Victory Moves

Pianist and composer Jason Kouchak published an homage to Carlsen and Caruana on the eve of the World Chess Championship match entitled “Victory Moves”.

Kouchak was also involved in a chess-themed ballet project in collaboration with dancers Jenny Logan and Lucy Jane who performed two small orchestral ballet pieces composed by Kouchak at the outdoor chess set in Holland Park earlier this month. The pieces were called ‘Power’ and ‘Grace’ and the project marked the 100 year anniversary of women’s rights and empowerment in the UK.

Kouchak previously created a cover version of the song ‘windmills of your mind’ from the 1968 film, The Thomas Crown Affair (originally sung by Noel Harrison), as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the film, which contains one of the most famous chess scenes in cinema history.

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