Jacqueline du Pré
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Thomas Gainsborough (1727‑1788) - The Rev. John Chafy Playing the Violoncello in a Landscape
Augustus John OM, RA (1878‑1961) - Madame Suggia
11 year old Daniel Barenboim with conductor Moshe Lustig
Nikolaj Lund is trying to change the face of classical music one photograph at a time. Lund’s portraits of classical musicians display the lesser-shown, quirkier side of the stereotypically conservative genre. His photography trades in the stoic, drama-driven image of a pianist for a wild one of a cellist thrusting his instrument into a sand dune.
“Music is something you hear, feel and respond to. For me it can calm me down and at the same time wake a lot of energy and inspiration in me,” the Denmark-based artist said. “So the combination of aesthetic shades and raw energy is what I often try to show in my photos.”
(Source: nikolajlund.com)
