In each of the variations of the cycle called “Enigma”, the English composer Edward Elgar presented the image of one of his close friends
The ninth variation is no exception: gratefully recalling moments of sadness when his publisher August Jäger supported the artist, Elgar created incredibly bright music. Like a sincere conversation between friends, the music tells old heart-warming stories and weaves a thread of memory in a bunch of mutual good deals.
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Opening Concert: Invincibility
May 19, 6 pm
In the end, the testimony evening of “Invincibility” is crowned with a symbolic composition for Ukrainians. As you know, the Soviet authorities banned the first version of Boris Lyatoshynskyi’s Third Symphony from being performed.
Titova Wiersocki Duo
May 20, 5 pm
The delicacy of the ensemble flair for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s sonata, the graphic filigree of Camille Saint-Saëns’ ritual drama, the frantic drive during Witold Lutosławski’s variations’ cycle, and – as a universe – the eccentric picturesque of Claude Debussy’s suite: this is a great challenge for the duo of pianists who perform in the best halls of the world.
Heroic and Lyrics
May 21, 6 pm
The concert is designed to convey the impression that occurs when the eye rests on a favorite landscape that evokes beautiful memories in the soul – for example, about a wonderful moonlit spring night.” The concert soloist Maria Klymenko and the Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serhii Horovets will bring the idea to life.
Sentiments
May 23, 6 pm
In this concert, they will be presented by the chamber alliance of Volodymyr Shahay and Vitalii Bobrovskyi. According to their interpretation, each Ukrainian art song will appear before the audience as a whole opera in miniature.
Dreams: Ukrainian Hope
May 24, 7 pm
The program will feature works by Ukrainian composers who have remained little known until now: light, romantic, and sometimes melancholic Ukrainian music of the 19th and 20th centuries. Lysenko, Stepovyi, Revutskyi, and Sylvestrov are all romantics, dreamers, and pioneers of new paths, as well as masters of the piano.
Venetian Wizard Vivaldi
May 25, 7 pm
The highlight of the performance will be the concert “Night” – not a picture of the idyll of the Italian night, but a real mystical story with night ghosts, which perfectly reveals the most interesting timbral possibilities of the solo flute.
Musical Dialogues
May 25, 7 pm
The lightness of the piano concerto by the Swiss-French composer Pierre Wissmer performed by the soloist Maksym Shadko and the Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Vincent Kozlovsky will give a pleasant aftertaste of neoclassical harmonies.
Astor, the Tango Legend
May 27, 5 pm
This time, the history of the tango will be taught by musicians with passionate hearts and expertise, based on Piazzolla’s own carefully compiled book. It contains everything: oblivion, freedom, mystery, and – how else? – an unforgettable musical view of all these manifestations of life from an artist who has already become a Legend.
Ukrainian Poem
May 27, 8 pm
Of course, the program does not hide from the signs of our time. New works by Morten Jessen and Taras Zdaniuk will be performed as a heartbreaking reminder of Kyiv nowadays and the air raids across Ukraine.
Wagner Gala
May 28, 6 pm
The Luhansk Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ivan Ostapovych will provide the instrumental background for this complex festive event, along with the collective vocals of the Lviv Municipal Choir “Homin”
Guitar: of Earth and Heaven
May 31, 7 pm
This concert is about the music of life that flourishes in our cities against all odds. Each of the pieces tells magical stories, whether about the elegant European city on the water, Venice of the 18th century, or the colorful neighborhoods of Buenos Aires from the 20th century to the present day. All of this is in the micro-universe of tango.
Dedication to Maestro
June 1, 7 pm
One of a few of those who laid the foundation of the Ukrainian present is an unmistakable characterization for Myroslav Skoryk. Lviv soloists and orchestra musicians will pay tribute to the composer at the Philharmonic, for which the Maestro has become a patron and symbol of musical being.
Mi palpita il cor
June 2,7 pm
The journey through amazing baroque Italy, England, Germany and France will reveal to the listener new sides of human feelings: from the delight of love to the despair of separation and tearful suffering.
Fantasy and Dance
June 3, 6 pm
The program by talented Kharkiv residents, winners of international competitions Ihor Sediuk and Oleh Kopeliuk reveals its entire repertoire history in the incarnations of world and Ukrainian authors. During the evening, we will hear one of Franz Schubert’s last works, a sensual fantasy for piano for 4 hands.
Closing Concert: Prayer
June 4, 6 pm
Meanwhile, the symphonic canvases of Jean Sibelius and Johannes Brahms will appear in new shapes, and Valentyn Sylvestrov’s reflections on the Ukrainian anthem will continue the line of his research into the possibilities of music.
