Anna Vilenskaya in Barcelona 14 November 2026

Anna Vilenskaya is a musicologist, lecturer, and advocate for classical and contemporary music. She has a knack for explaining complex topics in a simple, engaging,and humorous way, helping her audience hear music in a new light and understand how it works. 
 

Topic: Disco: The Rise and Fall of the Most Influential Genre of the 20th Century 
Disco is a genre that gave rise to nearly all dance and electronic music. At the height of its popularity, disco was playing everywhere. But its fate was altered by an unprecedented event: disco became the only musical genre against which a protest was launched. In this lecture, we’ll explore how disco came to be and how it came to an end.