STVDIO

One of the greatest factual filmmakers of our time, Christopher Nupen has devoted his life to making classical music films. Through close personal relationships with leading musicians, he creates intimate and affectionately remembered portraits of some of the world’s finest. Tuesdays on STVDIO, enjoy a selection of 22 of his finest films commercial-free, featuring classical music’s most legendary players. These iconic films are considered some of the greatest classical music films ever made, and true classics of the genre.

From the gripping highs to the tortuously personal lows, the films examine the lives of well-known figures such as Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline du Pré, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman and Nathan Milstein. These fascinating documentaries feature biography, humour, preparation, rehearsal and performance and all in the unmistakable Christopher Nupen style. They examine one of the most rewarding of all professions and discovering the demands of performance and the price of talent.