Pat Kop duets with oncologist
mainThe outstanding violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is giving a charity concert in Zurich for a children’s cancer hospital.
She will be accompanied at the piano by one of the oncologists, Dr Nicolas Gerber.
Pat Kop says: ‘Nico has the makings of a brilliant pianist. When he wavered between music and medicine, we performed together several times. Since then we have done chamber music privately together. Now we are reactivating our concert activity for a good cause.’
Nice.
What a wonderful story! I share stories of scientists, lawyers, engineers, doctors, etc who studied music in college but chose different careers; fortunately, many of these musicians still take the opportunity to make music – and this might be one of the best stories I’ve ever heard.
Can I recommend Petr Cígler (1978) for your collection: composer, horn player, chemist, and molecular designer. According to the New Opera Days Ostrava bio he is “a leader of the scientific team of synthetic nanochemistry” as well as the composer of “Protracted Sinuous Movement of a Longitudinal Object”
More at: http://www.newmusicostrava.cz/en/articles/1829-nodo-2016.html
Ilann Maazel, a Manhattan lawyer and son of Lorin, playing a Chopin Waltz with feeling and stylistic finesse at 44′
https://vimeo.com/113412979
I have a whole orchestra for your collection! Corpus Medicorum is an orchestra of medical professionals, many of whom did music, or had the choice to do music, but selected medicine, and who still play at a high level. https://www.corpusmedicorum.org.au/
Students in medical school tend to be the best players in uni orchestras…..at least in Europe.
Med. Schools tend to look for extra-curricular achievements during the selection process. Sport is often a decider but musical prowess is also a sign of commitment to hours of study and practice.
Didn’t know that but it makes perfect sense. (You just need a selection committee with some idea of what it takes to become proficient at any instrument)
James Gilchrist, tenor, trained as a physician but couldn’t stay away from singing.
Conductors Giuseppe Sinopoli and Jeffrey Tate had medical degrees. Tate practiced medicine before switching to music.
And in NYC:
http://www.doctorsorchestra.org
And in Los Angeles:
https://ladso.org/