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SLAC Gala a
Success
Our thanks to everyone who celebrated this
momentous occasion with us!
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On the evening of November 8, SLAC celebrated
the World Year of Physics with a gala evening of music, entitled
From Einstein to Superstrings. After
kicking off the evening with a reception, attendees
streamed into Panofsky Auditorium for Oxford Professor Brian
Foster’s lecture on Einstein’s passion for music and scientific
legacy. Musical interludes were provided by the outstanding British
violinist Jack Liebeck. The lecture concluded with a violin duet by
Foster and Liebeck. After a brief intermission, Liebeck was
joined by pianist Charles Owen whose finesse on the Steinway kept
the audience rapt as the duo performed pieces by Beethoven, Debussy,
Martinu and Strauss. Met with a standing ovation at the conclusion
of their program, the musicians’ encore choice, Rachmaninov, marked
the melodic end to a fantastic evening.
(Photo courtesy of Melinda Lee)
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