“Biases and First Impressions: The Hidden Lens in Art and Science”

JULY 1, 2026, 6:00PM

18-19h                               CONCERT

with SooJin Anjou, piano; Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin

James Helgeson (b. 1966)         Rapsodia testarda (world premiere)

‍ Robert Saar (1925-1976)           Klavierstücke Op. 16 Nr. 3, 4, 6

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)         Sonata for Violin and Piano in g minor, D. 408

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)       Sonata for Violin and Piano

19.15-20h                       DISCUSSION

Biases and First Impressions: The Hidden Lens in Art and Science

with Noah Bendix-Balgley (First Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic), James Helgeson (composer, dean of Barenboim-Said Academy), Frank Heppner (Director of Charité’s Institute of Neuropathology), Gary Kruppa (Vice President of Proteomics at Bruker), Paula Leupold (PhD candidate in systems biology of gene regulatory elements, MDC)

Moderated by SooJin Anjou, Nikolaus Rajewsky