Austrian Embassy Berlin - Culture & Networking
Julia Kosegarten
Thank you very much for this special invitation. It was an evening of touching words, good conversations and warm tones. We were welcomed by Dr. Alexander Marschik, the appointed austrian ambassador to Germany.
In her speech, Dr. Helga Rabl-Stadler, the long-time president of the Salzburg Festival and special advisor for foreign culture in the austrian foreign ministry, emphasized the power of culture and its importance in cooperation because it opens hearts.🎻
For children and young people, it supports education - for adults, it supports communication. Through music we can learn to look at topics from different perspectives, enter into dialog and find common ground.
Director of the Mozarteum University Salzburg Prof. Elisabeth Gutjahr and Prof. Dr. Bernhard Fügenschuh, Director of the Paris Lodron University Salzburg, also spoke of the close connection between art, culture and science.
Neelam Brader, austrian mezzo-soprano with Indian roots, accompanied by Spanish pianist Albert Mena, sang the aria Habanera from the opera Carmen with great passion🌺
It was a great pleasure to be there, to finally see friends from Salzburg & Vienna again after many years and to meet new people...what a great gift!🎼