‘Cine-concert: Battleship Potemkin’

Battleship Potemkin is consistently regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. Russian director Sergei Eisenstein made this film at the request of the Soviet regime to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1905 Revolution. What makes this film unforgettable are Eisenstein's experimental editing techniques and the remarkably tight, highly aesthetic cinematography.

In 2009, film music expert Frank Strobel curated a new soundtrack for Battleship Potemkin using various symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich. Strobel's score follows a precedent set by Soviet musicologists in 1975 (to honour the film's 50th anniversary), also based on Shostakovich's music.

This cine-concert has been cancelled. When the film was programmed on May 9, Europe Day,but also Victory Day, celebrated in Russia, the symbolism of the date was not properly considered. We apologize for this cancellation and for any inconvenience it may cause. If you bought one or several tickets for this concert, you will be contacted by email.