This Culture Night RTÉ lyric fm brings listeners an historic concert recorded at the National Concert Hall, Dublin by the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and guests. Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson is joined by pianist Anna Fedorova and soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska to perform works by Silvestrov, Chopin, Beethoven, and Dvorak. We hear from composer Valentin Silvestrov about his music and his move to Berlin and presenter Paul Herriott chats to conductor Victoria Zhadko who recently moved to Dublin from Ukraine.
Valentin Silvestrov: Symphony No. 7
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? from Fidelio
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9
Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor)
Anna Fedorova (piano)
Liudmyla Monastyrska (soprano)
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
Under the baton of Canadian-Ukrainian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, the orchestra will perform a programme that includes Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov’s 7th Symphony. Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova performs Chopin, and leading Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska will perform Beethoven.
Assembled by New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera, the Ukrainian Freedom orchestra will include recent refugees, Ukrainian members of European orchestras, and some of the top musicians of Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and elsewhere in Ukraine. The Ukraine Ministry of Culture has granted a special exemption to military-age, male members of orchestras inside the country to participate, allowing them to put down weapons and take up their instruments in a remarkable demonstration of the power of art over adversity.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 23rd September, 7pm-10pm