Young soloists from Australia, Brazil, Croatia, and Armenia, whose paths converged in Vienna, will play string quartets by Beethoven and Shostakovich, two composers for whom tolerance was a vital theme.

There are repeated calls for a new Enlightenment. Does that make sense? Yes, says Philipp Blom, historian and director of Dachstein Dialoge, it is more necessary and more relevant than ever.

Ilumina was founded in São Paulo in 2015 by the American violist Jennifer Stumm. What began as a modest initiative to promote musical talent has developed into a project with hundreds of young musicians from South America and leading international artists. Ilumina and its collective of artists from different social backgrounds now perform on major stages all over the world.

A relaxed concert in an informal setting in which musicians play a work or individual movements, or rehearse a work together.

“For Peace and Understanding: Teaching and Learning History” is a project of The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, a network of educators and members of civil society.

How can we still think hopefully in times of poly-crisis?

One of the best ensembles in contemporary Austrian music joins the duo for traditional Austrian dance music to perform Styrian yodels and dances, familiar and unfamiliar pieces from Schrammel music, tango, jazz and Viennese songs on the themes of tolerance and conflict.

Michael Ignatieff, former rector of the Central European University, author of philosophical and biographical bestsellers and committed Canadian politician, formulates a fiery appeal for tolerance in times of war and polarisation.

A relaxed concert in an informal setting in which musicians play a work or individual movements, or rehearse a work together.

Benjamin Schmid and Ariane Haering, the Salzburg violin star and the internationally renowned pianist, will conclude Dachstein Dialoge 2024 with a specially conceived program spanning an ‘arc of tolerance’ from classical Mozart to jazzy Sabina Hank.