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The lecture series Samhengi welcomes Peter Jónasson Friday, October 23 with the lecture Attention, memory processes and complex tonal content. There, Pétur tells about his doctoral research, which is about how professional musicians apply visual attention and visual working memory to complex musical material.
The event is in Dynjanda, the hall of the Music Department and is open to everyone.
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The lecture series Context welcomes Peter Jónasson on Friday, October 23rd, with the lecture Attention, Memory Processes, and Complex Musical Material. Pétur will discuss his doctoral research, which focuss on expert musicians’ employment of visual attention and visual working memory while engaging with complex musical material.
The event takes place in Dynjandi, the Music Department's hall, and is open to all.
Peter Jónasson
Pétur Jónasson studied classical guitar in Iceland, Mexico and Spain. He received the Danish Sonning Award for young Nordic soloists and was subsequently the first Icelandic soloist nominated for the Nordic Council's Music Prize. He has performed as a soloist in all the Nordic countries, Great Britain, Europe, North America, Oceania and the Far East and since 2016 has been a permanent member of the modern music group Riot Ensemble in London, but the band was awarded the prestigious Siemens Award in 2021. Pétur completed his doctoral studies at the Royal College of Music and Imperial College in London (Centre for Performance Science) in 2025 and his research was about the effects of complexity in music notation on the visual attention and visual working memory of professional musicians.
www.peturjonasson.com
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Pétur Jónasson supported classical guitar In Iceland, Mexico and Spain. He received the Sonning Award for Young Nordic Musicians in Copenhagen and later became the first Icelandic soloist to be nominated for the Music Prize of the Nordic Council. He has performed as a soloist in all the Nordic countries, Great Britain, Continental Europe, North America, Australasia and the Far East and is currently principal artist for the Siemens-prize winning group Riot Ensemble in London. Pétur holds a PhD degree from the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London's Center for Performance Science where his research focused on expert musicians’ employment of visual activity and visual working memory with scores.
www.peturjonasson.com