02/11/26
Mon, 7.30 PM–approx. 9.30 PM ∙ Schubert-Saal
Neue Musik Gespräch, Vortrag & Einführung

Unbezahlbar. Die Menschenrechte

Sven Hartberger im Gespräch mit Franz Schellhorn

15,–
Advance sales for members from 03/08/2026 available for everyone from 10/08/2026
  • Franz Schellhorn Gespräch
  • Sven Hartberger Gespräch
  • Sidonie Forstreiter Moderation
  • Annette Bik Violine
  • Andreas Schablas Klarinette
  • Janna Polyzoides Klavier

Programme

  • Können wir uns die Demokratie noch leisten?

    Im Streit begegnen sich: Franz Schellhorn, Sven Hartberger und das Publikum.

  • Friedrich Cerha

    Deux éclats en reflexion (1956)

    Acht Bagatellen für Klarinette und Klavier (2009)

  • Franz Schellhorn Gespräch
  • Sven Hartberger Gespräch
  • Sidonie Forstreiter Moderation
  • Annette Bik Violine
  • Andreas Schablas Klarinette
  • Janna Polyzoides Klavier

Programme

  • Können wir uns die Demokratie noch leisten?

    Im Streit begegnen sich: Franz Schellhorn, Sven Hartberger und das Publikum.

  • Friedrich Cerha

    Deux éclats en reflexion (1956)

    Acht Bagatellen für Klarinette und Klavier (2009)

Can we still afford democracy?

»Priceless. Human Rights« is a series of talks with Sven Hartberger, the long-standing artistic director of the Klangforum Wien and an author committed to socio-political issues. The new format takes place alternately in the Schubert Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus and at the Kammerspiele in Josefstadt.

Controversial Conversations
Here, Sven Hartberger meets a variety of guests from the worlds of art, culture and politics. Following three short, controversial rounds of discussion on the podium, the floor will be opened to the audience, inviting them to join in the exchange.

​Works by Friedrich Cerha
Music by Friedrich Cerha will be performed on every evening. The general public remains just as unaware of the significance of the vast musical oeuvre that Cerha created as it is of the significance of the increasingly rapid erosion of human rights.

Sven Hartberger in conversation with Franz Schellhorn
»Democracy is a competitive disadvantage.« So says the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico. He’s right about that. Question: So should we do away with democracy, or perhaps do away with competition instead? On the first evening of the series, Sven Hartberger will be in discussion with former business journalist Franz Schellhorn, director of the think tank Agenda Austria.

Organiser

Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft

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