Simplifying Complexity: Proposing a New Method for Enhancing Musical Memory

Some piano music resists memory, even for accomplished performers. For more than a century, post-tonal works have challenged musicians without offering clear strategies for learning and recall. This lecture-recital introduces Conceptual Simplification, a new approach developed through recent doctoral research that rethinks how complex music can be understood and memorised. Drawing on ideas from mathematics and computer science, the method offers fresh perspectives on musical structure and memory. Live piano performances accompany the talk, bringing these ideas vividly to life. Speakers

• Laura Farré Rozada, Pianist, Mathematician and Researcher. Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia Visiting Professor at the Catalonia College of Music