Mair succeeds Hazod in Bregenz
Gerald Mair succeeds Sebastian Hazod as Managing Director of the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra, who will take over as Director of the Musikkollegium Winterthur from January 2025.
Born in East Tyrol, Gerald Mair studied double bass and music education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, specializing in ensemble conducting. He also completed a two-year course in cultural management. He honed his musical skills with the conductor Manfred Huss and the double bassists Hermann Eisterer (Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Concentus Musicus Vienna) and Werner Fleischmann (Vienna Symphony Orchestra).
Founded in 1984, the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra sets the tone in Vorarlberg with six to seven subscription concerts a year in Bregenz and Feldkirch. The Bregenz Festival is an important cooperation partner of the SOV.
