Spark 1 | Music by Charlotte Bray, J.S. Bach | Discussion: "The semi-lucid state and other mechanisms of creativity"
6-7pm Concert
SooJin Anjou, Piano
7.15-8pm Discussion on creativity in music and science
with SooJin Anjou, Charlotte Bray, Ana Pombo & Nikolaus Rajewsky
PROGRAM
Charlotte Bray (1982-) Off the Rails (2006)*
All at Sea (2012)*
*Berlin premiere
J. S. Bach (1684-1750) Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Spark: creative processes in the arts and sciences is a new concert and discussion series which aims to foster a creative exchange between music and science. Befitting the motto of the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (MDC-BIMSB), “Breaking Boundaries”, the series invites world-class musicians, composers and scientists to share their insights and experiences in lighting the creative fire in their respective fields.
Each event in the series presents a concert –– often featuring world-premieres of new works –– and an interactive panel discussion on questions such as: what can scientists and artists learn from each other? How we can tackle current political and societal challenges creatively?
Venue
MDC (BIMSB)
Hannoversche Straße 28
10115 Berlin
Germany
Time
Program
Born in South Korea, the pianist SooJin Anjou grew up in the United States and graduated from the Juilliard School in New York, becoming the first and only graduate in Juilliard's history to be honored with all of its graduation awards simultaneously. She received further formative impulses through private studies in Budapest with the legendary pedagogue Ferenc Rados. As a soloist, SooJin Anjou performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16. She has won prizes at prestigious international competitions, such as the Robert Schumann Competition (Zwickau) and the Concours International de Piano d'Orléans (France). Her interdisciplinary projects with dancers, video artists, and actors have been seen at the Bregenz Festival, Hamburger Bahnhof, and Opéra Comique (Paris). In 2019, her acclaimed premiere recording of the complete piano works of Morton Subotnick, a pioneer of electronic music, was released.
British composer Charlotte Bray is one of the most esteemed and in-demand composers of her generation. Championed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London Sinfonietta, and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, her music has been performed at festivals in Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Tanglewood, Aix-en-Provence and Verbier and with renowned conductors including Marin Alsop, Sir Mark Elder, Oliver Knussen, Jessica Cottis, Daniel Harding, and Karina Canellakis.
Organizers
SooJin Anjou and Nikolaus Rajewsky