Program

For three days, journalists will meet other knowledgeable mediators of information from different regions of the world in Innsbruck. In conversations with colleagues and other experts, visitors find out what is going on behind the scenes of the information on international events, which is often hastily and superficially conveyed, and can contribute.

Current social, political and cultural developments are the focus of the debates, from book presentations, exhibitions, doc-films and audio features. The Journalismusfest Innsbruck opens a window to the complex present in which we live.

The Journalismusfest Innsbruck opens a window to the complex present in which we live.

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„Wir haben Krieg. Die Probe fällt aus.“

The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Exile

Feature. The World in your Ear

In April 2022, the renowned Kyiv Symphony Orchestra set out for their Western-Europe tour. Two months prior to that, Putin’s army had invaded Ukraine. Pretty soon, it was clear that the orchestra’s members would not be able to return to their home country. In the embattled capital city, performances would be unimaginable. Showcasing and defending Ukrainian culture in Europe—that is now the orchestra’s mission. What started as a journey, has now become exile. It was a series of coincidences that led the symphony orchestra to Gera in the German federal state of Thuringia. There, the city provides housing and a rehearsal room for them. A relief for the musicians. From Gera, they travel to the most significant European concert halls and celebrate their success. But in May 2023, Kyiv cuts the funding. The orchestra faces possible dissolution. For the male musicians, a return to the Ukraine would mean that they might be conscripted to serve in the war.
In a moving radio documentary, Franziska Sophie Dorau tells about the steadfast strength and passion of an orchestra fighting for its music—against all the odds.

This feature is a coproduction of German public-service broadcaster RBB with its Austrian counterpart ORF, 2024, 56 min.

Followed by a conversation with the feature author
Franziska Sophie Dorau

Hosted by
Gerlinde Tamerl-Lugger
Head of Communication for Tyrolean State Museum

German. Free admission.

Free admission

This feature was provided by RBB at no cost.

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A weekend with a view

Program

„Wir haben Krieg. Die Probe fällt aus.“