Program 2025
| Time | Agenda | |
|---|---|---|
| Start: 7:30 p.m. | Video contributions | on the thematic focus "Together for a 'Never Again!'" with statements from Oskar Deutsch – President of the Jewish Community of Austria Michael Häupl – President of the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance Christa Bauer – Executive Director of the Mauthausen Committee Austria Nadine Dimmel and Marie Lang – Chairwoman and Deputy Chairwoman of Verein Gedenkdienst Niki Kunrath – Representative of the 'Jetzt Zeichen setzen!' initiative |
| Wiener Symphoniker | World premiere of 'Beyond' by Austrian composer Marcus Nigsch | |
| Welcome address | by presenter Katharina Stemberger | |
| Willi Mernyi | Welcome speech by Willi Mernyi, Chairman of the Mauthausen Committee Austria | |
| Alexander Van der Bellen | Address by the Federal President of the Republic of Austria | |
| Prof. Paul Lendvai | Contribution by contemporary witness Paul Lendvai | |
| Wiener Symphoniker Martin Lehmann, conductor (Kreuzkantor) René Pape, bass Sven Helbig, electronics Dresdner Kreuzchor Neue Wiener Stimmen |
'Requiem A' by Sven Helbig – Austrian premiere the 80th anniversary of liberation from the Nazi reign of terror | |
| Katharina Stemberger | Reading of a text for the Festival of Joy by artist Franz Schuh | |
| End: approx. 9:15 p.m. | As in previous years, the Festival of Joy will conclude with the 'Ode to Joy' from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. |