Three international leaders spoke at Yale on Sept. 22 on topics ranging from music and politics to diversity to Europe in the new world order. The events, which were unrelated, took place on campus throughout the day and are the latest in a series of noted presenters this fall, including U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and playwright Tom Stoppard.
In a talk presented by the School of Music at Sudler Hall, Ivo Josipović, president of Croatia, connected “Music and Politics.” Elected president in 2010, Josipović, studied both music and law and holds a degree in composition from the Zagreb Academy of Music, where he taught harmony in addition to teaching law at the University of Zagreb. For several years, he was the director of Music Biennale Zagreb, one of the largest contemporary music festivals, and served as secretary-general of the Croatian Composers’ Society.
http://news.yale.edu/2014/09/23/world-leaders-share-their-insights-campus-talks
