Conference

Can music make us better listeners?

Live classical music builds listening skills beyond the concert hall

Good listening is hard. Can music help? In this discussion, we draw on neuroscience, social history and mindfulness to explore the unique ways in which live classical music can deepen communication skills with benefits that reach beyond the concert hall.

Good listening is hard. Can music help? In this discussion, we draw on neuroscience, social history and mindfulness to explore the unique ways in which live classical music can deepen communication skills with benefits that reach beyond the concert hall. We’ll touch on the evolution of human listening, historical perspectives on concert etiquette and experiments in embodied listening to make the case for concert music as an unexpected ally in this age of distraction.

Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim (Photo: Eva-Ravel Photography)
Lucilla-Schmidinger (Photo: Markus Werner)

Chaired by

Dr. Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim (Germany/United States)
Classical music critic, New York Times / Freelance

with

Lucilla Schmidinger (Germany)
Concert dramaturge, curator and creative producer, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg / Freelance

Venues

Gleimstraße 33, 10437 Berlin — phone: +49 30 921095624
Gethsemanekirche
Stargader Str. 77, 10437 Berlin
Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin — phone: +49 30 47361686
Holzmarkt 25, Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
Franz. Str. 33D, 10117 Berlin — phone: +49 30 47997411
Holzmarkt 25, Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin — phone: +49 175 2914719