Is the work of the composer and musician a distinctively human act? For all of human history until only recently the answer was an obvious yes. But as we find ourselves in a brave new world of machine learning and artificial intelligence, many no longer see art as so specifically human. In the era of AI, can we still speak of art as essentially human?

Maestro Honeck, Austrian conductor and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, will explore the richness of the creative process in a presentation, followed by a one-on-one interview and then an open Q&A for audience members. No prior knowledge of classical music is required for this evening. Maestro Honeck will make these themes come alive in speech and sound. To highlight the various dimensions of the musical works and to showcase the creativity involved in the performing musician, he will play excerpts from several recordings of the same works of music.