founded the Ludwigsburger Mozartgemeinde in 1931 and a year later began chamber music concerts at the palace.
Wolfgang Gönnenwein, who was the artistic director from 1972 to 2004, developed the festival into an event of three months with around 100 events. The state of
Baden-Württemberg made the festival a state event with a new official name in 1980. From 2005 to 2009 it was directed by
Wulf Konold and the conductor
Michael Hofstetter, who initiated a series of rarely performed operas, including the premiere of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1807 singspiel
Liebe und Eifersucht in 2008. has been director since 2009. == References ==