NYUAD Music Program

Institute talk on Monday by Pianist, Mathematician and Researcher Laura Farré Rozada

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.

Speaker

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

Simplifying Complexity: Proposing a New Method for Enhancing Musical Memory Simplifying Complexity: Proposing a New Method for Enhancing Musical Memory  Talk when January 12, 2026 6‐7:30pm where NYUAD Institute Building, Lecture Hall who NYU Abu Dhabi Institute Open to the Public