Innocence and Wonder: Lecture-Recital | Stephen Isserlis and Tom Poster
Duration: 1 hour 44 mins
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A lecture-recital by Steven Isserlis CBE, accompanied by Tom Poster. Isserlis explores the themes of innocence and wonder in music, the most universal of arts. How does music evoke and encourage senses of wonder? Can music open us up to wonder in our world and lives when they are numbed by the speed, routine, and commodification of life? He concludes with a performance of César Franck’s Cello Sonata.
This event took place on 1st June 2018 at St Edmund's College and was the concluding event of the Von Hugel Institute's series of events on the theme ‘grammars of wonder’. For more details visit https://www.vhi.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/events/lecture-series-2017-18 |
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| Created: | 2018-06-07 21:13 |
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| Collection: | Von Hugel Institute |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Von Hugel Institute |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | wonder; music; César Franck; Steven Isserlis; Tom Poster; |
| Abstract: | Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis CBE enjoys a uniquely varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. He appears with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, including the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Zurich Tonhalle and Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras; and gives recitals every season in major musical centres. The recipient of many awards, Steven Isserlis’s honours include a CBE in recognition of his services to music, the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau, and the Piatigorsky Prize in the USA.
Tom Poster is a musician whose skills and passions extend well beyond the conventional role of the concert pianist. Tom studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and at King’s College, Cambridge, where he gained a Double First in Music. He won First Prize at the Scottish International Piano Competition 2007, and the keyboard sections of the Royal Over-Seas League and BBC Young Musician of the Year Competitions in 2000. Photos © Joe Howarth Photography |
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