Midori

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Classical Music and Music Education (2013-2014)

The Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Classical Music and Music Education is one of the musical highlights in the University of Oxford’s calendar. It holds a breadth of events – ranging from lectures and symposia to recitals and masterclasses – that make accessible some of the world’s leading performers.

Midori is a violinist and educator.

Midori’s Humanitas Visiting Professorship presented a compelling perspective on how classical music can be shared with different communities around the world.

Her series opened with a symposium on Teaching, Learning, and Developing Highly Specialised Skills in the Creative Arts. Lauren Stewart (Goldsmiths), Tânia Lisboa (Royal College of Music), John Rink (University of Cambridge), Victoria Sharp and Robert Adediran (London Music Masters) showcased cutting-edge ideas on how music is taught and learnt both inside and outside academia.

Midori then presented a lecture, entitled 20 Years of Community Engagement, in which she shared personal insights and lessons from her career as both a musician and a promoter of the developmental potential of children.

Midori’s tenure ended with a solo recital of Bach’s Partita No. 2, Sonata No. 3, Partita No. 3, and Sonata No. 1.