The musicians of the world-famous orchestra «Moscow Virtuosi» — caring mothers and fathers devoted to the all-round development and education of their children — together with scientists from various fields of knowledge have created a cycle of unique educational programs that combine science and music. On stage, the artists and scientists passionately craft vivid images and musical scenes that a child will never forget.

At first glance, it may seem that musicians and scientists — physicists, biologists, chemists — are far removed from one another, engaged in entirely different pursuits. But that is not the case. The musicians of the chamber orchestra «Moscow Virtuosi», together with their scientist friends, have come up with a true musical laboratory — a series of concerts for children that reveal how music works from within and how closely it is interwoven with sciences like physics, mathematics, and geography. Vivid imagery, fascinating stories, and even live physical experiments on stage will captivate both children and adults, while a performance by one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras will remind everyone that music is far more than a science.

In the second concert of the «Musical Laboratory» series, we explore the fascinating connection between music and mathematics. Is it really possible to “test harmony with algebra”? For which musical sounds were people excommunicated in the Middle Ages? How does the music we hear today differ from that of five centuries ago? And what do ancient Greeks — the geometer Pythagoras and the philosopher Plato — have to do with music?

A surprise program, performed without a conductor.
Author and Music Director — Yuri Dashevsky.
Host and Co-author — Philipp Ryabov (engineer-physicist).