- Daniel Hope, Violinist and Beethoven-Haus president
- Thomas Hampson, singer
- Malte Boecker, Beethoven-Haus director
The discussion touches on the question of the social role of artists in times of war. It refers to Beethoven's appeal for peace, which was expressed in his works from 1824 - the Missa solemnis and the last symphony, to the current productions of the Beethoven-Haus at the Junges Theater Bonn “Berlin 1938 - the fateful year” and “Los Angeles 1943 - Escape to Paradise” as well as to the Ukrainian conductor Yuri Kerpatenko, who was murdered by the Russian occupying forces during the Russian occupation of Kherson in 2022 for his refusal to play a concert for them.
Bonn began a solidarity partnership with the city of Kherson in 2023. Beethoven is to play a special role in the cultural relations between the two cities. The discussion will take place in the presence of the Ukrainian Consul General in Düsseldorf, Iryna Shum, and the Mayor of the Federal City of Bonn, Dr. Ursula Sautter.
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Artistic Director: Daniel Hope
With the kind support of the Hermann J. Abs-Stiftung
Funded by: The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media