Düssel­dorfer Reden 2025

In the organizer's words:

The series on the big issues of our time - Schauspielhaus, Großes Haus

In 2017, the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus joined forces with the Rheinische Post to establish the Düsseldorfer Reden series as a forum for important contemporary issues. Since then, personalities from the worlds of art, science, society and politics have always been invited to share their thoughts on a wide range of socio-political issues with the audience in one-hour speeches in the first half of the year. Today, we feel surrounded by crises, each more pressing than the last. The war in Ukraine, the Middle East conflict, energy, climate change, the shift to the right ... The boundaries seem to be drawn ever more sharply and the willingness to differentiate seems to be dwindling. It is therefore high time to think and listen.

Igor Levit's speech will kick things off on February 2. He will be followed this year by the philosopher and author Svenja Flaßpöhler, the sociologist Aladin El-Mafaalani and the writer Saša Stanišić. The full program will be published here soon.

Igor Levit

on February 2 at 11 a.m. - Schauspielhaus, Großes Haus

He is known worldwide as a pianist and is considered one of the best of our time. But Igor Levit says of himself: "I don't just want to be the man who presses the keys." And so his work goes far beyond music: he raises his voice against racism, anti-Semitism and all forms of misanthropy. He is committed to climate protection and stands up for democracy, often using artistic means. During the lockdown in spring 2020, he streamed 53 house concerts that resonated worldwide. Igor Levit was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for this commitment to setting an example of hope and community spirit in times of isolation and despair, as well as for his commitment against anti-Semitism. In February, Levit will open this year's edition of the Düsseldorfer Reden.