Just in: Salzburg cancels president’s retirement
mainHelga Rabl-Stadler, 72, has just been asked to stay on for another year, to the end of August 2021.
This is partly a reward for her successful political campaign to save part of this year’s festival, and partly a need for continuity after what will undoubtedly be a traumatic centennial summer.
Helga stays on to fight another day.
Good thing too – particularly since the names apparently vying to be her successor are such a grizzly lot.
Her partner on the right is a fabulous pianist and gave a monumental performance of the Ustvolskaja Sonatas in Berlin last season.
Yes, Markus Hinterhauser is a very fine pianist who also work with singers, f.i. Matthias Goerne.
Not a surprise at all… who else could be a „Helga“?!