Humanities West presents Vienna on the Verge: 1890-1918
Organization:
Humanities West
Category:
Cultural/European Descent
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
11/4/2016
End Date:
11/5/2016
Start Time:
7:30 PM
End Time:
9:30 PM
Event
Info:
Nov 4, 7:30pm to 9:30pm, Nov 5, 10am to 4pm
Humanities West presents Vienna on the Verge: 1890-1918, a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and musical performance exploring the tumultuous cultural life of Vienna at the end of the 19th century, as it became the center of emerging modernism in philosophy, architecture, art, music, and literature.
By the end of the 19th century deep rifts had emerged in Central Europe's capital. Vienna's public life and cultural arenas had changed irrevocably. By 1900, the clash of polarities between tradition and the new had transformed Vienna from a proud and open metropolis to a city psychically troubled. Humanities West explores the modernist side of Vienna's split personality, when a conflicted Vienna gave birth to emergent modernism and some of Europe's greatest artistic treasures.
The program features talks on the rise of literary modernism, the celebrated art of Klimt and Kokoshka, Viennese architecture, and the impact of social change on everyday life, along with a special musical lecture/performance featuring chamber music by Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Anton Webern, and Oscar Straus.
Presenters include Gary Cohen (University of Minnesota Twin Cities), David Luft (Oregon State University), Lisa Silverman (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee), Kayleen Asbo (SF Conservatory of Music) and Mitchell Schwarzer (California College of the Arts) with a special music lecture/performance by Bruce Lamott (Philharmonia Baroque) featuring Helene Zindarsian (soprano), Robert Howard (cello), and Keisuke Nakagoshi (piano).
A panel discussion with the presenters will follow, addressing questions from the audience.
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