Benjamin Britten with Peter Pears, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich and Marion Stein

1 portrait of Galina Vishnevskaya

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by E.I. Iavno
bromide print, 1963
8 1/4in. x 5 1/2in. (204 mm x 140 mm)
Given by the Britten estate, 1981
Photographs Collection
NPG x15245

Sittersback to top

(Edward) Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (1913-1976), Composer. Sitter in 120 portraits, Artist of 5 portraits. Identify
Maria Donata ('Marion') (née Stein), Countess of Harewood (later Mrs Jeremy Thorpe) (1926-2014), Concert pianist and joint founder of Leeds International Piano Competition; former wife of 7th Earl of Harewood, and later wife of Jeremy Thorpe. Sitter in 22 portraits, Artist associated with 1 portrait. Identify
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (1910-1986), Singer. Sitter in 30 portraits. Identify
Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007), Cellist. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
Galina Vishnevskaya (1926-2012), Opera singer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify

Artistback to top

E.I. Iavno, Photographer. Artist of 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Taken in Red Square during the Festival of British Musical Art in Moscow.

Placesback to top

Place made and portrayed: Russia (Red Square, Moscow, Russia)

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

Benjamin Britten: A Life in Pictures (5 November 2013 - 30 June 2014)

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1963back to top

Current affairs

The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo is found to have lied to the House of Commons when he denied having an affair with the showgirl, Christine Keeler. The Profumo Affair was a public scandal for the Conservative party, and ultimately contributed to the resignation of Harold Macmillan.

Art and science

Doctor Who is first broadcast on the BBC with William Hartnell playing the Doctor. This long running science fiction series about an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his police-box-shaped Tardis has been watched by generations of viewers (often from behind the back of the sofa), and features imaginative, but traditionally low-budget, special effects, innovative electronic music, and the Doctor's greatest enemy, the Daleks.

International

John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Texas. The arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald for his murder did not prevent a score of conspiracy theories involving Cuba, the CIA, the KGB, and the Mafia among others.
Martin Luther King delivers his 'I have a dream' speech, marking an important moment in the civil rights movement in America and helping to secure him the Nobel Peace Prize' in 1964.

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