A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
South Africa
Born:
September 30, 1934
Died:
February 19, 2023
Christopher Nupen (1934-2023) was a South African-born filmmaker based in the United Kingdom specialising in biographical documentaries of musicians.
Director:
1970 The Ghost
1970 The Trout
1970 Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
1975 Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
1976 Segovia at Los Olivos
1977 Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar
1978 Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1979 Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
1985 The Language Of The New Music
1987 Ashkenazy Observed
1988 Tchaikovsky: Women & Fate
1991 Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck
1992 Nathan Milstein: In Portrait
1994 The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1999 Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music
2004 Jacqueline du Pré in Portrait
2004 We Want the Light
2008 Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni
2009 Alice Sommer: Everything Is a Present
2017 Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words
Other:
1970 The Ghost
1970 The Trout
1970 Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
1975 Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
1976 Segovia at Los Olivos
1977 Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar
1978 Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1979 Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
1985 The Language Of The New Music
1987 Ashkenazy Observed
1988 Tchaikovsky: Women & Fate
1991 Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck
1992 Nathan Milstein: In Portrait
1994 The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1999 Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music
2004 Jacqueline du Pré in Portrait
2004 We Want the Light
2008 Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni
2009 Alice Sommer: Everything Is a Present
2017 Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words
2025 Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Producer:
1970 The Ghost
1970 The Trout
1970 Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
1975 Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
1976 Segovia at Los Olivos
1977 Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar
1978 Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1979 Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
1985 The Language Of The New Music
1987 Ashkenazy Observed
1988 Tchaikovsky: Women & Fate
1991 Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck
1992 Nathan Milstein: In Portrait
1994 The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1999 Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music
2004 Jacqueline du Pré in Portrait
2004 We Want the Light
2008 Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni
2009 Alice Sommer: Everything Is a Present
2017 Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words
2025 Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Thanks:
1970 The Ghost
1970 The Trout
1970 Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
1975 Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
1976 Segovia at Los Olivos
1977 Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar
1978 Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1979 Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
1985 The Language Of The New Music
1987 Ashkenazy Observed
1988 Tchaikovsky: Women & Fate
1991 Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck
1992 Nathan Milstein: In Portrait
1994 The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1998 Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music
1999 Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music
2004 Jacqueline du Pré in Portrait
2004 We Want the Light
2008 Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni
2009 Alice Sommer: Everything Is a Present
2017 Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words
2025 Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Writer:
1970 The Ghost
1970 The Trout
1970 Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
1975 Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
1976 Segovia at Los Olivos
1977 Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar
1978 Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1979 Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
1985 The Language Of The New Music
1987 Ashkenazy Observed
1988 Tchaikovsky: Women & Fate
1991 Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck
1992 Nathan Milstein: In Portrait
1994 The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1998 Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music
1999 Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music
2004 Jacqueline du Pré in Portrait
2004 We Want the Light
2008 Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni
2009 Alice Sommer: Everything Is a Present
2017 Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words
2025 Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
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