{"id":660067,"date":"2013-05-24T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T15:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=76122"},"modified":"2013-05-24T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T15:15:21","slug":"8-lyrical-talks-about-the-violin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/660067","title":{"rendered":"8 lyrical talks about the violin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ji-Hae Park rocks out on the violin at TED2013. Photo: James Duncan Davidson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At age 14, violin virtuoso Ji-Hae Park was accepted to a prestigious music conservatory in Mainz, Germany \u2013 even though the school only accepted students 16 and older. By the time she was 17, a German foundation had lent Park a rare Guarneri violin to play, worth millions. But Park\u2019s early fame took its toll.<\/p>\n

\"Ji-HaeJi-Hae Park: The violin, and my dark night of the soul<\/span><\/a> \u201cThe violin which once meant everything to me became a grave burden,\u201d she says in today\u2019s talk<\/a>, given at TED2013.<\/p>\n

Park found herself deeply depressed. And so she put down the violin, moved home to Korea and contemplated other career paths. It was her deep love of composition that brought her through this difficult time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the midst of hardship, it was the music that restored my soul,\u201d says Park. \u201cThe comfort the music gave me was indescribable \u2026 It set me free from the pressure of becoming a successful violinist.\u201d<\/p>\n

To hear how this experience led Park to rethink her career — and to focus as much on playing hospitals, churches and prisons as on playing vaunted concert halls –\u00a0watch this moving talk<\/a>. And here, more talks that incorporate the magic of the violin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"AndrewAndrew Bird's one-man orchestra of the imagination<\/span><\/a>Andrew Bird\u2019s one-man orchestra of the imagination<\/b><\/a><\/b>
\nThe incredible Andrew Bird intricately loops whistles, glockenspiel and vocals along with the violin \u2013 both plucked and played with a bow \u2013 in this beautiful performance from TED2010.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"SirenaSirena Huang: An 11-year-old's magical violin<\/span><\/a>Sirena Huang: An 11-year-old\u2019s magical violin<\/b><\/a>
\nWhat makes this pre-teen such an incredible violin player? In this adorable talk from TED2006, Sirena Huang gives the credit to the design of the instrument itself \u2013 which she says counts as Technology, Entertainment and Design.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"RobertRobert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity<\/span><\/a>Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity<\/b><\/a>
\nViolinist Robert Gupta, a TED Senior Fellow, tells a story about the brilliant, schizophrenic musician Nathaniel Ayers, who ended up on the streets of LA’s Skid Row. A beautiful talk on music\u2019s power to transform a troubled mind.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"AhnAhn Trio: A modern take on piano, violin, cello<\/span><\/a>Ahn Trio: A modern take on piano, violin, cello<\/b><\/a>
\nAt TEDWomen in 2010, three sisters — Maria, Lucia and Angella Ahn\u00a0\u2013 bring intense energy to classic trio pieces and show that the piano, violin and cello don\u2019t need to be staid.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"ShaneShane Koyczan: "To This Day" … for the bullied and beautiful<\/span><\/a>Shane Koyczan: \u201cTo This Day\u201d \u2026 for the bullied and beautiful<\/b><\/a>
\nSpoken-word poet Shane Koyczan had already given the audience at TED2013 chills as he explained why he wrote his viral-video poem, \u201cTo This Day.\u201d And then violinist Hannah Epperson stepped on stage to back his fast-flung words — to tremendous effect.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"MichaelMichael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time <\/span><\/a>Michael TIlson Thomas: Music and emotion through time<\/b><\/a><\/b>
\nConductor Michael Tilson Thomas shares a lesson from his dad: What matters in music is what and how. In this talk from TED2012, he takes a personal look at the heritage of classical music. One of the pivotal moments in its development: Beethoven\u2019s Violin Concerto.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"RobertRobert Gupta: Between music and medicine<\/span><\/a>Robert Gupta: Between music and medicine<\/b><\/a>
\nViolinist Robert Gupta, of the LA Philharmonic, wasn\u2019t always sure about what he wanted to do. At TEDMed 2012, he shares the moment he had to choose between playing music and pursuing a career in medicine, and reveals how what he chose falls in the middle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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