Composer to perform piece inspired by heart attack

Nitin Sawhney has recovered from a heart attack in May

An award-winning composer is set to perform at a one-off show that will include a piece of music he says is inspired by his heart attack.

Producer, DJ and songwriter, Nitin Sawhney will perform the original composition when his band lines up with the Manchester-based Hallé orchestra in the city in December.

The show was originally cancelled after he suffered a heart attack in May, and then spent time recovering from surgery.

Sawhney, who was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2000 for his electronic album Beyond Skin, said the composition "captures the feeling and internal psychology of having a heart attack".

Sawhney will perform at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester in December

Sawhney has worked with artists including Paul McCartney, Sting, Annie Lennox, releasing more than 20 albums across a genre-defying career.

The Rochester-born musician's collaboration with the Hallé will take place at the Bridgewater Hall on 5 December.

He said the orchestra was "one of his favourites", and he was looking forward to performing the original composition with them.

He said: "I am musically focusing on what happened around me at the time in relation to how I was medically treated.

"But also the aftermath of it in relation to my mental and emotional state.”