Young Polish musicians play
music by young Ukrainian composers
KONCERTY
In 2007, the Polish Institute in Kiev commissioned four young Ukrainian composers who were scholarship holders of the Gaude Polonia programme (a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage) to write a piece to a Polish poetic text of their choice. The commission was awarded to BOHDANA FROLYAK, BOHDAN SEHIN, MYHHAYLO SHVED and OLEKSANDR SHYMKO. The premiere performance of these works took place in Kiev on 12 April 2008 at the "Season Premieres" Festival. The performers were AGATA ZUBEL - soprano, SVITLANA HLEBA - soprano and the orchestra "KYIV CAMERATA" conducted by ROMAN REWAKOWICZ. The concert was very well received by the audience and critics.
Following this commission, the Polish Institute in Kiev approached another four young Ukrainian composers, also former Gaude Polonia scholarship holders. The commission was awarded to ZOLTAN ALMASHI, SVITLANA AZAROVA, MARIJA OLIYNYK and LUBAVA SYDORENKO. This time, the composers had to write an instrumental piece for which a poem by a Polish poet of their choice was to be the inspiration. The premieres of the newly created works, as well as repeat performances of previously commissioned works, were given by the POLISH ORCHESTRA SINFONIA IUVENTUS conducted by ROMAN REWAKOWICZ with the participation of soloists Martha BOBERSKA and AGATA ZUBEL during a concert tour in the following venues: 16 April 2009 - Philharmonic Concert Hall in Lublin 17 April 2009 - W. Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio in Warsaw 21 April 2009 - The Concert Hall of the Philharmonic in Lviv 22 April 2009 - The Concert Hall of the Philharmonic in Vinnitsa 24 April 2009 - "Two Days and Two Nights" Festival in Odessa 26 April 2009 - Kyiv Philharmonic Concert Hall The concerts were very well received by the audience, who gave the performers a standing ovation. The tour was realised with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the National Cultural Centre, the Polish Institute in KYiv, as well as with the involvement of the philharmonics and local organisers in individual cities. The tour was held as part of the European Stadium of Culture project. Programme of concerts - premieres of Ukrainian composers LUBAVA SYDORENKO Chamber music for orchestra (2008) Inspired by Wislawa Szymborska's poem Utopia Premiere MYKHAYLO SHVED So in this silence hidden I - a leaf.... for soprano and chamber orchestra (2007) to words by Karol Wojtyła Marta Boberska - soprano Polish premiere SVITLANA AZAROVA Out of Context for orchestra (2008) inspired by Bohdan Zadura's poem Ego World premiere OLEKSANDR SHYMKO Hymn of Solitude for soprano and chamber orchestra (2007) to words by Halina Poświatowska Agata Zubel – soprano Polish premiere BOHDANA FROLYAK Like a prayer for soprano and chamber orchestra (2007) to words by Bohdan Zadura Marta Boberska - soprano Polish premiere MARIJA OLIYNYK To Distant Places for orchestra (2009) Inspired by Juliusz Słowacki's poem If in this land of mine... Premiere BOHDAN SEHIN ..., meanwhile it is July how (cruelly) beautiful .., for soprano and chamber orchestra (2007) to words by Marta Podgórnik Agata Zubel - soprano Polish premiere ZOLTAN ALMASHI A leaf will be lifted further by river waters.... for orchestra (2008) inspired by the poem Wiara by Czesław Miłosz Premiere Performers: Marta Boberska – soprano Agata Zubel – soprano Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra Roman Rewakowicz – conductor