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Jacqueline du Pre, Wilson Twins, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Report Findings on UK Arts

Jacqueline du Pre's recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto, whether the arts are open to all of us and a new report on the cultrual industries in the UK.

John Wilson looks back 50 years to Jacqueline du Pr茅's historic recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto, with cellist Steve Isserlis and record producer Andrew Keener.

Ahead of The Front Row Debate, "Does the state owe the artist a living?", the Wilson Twins discuss living off Thatcher's Enterprise Allowance as they made their name in the art world of the 1980s.

As a Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition opens at RIBA in London, the architect Amanda Levete assesses the man behind the Glasgow School of Art building that was destroyed by fire in May last year.

And is creativity and culture open to all of us? Vikki Heywood, who chaired a 12-month inquiry commissioned by Warwick University on the role of the arts in Britain, is here with her findings.

Producer: Craig Templeton Smith.

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Chapters

  • Jacqueline du Pre

    Duration: 09:05

  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh

    Duration: 05:49

  • Report Findings on UK Arts

    Duration: 06:48

  • Wilson Twins

    Duration: 06:17

Jacqueline du Pre

Jacqueline du Pre

Jacqueline du Pre鈥檚 recording of Elgar Cello Concertot from 1965 is still available to buy.

Mackintosh Architecture

Mackintosh Architecture

is showing at the RIBA in London until 23 May 2015.

Image: Design for Scotland Street School by Charles Rennie Mackintosh 漏 The Hunterian, Univeristy of Glasgow.聽

Jane and Louise Wilson

Jane and Louise Wilson

, with a section curated by Jane and Louise Wilson, is at the Hayward Galley in London until 26 April 2015.

Image: Installation view of Jane and Louise Wilson's curated section of History Is Now.聽 Photo Linda Nylind.聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Steven Isserlis
Interviewed Guest Andrew Keener
Interviewed Guest Jane Wilson
Interviewed Guest Louise Wilson
Interviewed Guest Amanda Levete
Interviewed Guest Vikki Heywood
Producer Craig Templeton Smith

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  • Tue 17 Feb 2015 19:15

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