Sting; Australian art at the Royal Academy
Sting on his new album The Last Ship and on writing a Broadway musical, the Royal Academy's show of Australian art, and the winner of Gramophone magazine's Recording of the Year.
With John Wilson.
Sting discusses The Last Ship, his latest album and the first original material he has released for nearly a decade. Based on Sting's experiences growing up in a shipbuilding community on Tyneside, The Last Ship is a narrative about the demise of the industry seen through the eyes of a range of characters. Sting talks about the autobiographical element of the songs, and how he is writing a Broadway musical about the same subject, which is due to open next year.
Australia, at the Royal Academy in London, is the first major survey of Australian art in the UK for over 50 years, and includes work by early 19th century settlers, aboriginal artists, impressionists, and 20th century painters such as Sidney Nolan. Charlotte Mullins reviews.
Front Row announces the winner of Gramophone magazine's Recording Of The Year 2013, and John talks to the winning artist.
Producer Rebecca Nicholson.
Last on
Clip
-
![]()
Sting: 'I tricked myself into doing this record'
Duration: 06:19
Chapters
-
Sting
Duration: 13:52
Australia exhibition
Duration: 03:42
Gramophone鈥檚 Recording Of The Year 2013
Duration: 08:32
Sting
![Sting]()
鈥檚 new album The Last Ship is out on 24th September 2013.聽
Australia
![Australia]()
is showing at the Royal Academy in London from 21st September to 8 December 2013.
Image:聽Eugene von Gu茅rard - Bush Fire, 1859.聽Art Gallery of Ballarat. Gift of Lady Currie in memory of her husband, Sir Alan Currie.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
![Patricia Kopatchinskaja]()
Front Row announces the winner of Gramophone magazine鈥檚聽聽. John talks to Moldovan virtuoso violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, about the 3 Hungarian concertos on the disc聽 - by Bartok , Ligeti and conductor /聽 composer Peter E枚tvos, whose piece, Seven, commemorates the astronauts who died in the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003.鈥檚 recording of Bartok, E枚tvos and Ligeti聽 is out now.
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Sting Producer Rebecca Nicholson Broadcast
- Tue 17 Sep 2013 19:15麻豆社 Radio 4
Featured in...
![]()
Archive 2013—Front Row
Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Related Content