Category: Radio
4
Date: 27.07.2005
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Daniel Barenboim, one of the world's
foremost musicians, is to give the 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 2006 Reith Lectures.
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In the lectures, he argues that music lies at the heart
of our understanding of what it is to be human and that music provides
a way of making sense of the world: our politics, our history, our future
and our very essence.
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Daniel Barenboim said: "I am very pleased to be
invited to join the long and distinguished list of Reith Lecturers.
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"In the lectures I want to re-establish the authority
of the ear over the eye in our culture and demonstrate that music should
be a driving force in determining all of our futures."
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He is the first performer to deliver the lectures and,
in a break with tradition, the lectures will have musical illustrations
played by him.
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In another change from the usual pattern, the lectures
will be broadcast in a morning slot at 9.00am (with a repeat in the
evening).
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Mark Damazer, Controller, Radio 4, said: "I am
both delighted and honoured that Daniel Barenboim has agreed to be the
2006 Reith Lecturer. As Controller, Radio 4, I passionately wanted to
focus on music in next year's Reiths.
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"It is a long time since
we have done so. I know we have made the perfect choice of lecturer."
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The Reith Lectures will be broadcast during April and
May 2006.
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Notes to Editors
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John Reith, the 91Èȱ¬'s first Director-General, maintained
that broadcasting should be a public service which enriches the intellectual
and cultural life of the nation.
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It is in this spirit that the 91Èȱ¬ each year invites
a leading figure to deliver a series of lectures on radio.
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The aim is to advance public understanding and debate
about significant issues of contemporary interest.
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The Reith Lectures began in 1948. The very first Reith
Lecturer was the philosopher, Bertrand Russell, who spoke on Authority
And The Individual.
