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Tate Modern's new Switch House gallery, Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Debut novelist Emma Cline

Arts magazine. A look at Tate Modern's new 拢260 million Switch House extension on London's South Bank, plus pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and novelist Emma Cline.

Tate Modern opens its new 拢260m extension to the iconic former power station on London's South Bank on Friday. Architect Amanda Levete, who has remodelled the V&A, and the art critic Andrea Rose visit the Switch House to discuss the opportunities the new space offers for international and female artists.

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is performing Messiaen's two-hour celebration of birdsong, Catalogue d'Oiseaux, at the Aldeburgh Festival this Sunday from dawn to dusk. We join him in front of the piano for a tour of the different bird calls in the piece and he reveals how Messiaen's personal connection to nature informed his work.

Emma Cline discusses her debut novel The Girls which is tipped to be the summer bestseller. It follows teenager Evie Boyd who gets caught up in cult that will eventually lead to murder, in a narrative loosely based on the Manson murders of the '60s.

As the publishers Penguin prepare to relaunch their series Modern Poets for the first time this century, Samira takes soundings on the state of contemporary poetry with the series editor Donald Futers.

Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Dymphna Flynn.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Tate Modern's new Switch House gallery

    Duration: 11:16

  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard

    Duration: 07:11

  • Penguin Modern Poets

    Duration: 03:03

  • Debut Novelist Emma Cline

    Duration: 06:54

Tate Modern's new Switch House gallery

Tate Modern's new Switch House gallery

Image on the left: Inside one of the 听驳补濒濒别谤颈别蝉

Main image above: The Switch House exterior

Main image credit: Iwan Baan

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Pianist and Artistic Director of the , Pierre-Laurent Aimard will be performing Messaien's Catalogue d'Oiseaux on 19 June

Image: Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Image credit: Rob Brimson, courtesy of Aldeburgh Music

Penguin Modern Poets

The latest edition in the Modern Poets series, , will be out on 28 July

Debut novelist Emma Cline

Emma Cline's book is out now.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Andrea Rose
Interviewed Guest Amanda Levete
Interviewed Guest Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Interviewed Guest Emma Cline
Interviewed Guest Donald Futers
Producer Dymphna Flynn

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  • Tue 14 Jun 2016 19:15

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