Steiner of Egon Zehnder had presented the results of the selection process to the Supervisory Board. “
In its meeting the Supervisory Board of the Salzburg Festival made an important decision regarding the institution’s future, photo SF/Anne Zeuner
With Helga Rabl-Stadler as President, Markus Hinterhäuser as Artistic Director and the new Business Director Lukas Crepaz, the Festival has an outstanding team leading it into the future,” said Hans Scharfetter, Member of the Salzburg State Parliament and currently Chairman of the Festival’s Supervisory Board.
Helga Rabl-Stadler, photo SF/Franz Neumayr
“I am delighted that the Supervisory Board has expressed its continued trust in me to lead the Festival in the run-up to the anniversary year of 2020. Together with my colleagues in the directorate, I want to broaden and secure the Festival’s organizational and financial basis, which Markus Hinterhäuser needs for his extremely interesting programmes,” said Helga Rabl-Stadler.
Helga Rabl-Stadler and Zubin Mehta 6. 8. 2016 in Salzburg, photo Andreas Kolarik
“The fact that Helga Rabl-Stadler, with all her experience, loyalty, her wisdom and her keen eye, has been confirmed in her office for another three years is a great stroke of fortune, not just for me, but most importantly for the Salzburg Festival,” declared Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser.
Helha Rabl – Stadler
Born June 2, 1948 in Salzburg
1996 Graduation cum laude from the Commercial High School in Salzburg
1966-70 Study of law as well as journalism and political sciences, graduating as a Doctor of Law
1970-74 Lived in Vienna, working as a journalist specialized in economy and domestic politics for the newspapers Die Presse and Die Wochenpresse
1974-78 First female journalist to write an editorial column for the Vienna daily newspaper Kurier
1983-2008 Co-owner and partner of the family Business Modehaus Resmann in Salzburg and Linz
Helha Rabl – Stadler, Riccardo Muti and ambassador of Italy Giorgio Marrapodi, photo SF/Anne Zeuner
1983-90 Member of the Austrian National Council for the party Österreichische Volkspartei, passing a program for flexible work hours and an initiative to liberalize retail opening hours; also advocating an improved treatment of sponsorship activities in tax law
1985-1988 (First female) Vice President of the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce
1988-1995 President and Financial Advisor of the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce, overseeing 250 employees
Helga Rabl – Stadler, photo SF/Franz Neumayr
January 26, 1995 President of the Salzburg Festival, renouncing all her political and representational positions in Salzburg and Vienna
2001 Renewal of contract as President of the Salzburg Festival until 2006
2004 Renewal of contract until 2011
2009 Renewal of contract until 2014
2011 Additional responsibility for the business administration of the Festival
2013 Renewal of contract until 2017
Marijan Zlobec and Press Release