At home in Salzburg and around the world for over 70 years: CAMERATA has shaped the city of music with its own concert series and as a regular ensemble at the Salzburg Festival and Mozart Week. As its cultural ambassador, it is also a guest on the major international concert stages. Founded in 1952 by conductor and musicologist Bernhard Paumgartner, the orchestra's sound is particularly representative of Viennese classical music, in particular the music of its hometown's famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Sándor Végh had the greatest influence on the development of CAMERATA as chief conductor from 1978 to 1997. In 2016, the orchestra decided to take the leadership into its own hands as a logical consequence of its chamber orchestral tradition. Under the artistic direction of the "primi inter pares", CAMERATA has since performed under its own leadership and with a democratic self-image with its concertmasters Gregory Ahss and Giovanni Guzzo and, depending on the repertoire, in collaboration with guest conductors. CAMERATA has a profound collaboration with its artistic partners, the pianist Hélène Grimaud and the violinist Janine Jansen.