1.00pm
(Approx. end 2.30pm)
18+ only
Mithras Trio
Tickets
£7 Heartrate, £9.50 Concert
A 9% booking fee applies online and over the phone. A £2.50 postage fee is charged where applicable.
What makes live music so special in the age of streaming?
In the first of two unique research concerts here at St George’s, a team of scientists from the southwest based MyWorld project will investigate how live music affects both audiences and performers – and what sets this experience apart from listening to a recording or watching a video. In this digital age, what is so special about coming together to experience live music, and how do our minds and bodies respond to it? This is a once-in-a-lifetime, unmissable opportunity to be part of this ground-breaking research.
There are two ways to participate as an audience member in this research concert – please read the descriptions below and choose the one that is most appropriate to you before booking your ticket to take part. Once you’ve booked, we’ll contact you nearer the time with more details.
Please note the Research Concerts are being recorded and filmed in full for research purposes and used in later studies, which all Research Concert ticketholders consent to by booking their ticket. Written consent to participate in the research will also be sought at the start of each concert. The Research Concerts are only suitable for ages 18+ due to the need for participant consent. For any queries about accessibility requirements, please contact our Box Office directly.
Mithras Trio
Ionel Manciu Violin
Leo Popplewell Cello
Dominic Degavino Piano
Praised for their ‘exquisite phrasing’, ‘full-blooded commitment’ and ‘bold, passionate colours’, the Mithras Trio is one of the most exciting piano trios to emerge for many years.
They are recent members of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, and have broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3.
Research Concert Repertoire
Haydn Piano Trio in E flat, Hob XV:10
Shostakovich Trio No 1
Piazzolla Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Concert Research Ticket - £9.50
- You’ll be sitting in the main hall research concert audience, and the researchers will measure your response to the music via a survey. You’ll consent to taking part in the research when you arrive, and then all data from the survey you complete will be anonymised.
- If you’d like to stay on after the concert, participants from other parts of the research will join you in the main hall, then there will be a brief talk from the scientists, and an encore from the musicians.
- After the concert, we’ll be in touch once the research results are ready.
Heartrate Research Ticket - £7
- You’ll be at the forefront of the research, wearing a special heartrate monitor to measure your response to the music. (The artists will be wearing heartrate monitors like this too!)
- You’ll have an early arrival slot ahead of the concert start time, from 12.20pm to sign the research consent form, and put on the heartrate monitor. This needs to be worn next to your skin, so there will be a dedicated private area to do this. You can put this on yourself, and can ask the scientists any questions about the monitors if needed. All research data captured will be anonymised.
- The researchers will randomly assign you to one of two concert locations: either, watching live in the main hall, or in our Glass Studio where you’ll watch the concert as a live-stream instead. If you’re in the Glass Studio group, we’ll send you a voucher redeemable for any other lunchtime concert in our spring series, as a ‘thank you’!
- After the concert, both groups will reconvene in the main hall for a brief talk from the scientists, and an encore from the musicians.
- After the concert (and handing back your heartrate monitor!), we’ll be in touch once the research results are ready.
About MyWorld
MyWorld is built on the production, technology and research strengths of the
West of England region to create a globally unique proposition for creative technology research and innovation.
Bringing together 13 diverse partners across academia and industry, from the University of Bristol and the University of Bath, to the BBC, Bristol Old Vic and Aardman Animations. MyWorld’s strength lies in the collaboration between these incredible organisations, working together to not only create the cutting-edge in creative technology but to create a more prosperous, equitable and sustainable West of England.
MyWorld is using investment into creative technology to stimulate growth and societal change in the industry and in the region. It’s the place where science, engineering and art meet and we want to make them all accessible for everyone.
