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Ukrainian symphony orchestra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra is a Ukrainian symphony orchestra based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It has been conducted by Luigi Gaggero since 2018. The orchestra played music by Ukrainian composers on a tour to major concert halls in Poland and Germany, beginning in April 2022.
Kyiv Symphony Orchestra | |
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Orchestra | |
Founded | 1980s |
Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Principal conductor | Luigi Gaggero |
Website | kyivsymphony |
The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1979, during the time of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[2] It was previously known as the Kyiv Fantastic Orchestra and the State Academic Variety Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.[3]
From 2005 to 2018, the artistic director of the State Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine was Mykola Lysenko, great-great-grandson of famous Ukrainian composer.[4] In 2017, the orchestra director was changed — Oleksandr Zaitsev was appointed instead of Serhii Fedorenko. The latter, in turn, fired the artistic director, Mykola Lysenko, and invited Bohdan Pushchak, a native of Donetsk, to replace him. The orchestra received an unofficial name Kyiv Fantastic orchestra.[5]
Since 2018 the chief conductor has been Luigi Gaggero.[6] He came to Ukraine as a performing percussionist around 2012, and was impressed by the quiet attention of the audience, listening like to a spiritual message ("geistige Botschaft"). Gaggero was born in Italy, studied in Germany, has taught in France, and has a vision of building Europe.[2] The orchestra has toured in Spain and the Netherlands.[2] They have played at national occasions, such as the 30th anniversary of independence in 2021. The orchestra has run an orchestra academy.[7]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the orchestra was invited to play a series of concerts in Poland and Germany, beginning with a concert in Warsaw on 21 April.[8] The tour was approved not only by the Ministry of Culture, but also the Ministry of Defense, permitting male players to leave the country.[2][9] They have performed in Germany at the Kulturpalast in Dresden,[10] Leipzig,[2] the Berliner Philharmonie, the Kurhaus Wiesbaden as part of the Rheingau Musik Festival,[11] Freiburg, the Kuppelsaal of the Stadthalle Hannover, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Hofwiesenpark in Gera.[7][12][1] The performers were allowed to be accompanied by their families and children.[8]
The program of the tour is focused on Ukrainian music, with works by Maxim Berezovsky, Myroslav Skoryk and Borys Lyatoshynsky.[2] The program for Wiesbaden combined Berezovsky's Symphony in C major from the 1770s with Chausson's Poème for violin and orchestra, Op. 25, and Skoryk's Melody in A minor (1982).[10][11] The violinist there was Aleksey Semenenko.[11] The program ended with Lyatoshynsky's Symphony No. 3, Op. 50 (1951) in its original form, with the final movement themed: "Peace will conquer war."[6][11][13]
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