Apr 09

Lebrecht images of Margaret Thatcher – British Prime Minister 1979 -1990

Posted on April 9, 2013 by lebrecht

Obituary pictures for Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979-1990 died yesterday. (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013)

Lebrecht has photos of her in her kitchen from Joe Bangay, in her home in 1973 by Brian Seed and posing in front of workers by Graham Gough.

Margaret Thatcher in her London apartment, January 1973.
©Brian Seed

Photographed here with her husband Denis Thatcher outside their home in Flood Street Chelsea in 1970.
©Joe Bangay

‘Handbagged’ play by Moira Buffini, Stella Gonet (T) and Heather Craney (Mags) Tricycle Theatre, London.
©Tristram Kenton

Margaret Thatcher in her kitchen 1970 after becoming Minister of Education.
©Joe Bangay

Meeting workmen while visiting a building site in Coseley, West Midlands during September 1987.
©Graham Gough

Dec 11

Winter time at the Rockefeller Center in New York City

Posted on December 11, 2012 by lebrecht

New images of the 80th annual display of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and the Radio City Music Hall. Ice skaters and tourists visit these famous New York City landmarks during the holidays. All photos by Caroline P. Digonis.

May 09

Arts birthdays today May 9th.

Posted on May 9, 2012 by lebrecht

Labour politician and former British actress Glenda Jackson is 76 today.

Glenda Jackson and Jack Shepherd in ‘The White Devil’ production directed by Micheal Lindsay Hogg at Old Vic Theatre. 1976.

© John Haynes/Lebrecht Music & Arts

Also celebrating their birthday today:

Alan Bennett, British dramatist (78).

Alan Bennett British playwright and author photographed February 1995.

© David McGill/Lebrecht

Albert Finney, British actor (76).

Albert Finney performing in Alpha Beta at Royal Court Theatre, London 1972.

© John Haynes/Lebrecht Music & Arts

Billy Joel, American singer (63).

Billy Joel closeup in leather jacket, July 1973.

© D. Hunstein/Lebrecht

Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo soprano (57).

Anne Sofie von Otter photographed January 2008.

© Alvaro Yanez/Lebrecht Music & Art

Mar 10

THEATRE PICS from LEBRECHT: ECSTASY by Mike Leigh, from the 1979 production at Hampstead Theatre.

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lebrecht

Taken by the photographer John Haynes.

Please constact us if you would like images from the currect production of Ecstasy now showing at the Hampstead Theatre.

: Ecstasy by Mike Leigh, the 1979 production at Hampstead Theatre, London

: Ecstasy by Mike Leigh, the 1979 production at Hampstead Theatre, London

: Ecstasy by Mike Leigh, the 1979 production at Hampstead Theatre, London

Mar 10

NEWS PICS from LEBRECHT: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s WIZARD OF OZ opening at the Palladium, London, UK

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lebrecht

: Illustrated Score Cover of ‘ Over the Rainbow ‘

: Stage adaptation of the musical film at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, UK, 2002.

: Illustrations from the Wizard of Oz

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Mar 10

Lebrecht photographer Alexandra Kremer-Khomassouridze has ‘Live Music’ exhibition at the Salle Pleyel in Paris

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lebrecht

Lebrecht photographer Alexandra Kremer-Khomassouridze will be exhibiting in Paris from 9 March until 10 April 2011. La Salle Pleyel opens it doors to photography for the first time for ‘Live Music’ a photo-reportage exhibition by the artist Alexandra Kremer-Khomassouridze. She sums up her motivation in creating this exhibition: ‘The clicks of the camera that are destined to capture forever the passion, the enthusiam, the intoxication, the indignation and love on their inspired faces, and to feel the surge towards the heavens and the endless fall, the ecstasy of the body and soul that is called MUSIC.’

Subjects include the great master musicians Rostropovich, Bashmet, Barenboim, Vladimir Spivak, Termirkanov, Valery Gergiev, Gidon Kremer , Evgeny Kissin. This exhibition was previously shown in Moscow in 2008.