Lecture: "The Listening Person"

Three leading specialists from Russia will discuss how the human brain perceives music in an event that promises to be a source of new ideas. The discussion will take place at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and will be accompanied by piano music. Musicologist and pianist Yaroslav Timofeev, psycholinguist Tatyana Chernigovskaya, and psychophysiologist Alexander Kaplan will try to find out why music has such a powerful effect on listeners. They will discuss how the brain distinguishes music from other sounds, why music is used as therapy, and how the perception of live music differs from recorded music. While there are no final answers yet, the discussion may lead to important discoveries. Participation in this event is a rare opportunity to witness the formation of new knowledge. Yaroslav Timofeev is a well-known musicologist and critic, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, and a jury member of the theater award «Golden Mask». Tatyana Chernigovskaya is a leading expert in cognitive sciences, a professor at St Petersburg State University, and holder of many academic titles. Alexander Kaplan is a psychophysiologist, a professor at Moscow State University, a laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation award, specializing in brain research.