Speakers

• Karol Beffa, French Composer and Pianist
• Jonathan Cross, Professor of Musicology at the University of Oxford

 
Chair

• Eric de Visscher, Music & Art Consultant and Researcher, Visiting Professor at the V&A

First Prize at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, Geneviève Strosser‘s repertoire of solo pieces encompasses some of the greatest works for viola composed in the 20th Century, and she works closely with living composers Stefano Gervasoni, Hugues Dufourt (who both dedicated a viola concerto to her) and Georges Aperghis. For the Night of Ideas, her programme includes György Ligeti’s sonata for solo viola, Jonathan Harvey’s Chant, Giacinto Scelsi’s Manto and Helmut Lachenmann’s Toccatina.

 
Speakers

• Alex Berger, Producer of The Bureau
• Gregory Fitoussi, Actor in Spin series
• Daisy Goodwin, Creator and Writer of Victoria
• Andy Harries, Executive Producer of The Crown (season 2)
• Mathieu Sapin, Political Comic Book Author and Illustrator

 
Chair

• Walter Iuzzolino, Global Drama Curator