Celebrating Mozart

The 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart this year was celebrated with many shows and concerts. The opening outdoor, attended by 7,000 people at Saltzburg’s Kapitelplatz, took place in front of the breathtaking backdrop of the Salzburg castle. Renowned artists like Rico Gulda (piano), David Frühwirth (violin), Tima Brauer Ensemble and a big orchestra performed a mix of classical and modern interpretations of Mozart’s music.

Some 14 TV stations broadcast the event, which featured 24 x W8LM mini line arrays, WSX subs and LE400 monitors. Markus Schwenter of LTV Salzburg remarked on several rave reviews in local neswpapers, stating that it had been one of the best sounding classical events Salzburg had ever hosted.

At the same time, a programme of Concerts in Mozart’s House took place at the monastery of the German Teotonic Order where Mozart lived and worked for Archbishop Colloredo in the year 1781. The Sala Terrena is the oldest concert hall in Vienna, where Mozart himself performed many concerts. The multimedia infrastructure was specially designed by checkpoint-media AG, and included EM15 speakers.