COLLOQUIUM ARTS MEET SCIENCES/Monika Czernin/Vladimir Scolnic

Organisation and Chair:
Prof. Violeta Dinescu, Dean EASA, Class III
Prof Dr. Dušan Šuput, Dean EASA, Class II

ARTS & SCIENCE:

MONIKA CZERNIN/TOPIC: The expulsion of the Jews from Prague (1744-1748)

Monika Czernin studied Political Science, Philosophy, and Journalism in Vienna and worked for Austrian Broadcasting (radio, television). The internationally renowned filmmaker (including "Maria Theresa - Majesty and Mother", "Atatürk - Father of Modern Turkey") and author (including "User's Guide to Vienna", "I Lived Too Briefly: The Story of Countess Nora Kinsky") focuses on central figures and turning points in European history. Her book "Anna Sacher and Her Hotel" was on the Spiegel bestseller list for weeks. In 2021, "The Emperor Travels Incognito: Joseph II and the Europe of Enlightenment" was published, which again appeared on the Austrian bestseller list. Additionally, it was included in the Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine's list of 100 books one should read in a lifetime in February 2022. In 2023, the book was awarded the Friedrich Schiedel Literature Prize. Since 2023, Monika Czernin has been a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

VLADIMIR SCLONIC/TOPIC: Palindromic processes in my music A.Historical background

Professor of composition at Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
He completed his studies in composition at the Bucharest National University of Music-Romania in 1972. In 1994 the Hebrew University from Jerusalem conferred to Vladimir Scolnic the degree of Ph.D (summa cum laude) for his thesis “Pitch Organization in Aleatory Counterpoint in Lutoslawski’s Music of the Sixties ”. An original method of research of contemporary music was elaborated by Vladimir Scolnic during his doctoral research. This method was later developed and adjusted to various tasks of research of contemporary music.

Introduction: Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c. Klaus Mainzer, President EASA, Former Full Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy of Science at TUM -School of Social Sciences and Technology, Munich.
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