Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-30 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

South Africa

Christopher Nupen

Biography:

Christopher Nupen (1934-2023) was a South African-born filmmaker based in the United Kingdom specialising in biographical documentaries of musicians.

Known For

Acting

2021

Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films as Self

1972

Le Grand Échiquier as Self

Directing

2025

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy as Other

2017

Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words as Director

2009

Alice Sommer: Everything Is a Present as Director

2008

Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni as Director

2004

Jacqueline du Pré in Portrait as Director

We Want the Light as Director

1999

Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music as Director

1994

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow as Director

1992

Nathan Milstein: In Portrait as Director

1991

Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck as Director

1988

Tchaikovsky: Women & Fate as Director

1987

Ashkenazy Observed as Director

1985

The Language Of The New Music as Director

1979

Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos as Director

1978

Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist as Director

1977

Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar as Director

1976

Segovia at Los Olivos as Director

1975

Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music as Director

1970

The Trout as Director

Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian as Director

The Ghost as Director

Writing

2017

Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words as Writer

2009

Alice Sommer: Everything Is a Present as Writer

1999

Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music as Writer

1992

Nathan Milstein: In Portrait as Writer

Crew

1998

Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music as Thanks

Production

1977

Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar as Producer