Einstein's Universe (UK/NZ)
15 Jul 2013 5:30 PM
Public talk followed by concert. Presented by Chamber Music New Zealand in association with the Royal Society of New Zealand
Jack Liebeck (violin), Victoria Sayles (violin), Julia Joyce (viola), Andrew Joyce (cello), Stephen De Pledge (piano)
Alongside Professor Brian Foster
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. I get most joy in life out of music.” – Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was not only the greatest physicist of the 20th century – he was also a keen musician. He carried his violin, “Lina”, with him everywhere he went; he would refresh his mind with constant musical breaks during his work, and particularly adored chamber music, taking part in the regular Princeton musical evenings and playing with many of the most famous musicians of his day. UK violinist Jack Liebeck, “Young British Performer of the Year” and founder of The Fibonacci Sequence, has a strong interest in science himself and has carried the Einstein’s Universe programmes with Professor Brian Foster worldwide. In the wake of the recent discoveries in particle physics, he teams up with chamber music friends in New Zealand – pianist Stephen De Pledge and Andrew and Julia Joyce, principals of the NZSO – for a special double programme of illustrated talks and the music that Einstein played and loved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cVrdYp5f0yQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cVrdYp5f0yQ
Royal Society of New Zealand illustrated talk at 5.30pm
This concert is a companion to an illustrated talk from Professor Brian Foster, Professor of Physics at Oxford and Hamburg Universities and European Director of the International Linear Collider at CERN. The talk will last around 90 mins and starts at 5.30pm.
Concert Programme at 8pm
Beethoven - Sonata in G major Op 30 № 3
Bloch - Three Nocturnes for piano trio
Brahms - Sonatensatz
Samuel Holloway - New work (CMNZ Commission)
Brahms - Piano Quartet in C minor
Pre-ordered Dinner available at 7pm between public talk and concert. For more information and to book please email [email protected] Please pre-order and pay by 8th July.
Pre-ordered Dinner available at 7pm between public talk and concert. For more information and to book please email [email protected] Please pre-order and pay by 8th July.
Tickets: Illustrated Talk: $15 - $25, Combo Special $20 - $80