Music, Death and Afterlife - Mieko Kanno

About this episode

Mieko Kanno discusses the intersection of music, death, and the afterlife in her lecture.

This lecture was recorded by Mieko Kanno on the 5th May 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London Mieko Kanno is a violinist and an academic, active in both capacities as Professor of Artistic Research in Music Performance at the Sibelius Academy, the University of the Arts Helsinki. Her main interest concerns artistic musical practice as a field and vocation in contemporary settings, with topics ranging from notation and technology to education. She first came to international attention in the 198...

People in this episode

Guest: Mieko Kanno

Topics covered

• music
• death
• afterlife
• artistic practice
• education
• technology

Keywords

• music
• death
• afterlife
• Mieko Kanno
• artistic research
• performance
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki

Places: Barnard’s Inn Hall, London

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