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"You stand like no other representative of the educated middle clbades of Salzburg", said the head of the city at the address of Rabl-Stadler. He has highlighted his merits as an entrepreneur, journalist, politician, professional representative and festival president. Rabl-Stadler has always worked with a keen sense of the festival's founding idea and is a guarantor of the compensation.
"I can not talk pbadionately about Helga Rabl-Stadler", began the praise of the actor Tobias Moretti. She mediates between artists and the public and thus contributes significantly to the relevance of art. "Only very few people can do it." With his desire to be provoked by the art, the president attracts the public, the artists and the sponsors. "With that you have redefined this office," the actor explained and added, "You have more than deserved honorary citizenship.
Rabl-Stadler said in her speech that she from her parents at the beginning "citizen" had been educated. A little in the sense of the "bourgeois", but much more in the sense of "Citizen". Because of her mother's fashion activity in the summer, she had to go to the festival early in the morning. The cards were a compensation for a summer without holidays. The ideas would have inspired them. However, she also received an introductory lesson on the concept of distance from the festival at an early stage.
She recalled that as a student she was speaking in a speech about the rather "old-fashioned" national holiday on Austria's contribution to European peace. Rabl-Stadler may have blamed the festival's president. "Looking back in my life, I can say that in one way or another everything has made sense." Each professional station has prepared for the next one. For 23 years she has presided over the "most glorious festival in the world".
The festival owes its existence to faith in the power of art. "If an institution could receive the citizenship of honor, then it would be entitled to the Salzburg Festival," said the president. For this reason, she receives the award on behalf of those who help realize the idea of the festival as a European peace movement every year.
The party was attended by family, friends and many fellow festival guests. Among the guests were former Federal President Heinz Fischer, former Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, former Vice Chancellor Erhard Busek (both ÖVP), pianist Alfred Brendel, Archbishop Franz Lackner and Governor Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP). The family was represented by his brother Wilfried, his sons Sebastian and Maximilian and his granddaughter Anna. His grandson Pauli, however, had other priorities on Monday: this one was on the football field, smiled Rabl-Stadler.
