HOW SHOSTAKOVICH CHANGED MY MIND
Thursday, November 18, 6:00-7:00PM
LIVE EVENT
Bohemian National Hall
321 E 73rd St, New York
Conversation and Book Signing with Stephen Johnson.
Join composer Stephen Johnson to discuss music, nature and the human mind’s astonishing ability to find strength and comfort in times of turmoil. In his book How Shostakovich Changed My Mind Johnson explores how music can help us not only survive but find meaning in acute mental suffering.
You can buy Stephen Johnson’s book How Shostakovich Changed My Mind at the event.
Complimentary wine and cheese.
A video interview with Stephen Johnson
HOW SHOSTAKOVICH CHANGED MY MIND
– Winner of the 2021 Rubery Book Award – BBC music broadcaster Stephen Johnson (who has Bipolar Disorder himself) explores the power of Shostakovich’s music during Stalin’s reign of terror, and writes of the extraordinary healing effect of music on the mind for sufferers of mental illness.