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MUSIC4L-MENTE
Concert Cycle with Scientific Preludes
curatorship Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro
scientific committee António Damásio, Barbara Tillmann, Hanna Damásio, Maria Majno, Nuno Sousa, Stefan Kölsch,
co-organisation Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Teatro Nacional São João, DSCH Associação Musical
Opening concerts of the new cycle MUSIC4L-MENTE will take place in Porto and Lisbon, on November 11 and 12, 2021.
Curated by pianist Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro, MUSIC4L-MENTE explores the intersection of music and the neurosciences in a series of chamber music concerts with scientific preludes.
Between November 2021 and June 2022, four world-class string quartets – Michelangelo, Hermès, Cosmos and Gropius – will make their Portuguese debut, playing key works by major composers. Four guest speakers, researchers of international renown, will present lectures on the intimate (physiological, therapeutical) relationship between music (sound, noise) and the brain. It is in the brain that music happens, it is in the brain that we interpret it. The concerts that follow the preludes put us to the test by putting music in our heads, which we will enjoy in a more conscious and informed condition.
The four programs of MUSIC4L-MENTE, a cycle of noticeable international importance, in both musical and scientific terms, will take place in November, January, April and June in Porto, at the Monastery of São Bento da Vitória, and in Lisbon, at the Thalia Theater.
MUSIC4L-MENTE is a partnership between the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, the Teatro Nacional São João and DSCH – Associação Musical.
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General Programme:
11 November 2021: Porto, Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória
12 November 2021: Lisboa, Teatro Thalia
String Quartet Michelangelo and Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano) – works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Alexander Tcherepnin and Robert Schumann /
Scientific Prelude: “Neurosciences and music: From basic research to implications for education, society and health”, Prof. Barbara Tillmann (Lyon University, France)
String Quartet Michelangelo
Mihaela Martin (Violin)
Conrad Muck (Violin)
Michael Barenboim (Viola)
Frans Helmerson (Cello)
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Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (Piano)
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet N. 11 Op. 95 "Serioso"
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899 - 1977): String Quartet N. 2 Op. 40
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Quintet Op. 44
Prof. Barbara Tillmann (Lyon University, França)
“Neurosciences and music: From basic research to implications for education, society and health”
Over the past twenty years, the domain of research dedicated to the neurosciences of music perception and production has considerably expanded. This presentation will first propose an overview of some basic research investigating the cognitive and neural correlates of music processing. These findings have then provided the basis for the investigation of the potential benefit of music listening and music training for the healthy and the pathological brain, from the young to the elderly.
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24 February 2022: Porto, Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória
25 February 2022: Lisboa, Teatro Thalia
String Quartet Hermès – works by Franz Schubert /
Scientific Prelude: “Music-evoked emotions: kinetics and dynamics in the brain”, Prof. Nuno Sousa (Minho University, Portugal)
String Quartet Hermès
Omer Bouchez (Violin)
Elise Liu (Violin)
Lou Yung-Hsin Chang (Viola)
Yan Levionnois (Cello)
Programme:
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet D. 804 “Rosamunde”
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet D. 810 “Der Tod und das Mädchen” (A Morte e a Donzela)
Prof. Nuno Sousa (Minho University, Portugal)
“Music-evoked emotions: kinetics and dynamics in the brain”
The brain response trigger by music is fascinating and quite revealing on the how the brain processes stimuli and generates emotions and moods. Understanding these brain correlates and dynamics creates a unique opportunity to modulate brain activity in health and in disease.
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21 April 2022: Porto, Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória
22 April 2022: Lisboa, Teatro Thalia
String Quartet Cosmos – works by Robert Schumann and Maurice Ravel /
Scientific Prelude: “Gender and Music. The promising sound of new water under old bridges”, Prof. Maria Majno (Vice-President of the Mariani Foundation for Paediatric Neurology, Italy)
String Quartet Cosmos
Helena Satué (Violin)
Bernat Prat (Violin)
Lara Fernández (Viola)
Oriol Prat (Cello)
Programme:
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): String Quartet N. 3 Op. 41
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): String Quartet
Prof. Maria Majno (Vice-President of the Mariani Foundation for Paediatric Neurology, Italy)
"Gender and Music. The promising sound of new water under old bridges"
From the rediscovery of women's key roles in music, to major social implications, to the dynamic role of scholars, composers and interpreters: the importance of gender studies related to music is long established and yet its evolution has spectacularly accelerated in recent times. We will share main themes from the history of ideas, original views from neuroscientists and musicians, and relate them to the fields of education and performance: an exciting counterpoint is in progress.
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2 June 2022: Porto, Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória
3 June 2022: Lisboa, Teatro Thalia
String Quartet Gropius and Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (Piano) – works by Felix Mendelssohn, Fazil Say and Antonín Dvořák /
Scientific Prelude: “What happens in the brain and the body when music surprises us?”, Prof. Stefan Kölsch (Bergen University, Norway)
String Quartet Gropius
Friedemann Eichhorn (Violin)
Indira Koch (Violin)
Alexia Eichhorn (Viola)
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (Cello)
&
Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (Piano)
Programme:
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): String Quartet N. 6 Op. 80
Fazil Say (1970 - ): String Quartet Op. 29 “Divorce”
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Piano Quintet Op. 81
Prof. Stefan Kölsch (Bergen University, Norway)"What happens in the brain and the body when music surprises us?"
Professor Stefan Kölsch is a world-leading researcher in music and the brain, will reveal what happens in our brain and body when music surprises us. He will show what makes musical surprises pleasant, and what happens in the brain when musical surprises arouse emotions in us.
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More info: https://www.tnsj.pt/en/espetaculos/6224/music4l-mente