Lecture
Judge Dennis Davis
Brahms: Following in the Footsteps of a Giant
Summary
Judge Dennis Davis discusses the life and work of Johannes Brahms (1883–1897) and how the way we view his work is impacted by the fact that it followed in the footsteps of Beethoven.
Judge Dennis Davis
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.