Landesmann, Hans#
b. Vienna, March 1, 1932, manager of cultural associations and events. Studied piano in Vienna after 1945 and chemistry in Paris from 1949 (final examination 1956 in New York); worked first in the family export business, from 1964 member of the management committee of the Vienna Konzerthausgesellschaft (concert hall society, 1974 vice-president, 1977-1983 secretary-general), 1984-1988 art director of the EC Youth Orchestra. Founded the G. Mahler Youth Orchestra for talented young Austrian and Eastern European musicians (1987); from 1989 on the management committee of the Salzburg Festival, 1991-2001 its manager of business and organization.