»Our world has become fragile; values are losing significance in the face of shifting geopolitics. Malevolent individuals have seized influence and gamble recklessly with people’s happiness — squandering it. Lies are proclaimed as truth, while truth is dismissed as falsehood. We cannot prevent lies or even wars — but we can stand firm and oppose them with truth.
When musicians approach a score with curiosity, compare interpretations in search of their own path, strive constantly to surpass themselves and achieve the highest level of perfection, and seek harmony with their audience — then, in essence, they are in search of truth in music, of absolute beauty.
And they are not alone: in countless places around the world, music is being played at every moment. This creates a sounding network across the globe — a forceful presence against evil.
We must not allow truth and beauty to be taken from us.«
— Prof. Dr. med Paul Georg Knapstein
