Virtuoso Stress

For one night only we bring you an interactive concert featuring virtuoso musicians Eulalie Charland and Maiko Mori.

Watch as we conduct a live experiment into performance stress, using bioengineered equipment to measure musicians’ heart rate, breathing rate and stress response as they perform. What exactly do virtuoso musicians go through when they play live before an audience?

From Paganini and Prokofiev to Mozart and Schumann, bioengineer Evan Morgan investigates. Will performing different styles of music affect how the performers feel, or trigger altered physiological outcomes? Find out as Sandra Shefelbine explains how performance anxiety can be traced through performers’ physiological profiles.

Investigate the psychology of performance stress with our musician and performance analyst Aaron Williamon. What techniques can musicians employ to produce their best performance? Where could this knowledge be applied in other contexts? Chat through the potential implications of this form of bioengineering with those in the field.

Sit back, relax and enjoy the music.

This event is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Participants

Eulalie Charland, violinist
Maiko Mori, pianist
Evan Morgan, Imperial College London
Sandra Shefelbine, Imperial College London
Aaron Williamon, Royal College of Music

Event video

This event is part of Fine Tuning