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Lecture

Judge Dennis Davis
Maurice Ravel

Thursday 29.05.2025

How to watch

This lecture starts on 29 May at 7:00pm (UK).

Summary

150 Years after his birth, an appreciation of French composer, pianist, and conductor Marice Ravel (1875-1937). Was he, as Stravinsky claimed, a Swiss watchmaker or a totally underrated composer?

Judge Dennis Davis

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Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.