Meditations on Meditations: Inspiration from a Roman Emperor
Friday 11 July from 12pm to 1pm
A conversation about the influence of ancient writings on a contemporary piece of music. Listen to composer-violinist Rupert Guenther talk about his composition of his new work inspired by Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations.
Join international composer-violinist Rupert Guenther in this behind-the-scenes artist talk. In this fascinating presentation, Guenther takes us through the processes of creating music for his unique Marcus Aurelius concert which follows on in the evening.
The artist will explain and demonstrate the creative journey of taking inspirations from visuals, texts, historic and cultural evidence to create a bespoke concert experience of the beautiful narrative for solo violin, relating to the times and philosophy of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (102-180 AD) and his writings, particularly his Meditations.