University of Scranton

05/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/09/2025 14:19

University, GSOM Partner to Present Lecturer

Richard Kogan, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and artistic director of Weill Cornell Music and Medicine, presented a concert lecture, "Schumann: Music, Mood Swings & Madness," on April 10 at Geisinger School of Medicine (GSOM).

Dr. Kogan's appearance in Scranton was a collaboration between the Schemel Forum, which is a community education and cultural enrichment program sponsored by The University of Scranton's Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library, and GSOM. The Schemel Forum hosts numerous luncheon seminars, short academic courses and collaborative programs, such as this, during each semester.

Dr. Kogan discussed how creative artists are especially vulnerable to mental illness, highlighting German composer Robert Schumann, who blurred the lines between genius and insanity.

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