Hope - No one should die

l'arte del mondo
Yair Dalal - violin and oud
Werner Ehrhardt - conductor

The collaboration between l'arte del mondo and Israeli musician Yair Dalal goes back to the ensemble's founding in 2004. Yair Dalal is an Israeli Jew of Iraqi-Jewish descent, a committed peace activist, and the leader of his own ensemble Al Ol. His music weaves together Jewish, Arabic, and Western elements - and his dedication to reconciliation between Jews and Palestinians is felt throughout.

In the joint project Hope, Werner Ehrhardt and Yair Dalal build a programme around Dalal's composition No one should die. The piece was written shortly before the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 - with no premonition of what was to come, yet carrying a particular weight ever since. It celebrates peace, honours life, and rejects any justification for war and death.