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POLISH MUSIC IN UKRAINE – 2026
CONCERTS
The Pro Musica Viva Foundation, based on a grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in cooperation with the philharmonics in in Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Lviv and Cherkasy, as well as with the Kharkiv Opera Theatre, the National Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra and the Polish Institute in Kyiv, is organising a series of six concerts featuring Polish music in Ukraine in 2026. The programme will feature works by Józef Elsner, Stanisław Moniuszko, Władysław Żeleński, Witold Lutosławski, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Wojciech Kilar, Mikołaj Piotr Górecki, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Karol Szymanowski and Fryderyk Chopin. The Ukrainian orchestras will be conducted by Roman Rewakowicz, and the soloists will be Ukrainian musicians – pianists Dmytro Tawanec, Oleksandra Zajcewa and József Örmény, and violinist Andrij Pawłow.
POLISH MUSIC IN UKRAINE – 2026
14.06.2026 - Chernihiv Philharmonic Concert Hall
Program:
- Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - "Three Pieces in the Old Style" for string orchestra
- Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - "Concerto notturno" for violin and string orchestra
- Mieczysław Karłowicz - "Serenade" for String Orchestra op. 2
- Wojciech Kilar - Second Piano Concerto
Performers:
Andriy Pavlov - violin
Dmytro Tavanets - piano
"Philharmonia" Orchestra
Roman Rewakowicz - conductor
25.09.2026 - Concert Hall of the Vinnytsia Philharmonic
Program:
- Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - "Three Pieces in the Old Style" for string orchestra
- Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - "Concerto notturno" for violin and string orchestra
- Mieczysław Karłowicz - "Serenade" for String Orchestra op. 2
- Wojciech Kilar - Second Piano Concerto
Performers:
Andriy Pavlov - violin
Dmytro Tavanets - piano
Vinnytsia Philharmonic Orchestra
Roman Rewakowicz - conductor
9.10.2026 - Concert Hall of the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre
Program:
- Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - "Three Pieces in the Old Style" for string orchestra
- Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - "Concerto notturno" for violin and string orchestra
- Mieczysław Karłowicz - "Serenade" for String Orchestra op. 2
- Wojciech Kilar - Second Piano Concerto
Performers:
Andriy Pavlov - violin
Dmytro Tavanets - piano
The Orchestra of the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre
Roman Rewakowicz - conductor
18.10.2026 - Concert Hall of the Lviv Philharmonic
Program:
- Witold Lutosławski – "Funeral Music" for string orchestra
- Karol Szymanowski - Symphony No. 4 for piano and symphony orchestra
- Władysław Żeleński - The characteristic overture ‘In the Tatra Mountains’
- Mieczysław Karłowicz - "Serenade" for String Orchestra op. 2
Performers:
József Örmény - piano
Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra
Roman Rewakowicz - conductor
13.11.2026 - Concert Hall of the Cherkasy Philharmonic
Program:
- Józef Elsner - Uwertura Overture "Leszek the White, or The Witch of Łysa Góra"
- Stanisław Moniuszko - Overture to the opera "Halka"
- Władysław Żeleński - Characteristic overture "In the Tatra Mountains"
- Witold Lutosławski - "Little Suite" for symphony orchestra
- Fryderyk Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Performers:
Oleksandra Zaytsewa - piano
Cherkasy Philharmonic Orchestra
Roman Rewakowicz - conductor
27.11.2026 - Concert Hall of the Odessa Philharmonic
Program:
- Witold Lutosławski – "Funeral Music" for string orchestra
- Mieczysław Karłowicz - Violin Concerto in A major, op. 8
- Władysław Żeleński - Characteristic overture "In the Tatra Mountains"
- Mieczysław Karłowicz - Symphonic poem "Eternal Songs"
Performers:
Andriy Pavlov - violin
The National Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra
Roman Rewakowicz - conductor