BOOK GROUP & KEYNOTE

"THE PIANIST FROM SYRIA"

BY AEHAM AHMAD

DEBORAH AMOS Keynote Speaker

Book Group:

Wed, August 28, 2024 | 10:30AM (In-Person) & 7PM (Zoom)

Keynote with Deborah Amos:

Wed, September 4, 2024 | 7PM (Zoom)

FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Dive into this astonishing memoir recounting a pianist’s escape from war-torn Syria in advance of our season-opening event "Syria: Art in a Time of Crisis" featuring clarinetist Kinan Azmeh with live illustration by Kevork Mourad. The book group discussions, facilitated by the Princeton Public Library, will culminate in a virtual keynote event with award-winning international correspondent Deborah Amos.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

"THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS"

Wed, September 25, 2024 | 7PM

$12-$14 General | $9 Students

Join us at the Princeton Garden Theatre for this Grammy-nominated documentary, directed by Oscar-winner Morgan Neville, which follows members of the Silk Road Ensemble as they explore the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution across the globe. The film focuses on the personal journeys of several artists appearing this season at PUC: Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor, and Chinese pipa star Wu Man.

BOOK GROUP & KEYNOTE

"THE SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ"

BY DALIA SOFER

DEBORAH AMOS & DALIA SOFER Keynote Speakers

Book Group:

Thu, October 17, 2024 | 10:30AM (In-Person) & 7PM (Zoom)

Keynote with Deborah Amos & Dalia Sofer:

Thu, October 24, 2024 | 7PM (Zoom)

FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Explore this nationally best-selling novel set in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution as an extension of "Finding Home in the Music of Iran," a conversation permeated by live music with kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor. The book group discussions, facilitated by the Princeton Public Library, will culminate in a virtual keynote event with award-winning international correspondent Deborah Amos and author Dalia Sofer.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

"IGOR LEVIT: NO FEAR"

Sat, November 2, 2024 | 1PM

$12-$14 General | $9 Students

A fly-on-the-wall documentary following pianist Igor Levit (who will appear at Princeton University Concerts on October 30 and November 3) from the final recordings of his Beethoven piano sonata cycle and into the beginning of Covid lockdown, when public music-making stopped and Levit gave a series of concerts from his apartment in Berlin.

BOOK GROUP & KEYNOTE

"ROUGH IDEAS"

BY SIR STEPHEN HOUGH

SIR STEPHEN HOUGH Keynote Speaker

Book Group:

Thu, January 2, 2025 | 10:30AM (In-Person) & 7PM (Zoom)

Keynote with Sir Stephen Hough:

Fri, January 10, 2025 | 12:30PM (Zoom)

FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Get to know one of the world's leading pianists, described by The Economist as one of "Twenty Living Polymaths," through his own writings about music. The book group discussions, facilitated by the Princeton Public Library, will culminate in a virtual keynote event with Sir Hough prior to his PUC debut with the Takács String Quartet.