7. Think Tank: What is Truth?

Florian Boesch in conversation with Markus Hinterhäuser
July 11, 2026, 7:00 PM
In his speech to open the 75th Salzburg Festival in 1995, titled "What is Truth?", Nikolaus Harnoncourt raises many questions anew: the significance and role of art, its intertwining with politics, its potential effectiveness: Who does it serve? Is there an artistic truth that endures through the ages?
For Markus Hinterhäuser, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, these are central themes in the discourse on art and the position of the artist in society.
Listen to the speech here.
State Music School St. Georgen im Attergau
Nikolaus-Harnoncourt Hall
Greil-Str 43, 4880 St. Georgen i.A.
FREE ENTRY
Registration is requested: https://register.bruckneruni.at/e/denkwerkstatt7
The event will be live-streamed.
Access is barrier-free.
In cooperation with the Attergau Cultural Summer.