MIKAEL TARIVERDIEV: 'FILM MUSIC' WITH STEPHEN COATES, ALEX KAN AND DARIA KULESHA

PUSHKIN HOUSE, LONDON WC1 - TICKETS HERE

6.30pm doors open and drinks served upstairs; 7.30pm screening of film clips with live music and talk,9pm close

Come and celebrate the launch by Earth Recordings of 'Film Music’, a deluxe 3LP / 3CD box set of music by Mikael Tariverdiev, the composer of the soundtracks to the iconic Soviet films Goodbye Boys (До свидания, мальчики), Seventeen Moments of Spring (Семьнадцать мгновений весны) and The Irony of Fate (Ирония судьбы), the first major release of this work in the West. Stephen Coates and Alex Kan discuss Mikael’s life and work with live performances by Russian singer Daria Kulesha and pianist Marina Osman. On show will be a selection of film clips and many unseen images taken by photographer Paul Heartfield in the Tariverdiev apartment including Mikael’s own previously unseen shots of sets from various films he worked on.

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A lazy afternoon with music, tea and cake. An event for all ages. Free entry* midday - till 2.00pm. Follow us on facebook | twitter or join the mailing list. (*suggested donation £5.00). Produced by Arctic Circle.

Soviet sounds and Cold War Cabaret - say a hearty “Здравствуйте” (“Hello!”) to The Real Tuesday Weld this week whose pioneered style combines old jazz sounds and electronics in something they’ve called 'Antique Beat' which has influenced the current movement of electro-swing producers. This Russian themed Daylight Music event will feature a selection songs of film composer Mikael Tariverdiev, 'the Russian Nina Rota’ in addition to a set of their own cinematic swing sounds. They will be joined by a supporting selection of Russian and Russian inspired musicians.. RSVP on facebook

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