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WDO Symposium "Scientifically Sound"

Symposium 1st April 2025 as part of the 45th concert session of the World Doctors Orchestra in Strasbourg, France

00:16 Saxophone quartet 
04:53 Introduction (Barbara Seeliger) 
09:49 Excellence on every level – the IRCAD contribution to global health & music (Jacques Marescaux) 
20:40 Music in Medicine – Experience, Evidence and Perspectives (Stefan Willich) 
36:02 Oboe performance: the instrument, the reeds & the medical problems they cause (Allen T. Bishop) 
52:34 The influence of classical music on the relaxation of patients with different dental problems (Andreea Simon) 
59:40 From Rhenish humanism to the arts and sciences today (Michel Deneken) 
1:14:50 Music heart theranostics: How music can be a valuable tool in precision cardiovascular therapeutics and diagnostics - with live intervention (Elaine Chew) 
1:45:46 Connecting people through music (Philippe Geiss) 
1:50:55 Saxophone ensemble performing Philippe Geiss "Kawala" 
1:55:40 Chamber ensemble performing Philippe Geiss "Dos cantos"

Lecture Jonathan Lass

Johannes Brahms’ Journey to his First Symphony and My Journey towards Leading an NIH Randomized Clinical Trial: A Parallel Course (Jonathan Lass)

Lecture Linda Ohsie-Bajor

EyeTunes: The Sound of Music During Eye Surgery (Linda Ohsie-Bajor)

Next Concerts

Friday, September 11, 2026
Wentz Hall, Naperville, IL, USA

Saturday, September 12, 2026
Harris Theater, Chicago, IL, USA

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
Aaron Copland Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra
Florence Price Concert Overture No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, op. 45

World Doctors Orchestra
Stefan Willich conductor

Tickets September 11
Tickets September 12

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