MusicLab Brain: Inside the mind of a violinist

What happens in the brain of a violinist playing a piece? And when she only thinks about playing? And if she listens to herself play? At this MusicLab event, we will investigate violinist Victoria Johnson's brain activity while she plays a set of classical and contemporary pieces.

Time and place: – , Vilhelm Bjerknes hus / YouTube

Program

12:15-12:45

Violin performance by Victoria Johnson

  • Pritchard Gwyn  (1948-) From Five Miniatures for solo violin Number 1
  • Bach J.S (1685-1750) Largo from Sonata 3 in C-major BWV 1005
  • Buson Yosa (1716-1784) Poem Black and white
  • Johnson Victoria Improvisation
  • Enescu George (1881-1955) Ménétier
  • Pritchard Gwyn (1948-) From Five Miniatures for solo violin Number 5
  • Bach J.S (1685-1750) Allemande from Partita 2 in d-minor BWV 1004
    • This last piece will be performed three times: (1) only in Victoria's mind, (2) normal performance, (3) playback of what she just played.
12:45-13:15 Panel discussion about music and the brain featuring violinist Victoria Johnson, PhD fellow Steffen Fagerland, and Associate Professor Tor Endestad in conversation with Professor Alexander Refsum Jensenius.
13:15-13:30 Data jockeying by psychology master's student Andreas L?ve

Biography

Violinist performing
Victoria Johnson (Photo: Kolonihaven studio CF Wesenberg).

Victoria Johnson is a distinguished violinist recognized for integrating acoustic and electric violin with electronics and video. She studied violin in Oslo, Vienna, and London and completed the artistic research project "Electric Violin in Digital Space" at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Her solo performances have been featured at notable festivals, including the Ultima Festival in Oslo, the London Ear Festival, and the Bergen International Festival. In 2012, she released her debut solo CD, "Suspended Beginnings," in collaboration with composer Diemo Schwarz. She teaches at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo and the Department of Musicology at the University of Oslo and is deeply engaged in contemporary and interdisciplinary music projects.
 

Organizer

RITMO and The Science Library
Published Sep. 6, 2024 1:24 PM - Last modified Nov. 5, 2024 6:15 PM
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