Best Courtauld Podcasts (2024)

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Claudette Johnson MBE in conversation with artist Chantal Joffe RA and Professor Dorothy Price FBA 20:09

6M ago20:09

20:09

To celebrate the significant achievements and public recognition of artist Claudette Johnson and the wonderful news of her nomination for the 2024 Turner Prize, we are delighted to present a special episode of The Courtauld’s Podcast, #CourtauldCast. This episode captures a conversation between Claudette Johnson MBE, artist Chantal Joffe RA and Pro…

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Illuminating Objects: Decorative Arts in the Courtauld Collection 34:25

2y ago34:25

34:25

In this episode we are joined by Alexandra Gerstein, McQueens Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Courtauld and artist Sophie-Nicole Dodds to discuss the most recent Illuminating Objects internship, as well as touring The Courtauld Gallery highlights. Courtauld Cast is produced by novel for The Courtauld Institute of Art and generously …

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Learning at The Courtauld: Jeremy Deller and our Young Peoples Programme: Reworking Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 27:59

2y ago27:59

27:59

In this episode we are joined by Turner Prize winning artist and alumnus Jeremy Deller to learn more about a recent project to rethink Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère with our Young People's Programme managed by Helen Higgins. Courtauld Cast is produced by novel for the Courtauld Institute of Art and generously supported by Bloomberg Philanthro…

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Conservation at The Courtauld: Rediscovering Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Trinity Altarpiece’ 26:21

2+ y ago26:21

26:21

In this episode we are joined by Chief Conservator at The Courtauld, Graeme Barraclough and Reader in Italian Renaissance Art, 1400-1500, Dr Scott Nethersole to discuss the revelations, the discoveries, the hidden imprints of Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Trinity Altarpiece’ revealed through its recent conservation, and technical and scientific examination …

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27. Zsolt Bodoni - art, hygiene, politics 33:19

2+ y ago33:19

33:19

Zsolt Bodoni is a Romanian artist, who experiments with a range of media in his paintings to create dimension. His latest venture are semi-transparent multi-layered works with light. In late 2021, his exhibition viewed in darkness at David Kovats London, introduced the artist to the UK. We were really excited to talk to him about his process, the e…

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Relaunching The Courtauld Gallery 36:41

2+ y ago36:41

36:41

Welcome to Courtauld Cast! In this our first episode we discuss the relaunch of the Courtauld Gallery following its ambitious transformation to make our world-class artworks, research and teaching accessible to even more people. Guests include Barnaby Wright, Deputy Head of The Courtauld Gallery and Daniel Katz Curator of 20th Century Art; Karen Se…

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26. Kusochek 2.0 - Irina Kikina 44:09

2+ y ago44:09

44:09

Irina is from Moscow and takes much of her creative inspiration from Russian cultural references that she discusses in this episode, especially film, art, and literature. Irina got her MA in graphic design at the Stroganov Academy of the Applied Arts, the alma mater of Rodchenko and Mayakovsky. She moved to Antwerp, Belgium to study Dutch and then …

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25. Kusochek 2.0 - Saffy Mirghani 24:18

2+ y ago24:18

24:18

Saffy talks about her research into the influence of literary legend Fyodor Dostoevsky on African American literature and the Blackness of Alexander Pushkin. Saffy talks about her favourite novels and recommends the best way for newbies to Russian literature to get into Dostoevsky. She also discusses the existential themes of suffering, salvation a…

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24. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - War & Music 23:38

2+ y ago23:38

23:38

This episode is about Music and War.While preparing I came across an mazing work by Brent Thomas Yorgason who wrote a dissertation on the subject in 1997 for Utah State University. I found it very informative and complete, so todays episode is based on this work. War has always had a powerful influence on music. At times it has the ability to motiv…

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23. Kusochek 2.0 - Curse Like a Russian with Elmira Kuznetsova and Jess Pollard 40:59

2+ y ago40:59

40:59

Jess is a Canadian born and raised, Elmira a Muscovite. Both currently reside in Vancouver and met for the first time when they became flatmates. Jess is an illustrator and Elmire a piano teacher and copywriter. Jess had lived in Siberia for a few months and speaks Russian, meaning that Elmira and she would talk often about Russian language and cul…

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22. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Rita Wagner 19:08

2+ y ago19:08

19:08

Many of Rita’s students remember her luminous nature, her laughter and positivity, which is very rare amongst music teachers. Often, too often teacher’s authority is based on fear, humiliation and suppression of a student. But how is it related to Rita? In this episode I’ll tell you how Rita (probably totally unconsciously) broke a cliché of domina…

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21. Kusochek 2.0 - Serian Carlyle on cinema 45:50

2+ y ago45:50

45:50

Listen in to Serian’s Russian journey, starting with her teaching post in Chelyabinsk leading her to dedicate years of study to the field of Russian cinema, particularly Soviet-era youth cinema and the crossover of the themes of bodies, gender, health, and nationalism on screen. What a way to start the new series! Find Serian and Dr Rachel Morley’s…

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20. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Art and Aggression 25:33

2+ y ago25:33

25:33

In the conversation with classical cellist and life coach Tatiana Bejenari we try to find the way to carry on while the East and the West are in the state of a major conflict. How can we eat, sleep, shop, be creative, make love and smile without feeling guilty and responsible? We must start with looking after ourselves, our children, partners and p…

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19. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - on a 20th century treasure 14:05

3y ago14:05

14:05

This episode is about one of the greatest compositions of the 20th century - a piano concerto in G by French composer Maurice Ravel. So why is it great ? It is a known fact that Mozart could create works of a great length in the matter of days (the famous example is the Linz symphony which was composed in 4 days) and could hear the symphony instant…

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18. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - on stage fright 23:03

3y ago23:03

23:03

Episode 5 of Talking music with Olga Jegunova podcast is about Stage fright or Performance anxiety. It is a common state of mind before or during performance and public speaking. Symptoms of it can vary from cold hands, stuttering to nerve ticks and dizziness. If not taken under control, state fright can destroy a performance. Many artists suffer f…

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17. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - on friendship 9:29

3y ago9:29

9:29

The 4th episode of podcast “Talking music by Olga Jegunova” is about friendship.You may wonder why a podcast on classical music suddenly touches upon a relationship theme? Plato said that music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. Indeed, music is about life as everything that we do and …

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16. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Freny Nina on Indian Classical Music 12:20

3+ y ago12:20

12:20

In this episode we will discover theory, mystery and beauty of Indian Classical music. Freny Nina will be playing sitar while talking about Raga and Dhrupad - the most important genres of Indian Classical Music. Although so very diverse, Eastern and Western cultures are very similar as they touch upon same values such as meaning of music, its conte…

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15. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova #3 12:18

3+ y ago12:18

12:18

This episode is all about tempo in music. How to define and interpret it? Who decides on the tempo : composer or performer? Do we practise with or without metronome? You will learn about 4 main ways how composers express their will and how subjective it can be. Host: Olga Jegunovahttps://www.olgajegunova.com/ Editor: Matylda Dymek Visual design: Ch…

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14. Kusochek - Anoushka Alexander-Rose 26:57

3+ y ago26:57

26:57

This week Lara interviews PhD student Anoushka Alexander-Rose about her research on one of Russia’s most well-known émigré authors: Vladimir Nabokov. Anoushka is looking into the themes of Jewishness and antisemitism in Nabokov’s life and work and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject. Tune in to learn more about the well-known author who h…

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13. Kusochek - Phil Cavendish 53:08

3+ y ago53:08

53:08

This week Lara interviews Phil Cavendish of SSEES, UCL about Soviet and Russian film, though the conversation veers in wonderful directions, even leading to a comparison of Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Tune in to hear why Phil thinks he could write an entire module on just one Tarkovsky film and why he hates Love Actually and Irony of Fate (one of…

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12. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Vladimir Jurowski 27:45

3+ y ago27:45

27:45

Interviewer: Olga JegunovaEditor: Matylda DymekVisual design: Christopher Moehring Find Vladimir:https://www.instagram.com/vladimir_jurowski/ Find Olga:https://www.olgajegunova.com/https://www.instagram.com/olgajegunova/https://www.facebook.com/olga.jegunova.9 Music excerpts used in this episode: Introduction:A.Scriabin - Nocturne for the Left Hand…

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11. Kusochek - Denis Stolyarov 42:32

3+ y ago42:32

42:32

Tune in to this week’s episode of Kusochek to hear Lara interview Muscovite Denis Stolyarov, a PhD graduate of The Courtauld institute, London who is active in the contemporary art world and knows all there is to know about late Soviet and early post-Soviet artistic movements. Denis describes how he went from studying the London Victorians in Mosco…

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10. Kusochek - Ieva Blazeviciute 40:54

3+ y ago40:54

40:54

This week Lara interviews Ieva Blazeviciute, a Lithuanian art director at Vice who has recently designed and published a photography book exploring the meaning of the label Post-Soviet and what this concept means to people from former Soviet states, not just Russia. Ieva discusses how her understanding of identity has been impacted by learning new …

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9. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova 17:21

3+ y ago17:21

17:21

Talking music with Olga Jegunova Editor: Matylda DymekVisual designer: Christian MoehringPhoto: Roman DritsSpecial thanks to Bernard Oppetit Find Olga:https://www.olgajegunova.com/https://www.instagram.com/olgajegunova/https://www.facebook.com/olga.jegunova.9 Find us via:https://www.russianartandculture.com/https://www.instagram.com/rusartculture/h…

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8. Kusochek - Liudmila Tomanek 40:15

3+ y ago40:15

40:15

In this week's installment of Kusochek, Lara interviews Liudmila Tomanek, a chartered translator and PhD student of polyphony in translation. Tune in to hear about Liudmila's memories of the collapse of the USSR and the wild 90s, her analysis of Nobel Peace Prize winner Svetlana Alexeivich's works of literature and a bit of etymological trivia abou…

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7. Kusochek - Liza Grivnyak 28:20

4y ago28:20

28:20

In Lara’s second instalment of her “Kusochek” series, she interviews Liza Grivnyak, an art student soon to be womenswear designer from Moscow. Liza describes the Russian folkloric inspiration for her latest designs, dives into the beauty of the colourful Russian language, shares her favourite to Russian artworks and museums and has a delicious Russ…

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6. Lara Olszowska's "Kusochek" - Daria Mosolova 39:08

4y ago39:08

39:08

Welcome to the first episode of the mini-series Kusochek. Today, one of our contributors Lara Olszowska will be interviewing Daria Mosolova, a Russian native speaker and student of Comparative Literature at University College London. Tune in to hear Daria’s take on Russian literature, art, Russian national identity and New Year celebrations. Daria …

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5. Olga Jegunova - living in the USSR, is music a man's world? 21:13

4y ago21:13

21:13

Olga Jegunova tells Ksenia Kazintseva about her upbringing, being Russian in Latvia during the fall of the USSR, being a woman in the music world and much more. Find Olga:https://www.facebook.com/olga.jegunova.9https://www.instagram.com/olgajegunova/http://www.olgarhythm.com/donatefunds Find Ksenia:https://www.instagram.com/essentialas...https://ks…

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4. Olya Voronetskaya in conversation with RAC Director Natasha Butterwick 28:13

4y ago28:13

28:13

Today we bring you an interview with our director Natasha Butterwick by one of our brilliant contributors Olya Voronetskaya. They discuss running RAC, the team, Russian Art Week and the journey from collecting to consulting, as well as dealing Russian Art. Find Olya:https://www.instagram.com/olya.voronetskaya/https://www.russianartandculture.com/au…

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3. Art Roundup 9:13

4y ago9:13

9:13

Today we bring you the Art Roundup, amidst preparations for the Russian Art Week, we want to keep you updated with everything that's reopened and ready to visit in London and beyond. From small galleries to auction houses and online exhibitions, get your art news from us! Find us via:https://www.russianartandculture.com/https://www.instagram.com/ru…

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2. Art Collecting for the Beginner (The Emerging Contemporaries) 4:41

4+ y ago4:41

4:41

Want to start out your collecting journey or get a piece of work you have valued? We have a consultancy service where our team of professionals can help you begin via https://www.russianartandculture.com/consultancy/. Meanwhile, here's the first of our series on collecting for the beginner by artist Ksenia Kazintseva. Stay tuned for professionals d…

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1. Alexandr Ryzhkin 1:10:55

4+ y ago1:10:55

1:10:55

First guest is Alexandr Ryzhkin, a Moscow-based artist and educator in conversation with Ksenia Kazintseva on his latest series inspired by fairytales and Russian sayings as well as the European education system vs the Russian one. We also discuss his work with Stroganov School of Art and a freedom of style approach to teaching. Find Alexandr:https…

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Claudette Johnson MBE in conversation with artist Chantal Joffe RA and Professor Dorothy Price FBA 20:09

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Illuminating Objects: Decorative Arts in the Courtauld Collection 34:25

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Learning at The Courtauld: Jeremy Deller and our Young Peoples Programme: Reworking Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 27:59

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Conservation at The Courtauld: Rediscovering Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Trinity Altarpiece’ 26:21

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27. Zsolt Bodoni - art, hygiene, politics 33:19

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Relaunching The Courtauld Gallery 36:41

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26. Kusochek 2.0 - Irina Kikina 44:09

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25. Kusochek 2.0 - Saffy Mirghani 24:18

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24. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - War & Music 23:38

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23. Kusochek 2.0 - Curse Like a Russian with Elmira Kuznetsova and Jess Pollard 40:59

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22. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Rita Wagner 19:08

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21. Kusochek 2.0 - Serian Carlyle on cinema 45:50

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20. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Art and Aggression 25:33

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19. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - on a 20th century treasure 14:05

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18. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - on stage fright 23:03

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17. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - on friendship 9:29

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16. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Freny Nina on Indian Classical Music 12:20

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15. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova #3 12:18

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14. Kusochek - Anoushka Alexander-Rose 26:57

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13. Kusochek - Phil Cavendish 53:08

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12. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova - Vladimir Jurowski 27:45

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11. Kusochek - Denis Stolyarov 42:32

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10. Kusochek - Ieva Blazeviciute 40:54

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9. Talking Music with Olga Jegunova 17:21

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8. Kusochek - Liudmila Tomanek 40:15

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7. Kusochek - Liza Grivnyak 28:20

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6. Lara Olszowska's "Kusochek" - Daria Mosolova 39:08

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5. Olga Jegunova - living in the USSR, is music a man's world? 21:13

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4. Olya Voronetskaya in conversation with RAC Director Natasha Butterwick 28:13

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3. Art Roundup 9:13

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2. Art Collecting for the Beginner (The Emerging Contemporaries) 4:41

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1. Alexandr Ryzhkin 1:10:55

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