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NICOLAS NAMORADZE – MINDFUL RECITAL
mindfulness and music appreciation
Pianist Nicolas Namoradze’s 'Mindful Recitals' are concerts that alternate musical performances with short mindfulness exercises and thought experiments. Each piece of music is preceded by a discussion and guided meditation that lasts a few minutes long.
Programme
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
Sonata No. 10 Op. 70
NICOLAS NAMORADZE (born 1992)
Memories of Rachmaninoff’s Georgian Song
GYÖRGY LIGETI (1923-2006)
Etude No. 16 « Pour Irina »
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) / NICOLAS NAMORADZE
Adagio from Symphony No. 2 Op. 27
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major Op. 30
Distribution
- Nicolas Namoradze piano
These meditations are a cross between mindfulness and music appreciation: they not only ease the listener into a calm, aware and perceptive state of mind, but also include cues about how to listen to the specific piece of music coming up, guiding the listener into a particular headspace to hear these works.