Music for Food transforms the ineffable into the tangible--from music to meals. In this talk, Kim speaks on Music for Food's origins, its model, and its impact. Find out how art can help combat the crisis of food-insecurity, and how anyone can be use their craft to better the community.
Production Credits
Special thanks to production houses Charles River Media Group and IClass Media Group for technical and creative production and direction.
Hailed as “an artist who combines a probing, restless
intellect with enormous beauty of tone,” Ms.
Kashkashians’ work as performing and recording
artist and pedagogue has been recognized worldwide.
She won the coveted Grammy Award for her
recording of Ligeti and Kurtag solo viola works,
received the George Peabody Medal and
Switzerland’s Golden Bow Award for her contributions
to music. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences.
As soloist Kashkashian has appeared with the
orchestras of Berlin, London, Vienna, Milan, New
York and Cleveland.
Recital appearances include the great halls of Vienna,
Rome, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Tokyo, Athens, London,
New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and
Philadelphia
Ms. Kashkashian is founder and artistic director of
Music for Food, a musician-led hunger relief initiative. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx