Spark 8 | Music by David Friedman, Händel, Debussy, McCoy Tyner | Discussion: “Improvisation in art, science, life”

Improvisation is a skill most often associated with music or theater, but it also plays a significant role in our daily lives, from minor moments to major challenges! In this special edition of SPARK – a regular series at the Max Delbrück Center – for Berlin Science Week 2024, researchers and artists explore common ground and share how improvisation helps them navigate unforeseen obstacles, tackle creative problems, and generate fresh ideas that might lead to surprising discoveries. 

6 - 7pm      Concert 

SooJin Anjou, piano

David Friedman, vibraphone

G. F. Händel                 Keyboard Suite Nr. 2

(arranged by SooJin Anjou for vibraphone and piano***)

D. Friedman                  Undercurrents*** for vibraphone and piano

C. Debussy                  Clair de lune, with an improvised response by D. Friedman

An improvised solo set by David Friedman

                                                         ***commissioned by Spark, world premiere

7.15 - 8pm       Discussion: “Improvisation in art, science, life”  

With SooJin Anjou, David Friedman, Pablo Castagnola (photographer), Dr. Fabian Coscia (biologist, proteomics researcher), moderated by Dr. Michela Di Virgilio (molecular biologist)

This event also doubles as a vernissage for the photo exhibit “Discoverers”, a portrait series by Pablo Castagnola of MDC group leaders.