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| Born | January 26, 1945 |
| Hometown | Oxford, England |
| Spouse | Daniel Barenboim (m 1967 - 1987) |
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Two Billion Beats: sibling loyalty is tested in this meaty but speechy drama
- You have to hand it to a theatre (an unfunded one too) that can programme, within a few months, a superb revival of Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man, an imminent revival of Duet for One, the 1980 Tom Kempinksi two-hander inspired by the life of Jacqueline du Pré, with Somerset Maugham and Shakespeare on the horizon too. That’s a rich mix, and the Orange Tree diversifies it further by bringing back a play first seen online, mid-pandemic in 2021, set in the present-day.
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Daniel Barenboim: 'It is rubbish to say that classical music is colonialist'
The world’s most celebrated, contentious and awesomely accomplished classical musician, Daniel Barenboim, has had a busy lockdown. Back in July, he organised and performed in an entire contemporary music festival in Berlin, which was streamed live from the Boulez Saal, the new concert hall designed by Frank Gehry for which Barenboim was the prime mover. He’s been working to safeguard the future of the two institutions that mean most to him: the State Opera in Berlin, and the orchestra he co-foun
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Sir Trevor McDonald to present four-part special for Classic FM
The former ITN newscaster said fronting a programme about classical music featured on his bucket list.
- EntertainmentEvening Standard
Royal Ballet dancer Lauren Cuthbertson's lockdown culture recommendations, from Unorthodox to Elton John
In a new series, London’s leading arts figures reveal the books, films, TV and more they're loving in lockdown.Principal dancer at the Royal Ballet Lauren Cuthbertson gave us her recommendations, from Unorthodox on Netflix to Cinema Paradiso.
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The week in dance: The Cellist/Dances at a Gathering; Message in a Bottle – review
The week in dance: The Cellist/Dances at a Gathering; Message in a Bottle – review. Royal Opera House; Peacock theatre, LondonJacqueline du Pré’s life story is translated into a powerfully affecting ballet by Cathy Marston, while Kate Prince defies the odds with a refugee crisis hip-hop drama set to the songs of Sting
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The Cellist review – a joyfully giddy tribute to Jacqueline du Pré
The Cellist review – a joyfully giddy tribute to Jacqueline du PréRoyal Opera House, London Cathy Marston’s first main stage commission for the Royal Ballet translates Du Pré’s lyrical presence on the podium into dance, capturing her deep love affair with music
- EntertainmentThe Independent
Royal Ballet to collaborate with people who have MS to choreograph dance routine
The Royal Ballet is to work with a group of people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) to help them choreograph their own dance routine.As part of a collaboration between the Royal Ballet and the MS Society, the three-month project will culminate with a performance in the Paul Hamyln Hall at the Royal Opera House.
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Jacqueline Du Pré’s life inspires new Royal Ballet production
Jacqueline Du Pré’s life inspires new Royal Ballet productionThe choreographer Cathy Marston drew on personal experience to portray the cellist’s genius and suffering
- LifestyleEvening Standard
London Dance 2020: The best ballet and contemporary dance shows to see
It's time to start filling out that brand new calendar – and we've got just the thing.After yet another year of outstanding attitudes and arabesques, London's stages are readying themselves for a new thundering of dancing shoes. The best of ballet and contemporary in the capital brings tributes to Isadora Duncan and Jacqueline du Pré, as well as fantastical journeys into unknown lands.
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Sometimes Always Never, review: an oddball gem of Scrabble, sadness and English whimsy
Dir: Carl Hunter. Cast: Bill Nighy, Alice Lowe, Jenny Agutter, Sam Riley, Tim McInnerny, Andrew Shim, Louis Healy, John Westley. 12A cert, 89 min
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Move over Mozart: Southbank's Queen Elizabeth Hall goes techno
It is best known for hosting orchestras and classical quartets, but after a multi-million-pound refurbishment and a new 2am licence the Queen Elizabeth Hall will soon reverberate to the sound of German techno. Berlin-based Pan Daijing and JASSS will headline the first Concrete Lates club night, curated and produced by Boiler Room, which will be held in the foyers of the building in the Southbank Centre. The major retrospective show at the next-door Hayward Gallery of German photographer Andrea
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