Eero and Hannu 75, on the Roots of Humanism – programme

Eero and Hannu 75, on the Roots of Humanism – programme

Syros Academy, Oct. 5-8, 2023, Ermoupolis, Cultural Centre, Ritsos Hall (in front of the Apollo Theatre) Chairs Eero Tarasti, Hannu Riikonen, Altti Kuusamo Assistants Paul Forsell (paul.forsell@gmail.com) & Aleksi Haukka (aleksi.haukka@helsinki.fi) Wednesday Oct 4, arrival Thursday Oct 5 14–19 Opening Music: Chopin – Polonaise in B flat major (Eila Tarasti, piano) Speeches ♦Hannu Riikonen: Tuntemani […]

Eero ja Hannu 75. Humanismin juurilla

Eero ja Hannu 75. Humanismin juurilla

    Symposium Ermoupoliksessa, Syroksen saarella (Kykladit, Kreikka) 5.-8. lokakuuta 2023 Eero Tarasti ja Hannu Riikonen syntyivät molemmat Helsingissä 1948 virkamiesperheisiin. He oppivat tuntemaan toisensa Helsingin Normaalilyseossa, Norssissa, vuodesta 1959 vuoteen 1967. He opiskelivat koulun klassillisella linjalla pitkän latinan ja lisäksi kolme vuotta kreikkaa. Heistä tuli kummastakin wagneriaaneja nähtyään Parsifalin pitkänäperjantaina 1961. Jo 12-vuotiaana he […]

Myths, Music and Arts – programme of the 4th Symposium of the Academy of Cultural Heritages

Myths, Music and Arts – programme of the 4th Symposium of the Academy of Cultural Heritages

  May 10-13, 2023 Syros, Ermoupolis, Cultural Center, Ritsos hall. chair Prof. Eero Tarasti eero.tarasti@helsinki.fi assistants: Aleksi Haukka aleksi.haukka@helsinki.fi; Lazaros Papoutsis sfinas3@gmail.com; Paul Forsell paul.forsell@gmail.com   May 10, Wednesday 10-12 a.m. Sibelius, Romance, Elias Nyman, violin Opening: Eero Tarasti Philosophy and general aspects Jukka Meurman (Helsinki): Can Medicine Help artists – Myths and Realities Altti […]

The 3rd International Encounter of the ACU – programme

The 3rd International Encounter of the ACU – programme

The 3rd International Encounter of the Academy of Cultural Heritages (ACU) at Ermoupolis, Syros (Cyclades), Greece,  Oct. 1–8, 2019 Director of the congress and Academy: Eero Tarasti; assistants Paul Forsell, Helsinki; Lazaros Papoutzis, Florina, Greece The convention consists of: ■ 15th International doctoral and postdoctoral seminar of musical semiotics (Oct. 2– 5) ■ Symposium on […]

Call for papers: Symposium and 3rd Seminar of the Academy of Cultural Heritages

Call for papers: Symposium and 3rd Seminar of the Academy of Cultural Heritages

at Hermoupolis, Syros island (Cyclades) , Greece on 1–8 October, 2019; chair Prof. Eero Tarasti; assistants Lazaros Papoutsis (Florina, Greece) and Paul Forsell (Helsinki) Symposium on “Animation of Cultural Heritages – Renewing, Performing, Preserving”, on 5–7 October; co-directors: profs. Karin Boklund-Lagopoulos, Alexandros Lagopoulos (Athens), Hannu Riikonen, Altti Kuusamo (Helsinki). Papers by participants (30 minutes); participation […]

Eero Tarasti: Musical Signification has started in Barcelona

Eero Tarasti: Musical Signification has started in Barcelona

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya organized its first symposium in Barcelona on Nov. 15-17, 2018 entitled Jornades ab sentits dedicated to musical signification. The initiative came from Dr. Joan Grimalt, who is teaching at the Music School and active member of the international research project Musical Signification. This meeting was intended in the first […]

Report on the 2nd Syros Seminar of the Academy of Cultural Heritages

Report on the 2nd Syros Seminar of the Academy of Cultural Heritages

Report on the 2nd Seminar of the Academy of Cultural Heritages at Syros, Greece, on Oct. 2-6, 2018 at Ermoupolis, Municipality, Cultural Center, Ritsos Hall and Apollo Theater; Director: Eero Tarasti; Co-directors Alexandros Lagopoulos, Karin Boklund-Lagopoulos, Demetre Yannou, Hannu Riikonen, Altti Kuusamo, and Jukka Meurman; Assistants: Lazaros Papoutsis and Paul Forsell   Tuesday morning Oct […]

2nd Syros seminar, Oct 2-6, 2018-09-17 Ermoupolis

2nd Syros seminar, Oct 2-6, 2018-09-17 Ermoupolis

2nd Syros seminar, Oct 2-6, 2018-09-17 Ermoupolis, Municipality, Cultural Centre, Ritsos Hall and Apollo Theatre Academy of Cultural Heritages; chair: Eero Tarasti; assistants: Lazaros Papoutsis (Florina); Paul Forsell (Helsinki) Tuesday Oct 2 Ritsos Hall 10-13 Opening. Introductory lectures by Altti Kuusamo (Turku): Approaches to Visual Semiotics Alexandros Lagopoulos (Athens): Basic Concepts of Semiotics and Culture […]