How do you see Brahms Symphony No. 4? For Scottish orchestral bassist and abstract painter Kirsty Matheson, music—like days of the week— have color. Kirsty shares how she balances her professional music life with her painting career that took flight during a 100 Day project in 2021. This fascinating conversation allows us to dip into synesthesia, a neurological condition shared by Kirsty and many other creative minds that creates a crossover between senses, in Kirsty’s case allowing her to paint classical music.
 
 Find Kirsty:
Kirsty's Website: www.kirstymatheson.com
Kirsty's Instagram: @kirsty_matheson_art   
Kirsty’s Twitter: @KirstyM_Art  
 
 Mentioned:

• Justin Mortimer | artist  (learn)
• Esperanza Spalding | American bassist, singer and composer (listen) 
• Ju-Fang Liu | Principal Bass, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (learn) 
• Kristen Bruya | Principal Bass, Minnesota Orchestra (learn) 
• Aspen Music Festival (explore) 
• Dido and Aeneas Overture , Henry Purcell (listen) 
• John Butt |University of Glasgow | Director, Dunedin Consort (listen) 
• Kirsty’s 100 Day Project (explore) 
• BBC3 Tom Service Interview, Music in the Moment, May 31, 2021 (listen) 
• Maggie Hambling | British painter and sculptor (learn) 
• Synesthesia | neurological condition involving an overlap of senses (learn) 
• Famous synaesthetes, BBC article  (learn) 
• Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) | Russian painter (learn) 
• Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor (listen) 
• Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 –1847) | composer (listen) 
• Seonaid Aitken | Scottish jazz violinist (listen) 
• BBCThe Afternoon Show Podcast | Kirsty's review  movie Tár (listen)  
• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (learn)

Find Me, Kristy Darnell Battani:
Website:    https://www.kristybattani.com
Instagram:  kristybattaniart

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