Alice Hasters shares her thoughts on the question of who feels, can feel at home in Germany – and how our home can keep open doors.
Fri. 4.9.2026
17:00, Beethovenhalle, Studio
Opening Lecture: Alice Hasters
- Discourse
- € 10
Contributors
- Alice Hasters lecture
- Ragnhild Hemsing violin
Programme
»Home is not a place, home is something you make«
With musical accompaniment by Ragnhild Hemsing
The event at a glance
What can I expect?
Live stream
Live stream of the event in cooperation with Deutsche Welle on beethovenfest.de/streams
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Opening hours: 16:00–23:00
18:00 Happy Hour – with everything that makes you happy: Opening party
19:00–20:30 Meet Your Hobby – With recreational groups of all kinds: Debating club
22:00 Party – with the Momi Maiga Quartet
Description
Journalist and author Alice Hasters has been engaging with our Festival theme for a long time: the question of why we feel at home – and why not. In her most recent book, she sheds light on an »identity crisis«: the stories about who we are conflict in a complex present. At the opening in the Beethovenhalle, she reflects on ways out of such crises – and on how art and music can help shape an open home.