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Sound Potential and Healing through Music

Published: May 17, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

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Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Ittai Shapira, a Violinist and composer as they speak on Sound Potential and healing through music during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ittai Shapira is a Violinist and composer, and the Founder and Artistic Director of Sound Potential, an organization dedicated to medical, educational, and societal healing through Music.

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Ittai Shapira has performed in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the US. He has premiered 19 concertos and recorded 20 CD\'s, and if the first violinist to tour regularly with his own Concertos with Orchestras in over seven decades. His most recent album features three of his double concertos, co produced by the BBC

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The Victor Herbert Foundation has recently given him a special award in recognition and support for his unique projects, which often involve social causes. He has collaborated with the Daniel Pearl Foundation for an HBO Film, has performed with Glenn Close, Brooke Shields and Salman Rushdie. Shapira studied in Israel with the Ilona Feher and at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay and Naoko Tanaka. He serves as the advisor for the Music and Medicine program at Weill/Cornell , co founder of the Ilona Feher Foundation, dedicated to the nurturing and promotion of young Israeli violinists, and \\u201cSound Potential\\u201d, an organization exploring Music and Healing on medical, educational, and societal levels.

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Please note that the contents of Coping with COVID-19 are for informational purposes only.  The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on COPING WITH COVID-19.

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As always, if you are in crisis or you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. If you\\u2019re having suicidal thoughts, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to talk to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area at any time (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). If you are located outside the United States, call your local emergency line immediately.

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Thank you for listening to Coping with COVID-19 by Dr. Allie.

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Links from Ittai:

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www.ittaishapira.com 

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More about the healing projects at:  www.soundpotential.org

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Multimedia version of the project with Midnight\'s Children, Alexander Klingspor and Salman Rushdie:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exCD_a5tQz0&t=22s

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And possibly "The Ethics" which Ittai performed with Constanze Beckmann at Holocaust Education Week in Toronto:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om3tr42C3JM&t=807s

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Trailer for hospitals and COVID first responders :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ojTqltS_Lk&t=5s

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