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Jenny Saville, Laura van der Heijden, The art of the deadline

Cellist Laura van der Heijden plays live. Painter Jenny Saville on her new self-portrait, painted in response to a Rembrandt masterpiece. Plus the art of working to a deadline.

British painter Jenny Saville, the most expensive living female artist in the world, discusses her new self-portrait, painted in response to Rembrandt's masterpiece Self-Portrait with Two Circles.

Cellist Laura van der Heijden, who won the 麻豆社 Young Musician competition when she was 15, plays live and discusses her debut album of Russian music called 1948, which last night won the 麻豆社 Music Magazine's Newcomer of the Year Award.

Plus the art of working to a deadline, with authors Robert McCrum and Sophie Heawood and Teresa Amabile from Harvard Business School.

Presenter Stig Abell
Producer Jack Soper

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29 minutes

Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville
Stig and Jenny Saville
Main image: Jenny Saville and
self-portrait

Jenny Saville's self-portrait is at the 聽until 18 May
- part of the Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now exhibition

Laura van der Heijden

Laura van der Heijden
Huw Watkins and
Laura van der Heijden
Photo credit: Petrina Hughes

Laura's cd聽1948 is out now

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  • Thu 11 Apr 2019 19:15

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