Music and Emotions

This conference was made possible with the support of the Doctoral School of Philosophy at the University of Paris 1, the Collège des École Doctorale at the University of Paris 1, the Institut des sciences juridique et philosophique de la Sorbonne (IJSPS), l’Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" and the British Society of Aesthetics (BSA)

Friday, November 13, 2026

Venue : Lourcine Campus (1 rue de la Glacière, 75013 Paris) Room 202

08:30–09:00 — Arrival & Opening Remarks,
Welcome Address by Laurent Jaffro, Director of the Doctoral School of Philosophy, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

09:00–09:50 — The Problem of Musical Expression and the Difficulty of Solving It
Derek Matravers, Open University

09:50–10:40 — Anempathetic Music and Affective Acknowledgement
Lisa Giombini, Roma Tre University

10:40–11:00 — Coffee Break

11:00–11:50 — Being Moved by Music
Edgard Darrobers, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université de Genève

11:50–12:40 — Is There Surprise in Music?
Nadezhda Zubova, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, University of Rome Tor Vergata

12:45–14:30 — Lunch

14:30–15:20 — From Touching the Soul to Shaking It: Affects and Emotions from the Eighteenth Century to "New Music"
Paolo Quintili , University of Rome Tor Vergata,
Pierangela Palma, Liceo Scientifico-Musicale Statale "Farnesina" - Roma

15:20–16:10 — [Title to be announced]
André Charrak, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

16:10–16:30 — Coffee Break

16:30–17:20 — The Musical Expression of Emotion
Christopher Peacocke, Columbia University

19:15 — Conference Dinner

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Venue : Sorbonne Halbwachs Room (1st floor, staircase C) 17 rue de la Sorbonne

08:20–08:40 — Opening Remarks

08:40–09:30 — [Title to be announced]
Pauline Nadrigny, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

09:30–10:20 — Neuroaesthetics and Environmental Empathy
Francesca Baroni, Roma Tre University

10:20–11:10 — From Perception to Action: The Role of Emotion in Audiovisual
Associations and Musical Performance
Nicola Di Stefano, National Research Council of Italy

11:10–11:30 — Coffee Break

11:30–12:20 — Musical Amusement: What Music Tells Us about Humor
Mathias Blondel, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

12:20–13:10 — Music as a Language of Emotion
Constant Bonnard, Université de Berne

13:15 — Lunch