On 30 May 2024, the United Nations University, the Delegations of the French Republic and the Czech Republic to UNESCO, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in France and UNESCO are co-hosting a symposium in tribute to Milan Kundera (1929–2023). This event will begin at 14:30 in Room IV at UNESCO Headquarters.
Please note that this event will be held in French without interpretation.
Programme
Part 1 (Room IV)
Welcoming remarks
- Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO (or her representative)
- Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University
Presentation of the event and testimonial
- Daniel Rondeau, UNU representative to UNESCO, writer, member of the Académie Française, former Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO
Milan Kundera: a European novelist, a universal legacy
- Sylvia Richterova, writer, professor of Czech literature
- Antoine Gallimard, Publisher, Chairman of Gallimard Editions and the Madrigall Group
- Uli Aumüller, translator of Milan Kundera into German
- Giorgio Pinotti, editor-in-chief of Adelphi (Milan), publisher and translator of Milan Kundera
Part 2 (Foyer in front of Room X)
Welcoming remarks
- Philippe Franc, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO
- Michal Fleischmann, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to France
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) piano concert
- Pascal Silvestre, pianist and writer
