schedule

14 Jan Friday Kyiv	LAUNCH CONCERT presented by the Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra National Philharmonic Hall

7pm	Tchaikovsky Winter Reveries – Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, op. 13 Allegro tranquillo Adagio cantabile ma non tanto Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso Finale. Andante lugubre – Allegro maestoso Glazunov Concerto for violin and orchestra in A Minor, op. 82 Britten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell) op. 34 Soloist: Dima Tkachenko - violin Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mykola Diadiura _______

25 March Friday Kyiv	OPENING CONCERT presented by the Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra *National Philharmonic Hall*

7 pm	Supported by the Embassy of Finland in Ukraine Bibik Lament Prayer Palmgren Der Fluss – Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra op. 33 (Ukrainian premiere) Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G Major Bedachtig. Nicht eilen In gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast Rugevoll Sehr behaglich Soloists: Inga Martynova (soprano) Risto Lauriala (piano) Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mykola Diadiura _______

27 March

Sunday

Kyiv

Concert presented by the Lysenko Music School, Kyiv

National Music Academy, Maly Hall

(admission free)

4 pm

Britten

A Ceremony of Carols for voices and harp op. 28

with Natalia Kmet' - harp

Choir of the Lysenko Music School

directed by Oleksandr Zavolgin

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28 March

Monday

Kyiv

Concert presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

National Philharmonic Hall

7 pm	Debussy Images Nielsen Concerto for violin and orchestra in G Minor op. 33 I. Praeludium – Largo Allegro cavalleresco II. Intermezzo – Poco adagio Rondo – Allegretto scherzando Ravel La Valse Soloist: Dima Tkachenko (violin) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko _______
29 March Tuesday Kyiv	*Violin Department Hall of the National Music Academy* (admission free)
	Joint project of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and the National Music Academy of Ukraine – within the Week of Cooperation between the two academies 10am - 2pm Violin masterclass by Krzysztof Smietana _______

30 March Wednesday Kyiv	*National Music Academy Great Hall (Opera Studio)*

7 pm	Joint project of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and the National Music Academy of Ukraine – within the Week of Cooperation between the two academies Britten Turn of the Screw , opera in 2 acts (sung in English) Cast of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Prologue/ Peter Quint Eyvi Eyjólfsson Governess Celeste Lazarenko Mrs Grose Joana Seara Flora Susanna Andersson Miles Charlie Manton Miss Jessel Lenia Safiropoulou with the Chamber Orchestra of the National Music Academy of Ukraine (chief conductor Igor Andrievsky) conducted by Clive Timms directed by Stephen Medcalf and Vasyl Vovkun set design by Kostiantyn Kravets _______

31 March Thursday Kyiv	Gala Concert *National Music Academy Great Hall (Opera Studio*)

7:30 pm	Gala Concert presented by the students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and the National Music Academy of Ukraine - within the Week of Cooperation between the two academies Soloists: Susanna Andersson - soprano Serhiy Kovnir - bass Yuri Lukyanenko - tenor Yuri Pohoretsky - cello Ulrike Schmitz - violin Martin Sturfalt - piano Andriy Tuchapets - viola Taras Yaropud - violin Kyrylo Zvegintsov - piano Kyiv Soloists State Chamber Ensemble conducted by Bogodar Kotorovych _______

1 April

Friday

Kyiv

Violin Department Hall of the National Music Academy

(admission free)

Joint project of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and the National Music Academy of Ukraine – within the Week of Cooperation between the two academies

10am - 2pm Piano masterclass by Ronan O'Hora, day one

4pm - 7pm Cello masterclass by Stefan Popov, day one

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2 April

Saturday

Kyiv

Violin Department Hall of the National Music Academy

(admission free)

Joint project of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and the National Music Academy of Ukraine – within the Week of Cooperation between the two academies

10am - 2pm Piano and chamber music masterclass by Ronan O'Hora, day two

4pm - 6pm Cello masterclass by Stefan Popov, day two

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3 April

Sunday

Kyiv

Concert presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

National Philharmonic Hall

7 pm	Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor op. 68 Un poco sostenuto – Allegro Andante sostenuto Un poco Allegretto e grazioso Adagio piu andante – Allegro non troppo ma con brio Saint-Saens Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 3 in B Minor op. 61 Allegro non troppo Andantino quasi allegretto Molto moderato e maestoso Ravel Second movement from the ballet Daphnis et Chloe Soloist: Simone Lamsma (violin) National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Allin Vlasenko _______


4 April Monday Kyiv	Concert presented by the State Chamber Ensemble "Kyiv Soloists" and the National Music Academy of Ukraine *Great Hall of the National Music Academy (Opera Studio)*

7:30 pm

Concert to close the Week of Cooperation between the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and the National Music Academy of Ukraine

Britten

Lacrimae for viola and strings

Prokofiev

Mimoletnosti - arrangement for chamber orchestra

Enescu

Octet in C Major

Soloist: Oksana Darbin' (viola)

Kyiv Soloists State Chamber Ensemble

conducted by Bogodar Kotorovych

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5 April

Tuesday

Lviv

Concert presented by the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Lviv Opera House

7 pm

Verdi

Ballo di Maschera - opera in 3 acts (performed in Italian)

Director - Vasyl Vovkun

conducted by Mykhaylo Dutchak

designers - Tadei Ryndzak and Mykhaylo Ryndzak

The cast:

Riccardo – Oleksiy Danylchuk, Oleg Lykhach, Andriy Savka, Roman Trokhymchuk

Renato – Ihor Kushpler, Anatoliy Lypnyk, Volodymyr Kryvko, Ruslan Ferants

Amelia – Svitlana Mamchur, Liudmyla Savchuk, Maria Khokhlohorska

Ulrica – Nelli Kulahina, Maria Pshenychka

Oscar – Natalia Kuryltsiv, Natalia Romaniuk

Samuel – Yuri Trytsetsky, Andriy Khavunka, Volodymyr Chibisov

Tom – Roland Marchuk, Nazar Pavlenko

Silvano – Volodymyr Kryvko, Stepan Stepan, Stepan Tarasovych, Ruslan Ferants

The Judge – Roman Kovalchuk, Pavlo Tolstoy

The Servant – Vitali Voytko, Yuri Hetsko, Roman Kovalchuk

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6 April Wednesday Kyiv	Closing Gala Concert National Opera
7 pm	Supported by the Italian Cultural Institute Liatoshynsky Three Movements from the Polish Suite Dance Intermezzo Small Variations ___ Puccini Air of Rodolfo from the opera La Boheme Napolitano song Ukrainian song ___ Tchaikovsky Second and Third movements from the Concerto No. 1 in B flat Minor op. 23 for piano and orchestra Andantino semplice Allegro con fuoco ___ Verdi Air of Leonora from the opera La Forza del Destino Mascagni Romance of Santuzza from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana ___ Verdi Air of King Philip from the opera Don Carlos Rossini Air of Don Basilio from the opera Barbiere di Siviglia Gounod Mephistopheles Couplets from the opera Faust ___ Waxman Carmen Phantasy for violin and orchestra ___ Verdi Ouverture to the opera La Forza del Destino Soloists: Oksana Dyka - soprano Alexei Grynyuk - piano Andriy Romanenko - tenor Taras Shtonda - bass Dima Tkachenko - violin National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Paolo Olmi and Volodymyr Sirenko Concert produced by Vasyl Vovkun