Daniel Barenboim; Jacqueline du Pré

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Daniel Barenboim; Jacqueline du Pré

by Clive Barda
bromide fibre print, 4 July 1976
9 1/2 in. x 6 7/8 in. (242 mm x 175 mm)
Given by Clive Barda, 1993
Photographs Collection
NPG x45154

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  • Clive Barda (1945-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 15 portraits.

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Current affairs

Harold Wilson unexpectedly resigns as Prime Minister and is replaced by Leonard James Callaghan. Wilson's resignation honours list caused controversy due to the appearance of a number of wealthy businessmen whose principles were considered anathema to those of the party. It became known as the 'Lavender List' after it was alleged that it was drafted by Marcia Williams, the head of Wilson's political office, on lavender-coloured notepaper.

Art and science

The first commercial Concorde flights are made, operated by British Airways and Air France. The supersonic (faster than the speed of sound) aeroplane was developed through a British and French treaty, and operated until 2003 when it was retired due to falling passenger numbers following a crash in 2000.
The National Theatre opens on the South Bank in London under the artistic directorship of Lord Olivier.

International

North Vietnam invades and overpowers South Vietnam, reunifying the country as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under communist rule.
240,000 people die in the Tangshan Earthquake in China; one of the greatest death tolls from an earthquake in history. The event was part of the 'Curse of 1976', a year that also saw the death of Mao Zedong, and the attempted seizure of power by the Gang of Four.

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Benetta Adamson

20 January 2017, 17:58

I can tell you what this event was: it was after the concert of Beethoven 9th, held on the steps of St Pauls, on the occasion of the celebration of the Bicentennial of US independence. Ludgate Hill was closed for a crowd of about 70,000. Before the Beethoven, the choir (of which I was a member) sang the Star Bangled Banner after Douglas Fairbanks Jnr intoned the Declaration of Independence. Barenboim's wife, cellist Jacqueline du Pré was very ill with multiple sclerosis, but was present in the audience.

It was a very memorable event!