David Attenborough on Christopher Nupen & Jacqueline Du Pré (Interview) | Listening Through the Lens

Sir David Attenborough speaks about Christopher Nupen (1934–2023) and Jacqueline Du Pré (1945–1987). He explains how he first came across the music filmmaker's work, and how Nupen's films helped preserve and shape the legendary cellist's legacy.

Interview excerpt for the documentary "Christopher Nupen – Listening Through the Lens", featuring
Christopher Nupen. Daniel Barenboim, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniil Trifonov, John Williams, Evgeny Kissin, Pinchas Zukerman, David Attenborough, David Elstein, Michael Grade, Melvyn Bragg, Jacqueline du Pré and Andrés Segovia.

Watch the "Christopher Nupen – Listening Through the Lens" playlist:    • Making "The Trout" with Du Pré, Perlm...  
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David Attenborough is an acclaimed filmmaker, natural historian, and broadcaster. In the 1960s and 70s, he served as director of programming for the BBC and controller of BBC 2. He gained fame as a writer as well as a narrator and presenter of many nature documentaries and natural history programmes (such as "Life on Earth") and is an advocate for many environmental causes.

Christopher Nupen: Listening Through the Lens

Narrator:
Stephen Fry

Director:
Matthew Percival

Production:
Allegro Films for BBC

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