Barbara Nelli and Raffaele d’Ambrosio interview Ingrid Carbone on MaddMaths! on the link between piano and mathematics.
Ingrid Carbone is a researcher in Mathematical Analysis at the University of Calabria but also an award-winning musician. Raffaele D’Ambrosio, Full Professor of Numerical Analysis at the University of L’Aquila and director of the University Choir, collected this interview for us in which music and mathematics mix in an interesting cocktail.
A sunny Saturday in February held the many expectations that I had been harboring for days now, waiting for the conversation with Ingrid Carbone, researcher in Mathematical Analysis at the University of Calabria and internationally renowned pianist. A talented musician, award-winning in numerous competitions for the quality and emotional impact of her piano interpretations. A scholar with an eclectic personality, who finds a perfect synthesis in the concerts and concert conversations she has held all over the world. I mention one in particular: the one in Konstanz in 2017 on the occasion of the traveling exhibition “Women of Mathematics throughout Europe. A gallery of portraits”, awarded by the jury of the international Global Music Awards competition in 2020 for a live performance on Liszt.
Two challenging passions (mathematics and music) that fully characterize you.
Yes, it is certainly very difficult to cultivate two such demanding passions while trying to maintain the highest quality on both fronts. On the other hand, I believe that, in the presence of two strong interests, passion should be the driving force to understand what you cannot do without in the path of your life, so that this becomes the predominant aspect that acts as a life partner.
