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Wednesday 8th April 2009 19:00 at The Barbican

Nyman is one of Britain’s most celebrated composers and his recently discovered Polish roots have led him to seek inspiration from the visual history of Polish cinema.

The Barbican and KINOTEKA are proud to present a very special evening of film and music, offering a unique collaboration between the Michael Nyman Band and the cutting-edge Polish accordion group, Motion Trio.

The evening begins with Nyman revisiting some of his most celebrated scores for Peter Greenaway’s films including The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982), Drowning by Numbers (1988) and Prospero’s Books (1991) and includes the world premiere of a new version of MGV (Musique à Grande Vitesse) performed with Motion Trio. The phenomenal technique, imagination and avant-garde approach of the Motion Trio adds a totally new aural dimension to these classic Nyman scores.

The climax to the evening is the World Premiere of Nyman’s latest musical work, a personal celebration of classic Polish cinema. Nyman has composed his new work to a montage of extracts from the Polish films which have inspired him, featuring many remarkable and visually stunning images from great Polish filmmakers such as Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Żuławski, Krzysztof Kieślowski and Andrzej Munk.


Supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute

• Wednesday 8th April 2009 19:00 at The Barbican