On 1 May 2025, Axel Hiller will succeed Florian Wiegand as the director of the Concert and Media department.
Holding degrees in business administration, musicology and cultural management, Axel Heller (b. 1989) has been responsible for artistic planning and operations at the Vienna Symphony Orchestra since 2020. He gained previous professional experience working at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Washington D.C., the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, the Grafenegg Festival and as a production manager in the Salzburg Festival’s concert department from 2016 to 2020.
