In honor of Mark Rothko’s Latvian heritage, Latvian jazz ensemble the Māris Briežkalns Quintet commissioned ten Latvian composers to each create an original jazz composition, arranged and performed by the Quintet. Each composition is created to illustrate the moods and atmosphere evoked by an iconic Rothko painting selected by the composer.
Walter Isaacson, a professor of history at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. He is also the author The Innovators; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Visit him at Isaacson.Tulane.edu.
Iceland, a nation defined by dramatic landscape, is home to some of the most unique geographic phenomena on the planet. With warm and lush summers there are never-ending adventures to be found in this intriguing island nation.
The fifth-largest country on earth, Brazil is unique in the Americas because it refrained from fragmenting
Malawi in the local dialect simply means “flames of fire“. This refers to the stunning sunsets wherever you go — over the dazzling freshwater lake, in the backdrop of the hills of Dedza or the beaches of Lake Malawi.
After centuries of isolation, Nepal and Bhutan are gold mines for curious travelers searching for a new horizon. Although small, these countries tucked away at the foot of the Himalayan Mountains play an influential role on the international stage due to their strategic location between India and China.
This young country has both a rich history as the birthplace of Islam and a modern presence with rich oil reserves. With the introduction of Vision 2030, an attempt to diversify its economy, this once forbidden land is ready to welcome visitors.
One of the most intriguing regions on earth, the Balkans has a rich history from the Ottomans to recent political upheavals. The ethnic diversity of this region sets the stage for a rich culture with many influences defining Europe’s Southeastern corner.
A landlocked and isolated country, Hungarians have had to look internally for their cultural influences. Unlike many other nations in the Carpathian Basin, Hungary has retained a separate political identity even through the rule of turbulent empires, making it the perfect headquarters for our Inaugural Leadership Summit to Magyarország, “Land of Magyars.”