Eva Neumayr is a specialist in the music history of Salzburg. In her numerous publications she has shown that music history in Salzburg is not limited to Mozart, but that the wealthy city had been a fertile ground for musicians and composers long before Salzburg’s most famous son was born. Eva Neumayr holds a Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from the Mozarteum University Salzburg as well as an MM in Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and an MA in English and American Studies from the University of Salzburg.