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Jeremy Deller on the genius of artist Mike Nelson
The artist Jeremy Deller wearing an open blue shirt over a white t-shirt stands inside the Hayward Gallery in front of a work by Mike Nelson, part of the Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons exhibition at Hayward Gallery
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Jeremy Deller on the genius of artist Mike Nelson

Jeremy Deller, conceptual, video and installation artist, introduces the 2023 Hayward Gallery exhibition, Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons.

Get to know Andi Oliver: the many sides to the Great British Menu host
Andi Oliver leans against a pink food shack wearing a blue v-necked dress. She wears her glasses on her head and smiles to camera.
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Get to know Andi Oliver: the many sides to the Great British Menu host

Andi Oliver, host of Great British Menu, showcased her new cookery book with us in April 2023; ahead of which we looked back at her career to date.

Max Porter: 'I feel wildly lucky to do this for a living’
Max porter wears a blue workman's jacket buttoned up to the collar and looks straight at camera. In the background are polaroid images and sketchings.
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Max Porter: 'I feel wildly lucky to do this for a living’

Author Max Porter talks about his novel Shy in this 2023 interview ahead of a special reading/performance of the work here at the Southbank Centre.

Playlist: Christine and the Queens Meltdown
Musician, Christine and the Queens pictured in black and white from the back, wearing a suit. The word ‘Playlist’ sits over the top of the image in yellow text.
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Playlist: Christine and the Queens Meltdown

Listen to the artists on Christine and the Queens’ Meltdown line-up with this special playlist featuring music from all the festival’s acts.

Aladdin Sane: First reactions, favourite tracks, and the influence of David Bowie
David Bowie in his Aladdin Sane look
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Aladdin Sane: First reactions, favourite tracks, and the influence of David Bowie

Find out what David Bowie and his Aladdin Sane album means to artists including Lynks, Tawiah, Roxanne Tataei.

Meet the musician: Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in a denim shirt casually seated with his cello
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Meet the musician: Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Get to know the former Southbank Centre Resident Artist a little better in this short interview from 2023.

6 Middle East composers, and why you should know them
A man in sunglasses and a cardigan holds a hat, standing in front of a colourful wall on a city street.
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6 Middle East composers, and why you should know them

The Iranian harpsichordist, introduces six classical music composers from the Middle East, including Josef Tal, Anahita Abbasi and Zad Moultaka.

The Trout at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
A black and white photo image of an empty auditorium, showcasing three different rows of seating
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The Trout at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall

Revisiting the iconic 1969 Queen Elizabeth Hall performance of Schubert’s Trout quintet featuring Barenboim, Du Pre, Perlman, Mehta, and Zuckerman.

Meet the musician: Daniel Pioro
Portrait of Daniel Pioro
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Meet the musician: Daniel Pioro

Violinist Daniel Pioro answers questions about his formative musical memories, and his ideal collaborators in this short interview.

Eleanor Catton on Birnam Wood and returning to the page from the screen
A white woman with blonde hair holds her blue wool coat closed at her chest. She looks off camera against a backdrop of trees,
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Eleanor Catton on Birnam Wood and returning to the page from the screen

Author Eleanor Catton discusses her third novel Birnam Wood, in this short interview from March 2023.

Mason Bates: 6 things… to teach children about the orchestra
Composer Mason Bates , wearing a check shirt,sits in a music recording studio behind a huge sound desk
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Mason Bates: 6 things… to teach children about the orchestra

The Grammy Award-winning composer offers tips to help young would-be classical music fans get familiar with the experience of a live orchestra.

Who is composer Harrison Birtwistle?
Portrait of composer Harrison Birtwistle in a light room
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Who is composer Harrison Birtwistle?

Find out more about the contemporary classical music composer, from his early influence to a notorious Last Night of the Proms performance.