Irish-born, London-based actor Cillian Murphy has made a big-budget name for himself with roles in Inception, Tron: Legacy, and the Dark Knight Batman trilogy. Despite an ongoing flirtation with Hollywood, Murphy has also carved out a dual niche for himself, appearing in more independent films such as 28 Days Later (his breakout role), Breakfast on Pluto, and Sunshine, and performing in Enda Walsh’s one-man play, Misterman. Coming up are roles in Cry/Fly, Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea, and opposite Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman in Transcendence. And he also currently stars in the BBC TV drama Peaky Blinders. But for all his show business experience, he admits that the thought of speaking with Berlin-based pianist Nils Frahm makes him a bit starstruck.

A premier artist on the nu-classical label Erased Tapes, Frahm has etched out a career filled with intimate crystalline compositions that invite the listener to sit beside him in his bedroom studio. Although he’s released nine albums, his newest, Spaces, is the first to truly capture Frahm in a concert setting—improvisatory, heartfelt, and often quite funny. Despite not owning a television and rarely finding time in his busy touring schedule to see films, Frahm found an immediate kinship with Murphy, bonding over shared performance experience, creative curiosity, and a passion for art that extends far past technical perfection. (via Cillian Murphy vs. Nils Frahm: One Man, One Stage - Interview | Under the Radar - Music Magazine)