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Live At The V&A (2021)

Filmed in 2021 in the newly restored Raphael Court of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, the gallery hung with Raphael’s Tapestry Cartoons, while the museum was closed to the public. From Oliver Zeffman’s idea of a performance in isolation at the V&A, Stewart French conceived and directed the film. It was made across a single day: violinist Viktoria Mullova, returning to the Academy of St Martin in the Fields after thirty years, and Zeffman conducting a programme of Mozart (the Violin Concerto No. 3 in G), Bach, Honegger’s Pastorale d’été and Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, the orchestra placed among the cartoons in the empty gallery. Commissioned by Marquee TV and released by Platoon, the film was shown in cinemas and featured on BBC Newsnight.

Featured Artists:

Viktoria Mullova, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Oliver Zeffman.

Directed by:

Stewart French

Tracklist:

Part I: Mozart, Violin Concerto in G
Part II: Arvo Part, Fratres
Part III: J.S. Bach, Two Violin Sonatas
Part IV: Honneger, Pastorale d'été

Partnerships:

Ozero Records, V&A Kensington, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sunspel, Clarks Originals, Platoon

Runtime:

52:03