Death at the Dinner Table: An Exploration of the Case of Johann Schobert and the Poisonous Mushrooms
2023
ГАРА, Sofia


“Johann Schobert is a composer who died along with his family on 28 August 1767,  in their home in Paris. The day before, he had gone to pick mushrooms in a nearby forest, and disregarding the warnings of two consecutive cooks that the foraged mushrooms were surely poisonous, Schobert insisted upon his servants to cook them into soup.

Was it his stubbornness that made him gamble life away? Four specialists in fields related to the case - a mixologist, a music philosopher, a therapist and a lawyer, give us an insight into what could have informed Schobert’s decision. But still, the facts and speculations of science are not sufficient in forming a clear conclusion, it is then fantasy that provides an alternative explanation.

Did Schobert know something that made him fearless in the face of certain death? Did a vision lure and enchant him into acting this way, with the slight gesture of a pianist - lead him down a weave of dreams?”

Спекулативни дискусии (съкратена транскрипция от аудио запис).