Rodin, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mark Simpson's cello concerto, Korean television drama
The new Rodin show at the British Museum reveals how he was influenced by the Elgin Marbles. Plus Mark Sampson's new cello concerto live and Curtis Sittenfeld's short stories.
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece is a new exhibition at the British Museum which highlights the influence the Greek Parthenon sculptures had on the French artist on his first visit to the museum in 1881. The show's curators, Ian Jenkins and Celeste Farge, discuss the relationship between Auguste Rodin's works, including The Kiss and The Thinker, and Pheidias's Elgin Marbles.
One of Britain's leading young composers Mark Simpson, himself a winner of the 大象传媒 Young Musician of the Year Award, has written a cello concerto for his friend, Leonard Elschenbroich. Mark and Leonard reveal the collaborative process involved in its composition and Leonard performs an extract live in the studio.
Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld, famous for her novels American Wife and Eligible, talks to John Wilson about her first collection of short stories, You Think It, I'll Say It. The book, nominated for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, includes a story told from the point of view of Hillary Clinton as she runs for the Democrat nomination for president. Other stories delve into parenthood, extra-marital affairs and reconciling our teenage selves with how we are in middle age.
Momtaza Mehri, the London Youth Laureate, explains the huge popularity among young people of television dramas made in Korea, and the significance of the Korean Wave or Hallyu, as it is known.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Julian May.
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Rodin
Duration: 07:32
Korean television drama
Duration: 04:41
Mark Simpson's cello concerto
Duration: 08:26
Curtis Sittenfeld
Duration: 06:52
Rodin
is at the British Museum, London from 26 April - 29 July 2018.
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Main image above: The Kiss by Auguste Rodin (Right) with聽two goddesses from the Parthenon marbles
Image to the left:聽 (Left) Ariadne (large version) by Auguste Rodin 1905 with a figure from the Parthenon聽 marbles
Curtis Sittenfeld
Curtis Sittenfeld's new collection of stories, is out on 03 May 2018 in hardback, and as an ebook and audio download.
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Image credit: Jo Sittenfeld
Mark Simpson's cello concerto
Mark Simpson's Cello Concerto, performed by the 大象传媒 Philharmonic with solo cello by Leonard Elschenbroich is on 大象传媒 Radio 3 on 02 May 2018 at 7.30pm.
Image: (Left) with (Right)
Image credit: Jenny Whitham
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Ian Jenkins Interviewed Guest Celeste Farge Interviewed Guest Mark Simpson Interviewed Guest Leonard Elschenbroich Interviewed Guest Curtis Sittenfeld Interviewed Guest Momtaza Mehri Producer Julian May Broadcast
- Wed 25 Apr 2018 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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