Jerwood Hall
Nature, Nurture, and the Myth of the Muse
Gresham College Lecture Series
LSO St Luke's
Wednesday 10 March 2027 • 6pm
Book TicketsProfessor Milton Mermikides speaker
Tickets
Tickets free, advance booking necessary.
Visit gresham.ac.uk to register
Seats are allocated on a first come first serve basis. Doors open 30 minutes before the lecture begins, so we recommend arriving early. Any unclaimed seats will be given away to attendees without tickets 10 minutes before the lecture begins. Guest reserved seating is given away 5 minutes before the lecture begins. A ticket does not guarantee a seat, so we recommend arriving early.
Are great musicians born or made? Talent is often seen as a mysterious gift, yet musical ability also depends on practice, environment and culture. Can disciplined effort take us all the way, or are there limits? Can skills such as perfect pitch be learned, or must they be innate? Is it even possible or desirable to measure musical ability.
This lecture examines the balance between nature and nurture, challenging the myth of the muse, effortless genius and exploring how creativity emerges through curiosity, persistence and a hopeless love of music.
Watch online or attend in person.
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