Contrasts 30. New music: Odesa-Lviv

Artists:

• New music ensemble “Senza Sforzando”:
• Tetiana Muliar, soprano
• Nazar Kravchenko, flute
• Serhii Balinskyi, violin
• Mykhailo Bezchastnov, cello
• Oleksandr Perepelitsa, piano, artistic director

Program:

• Ostap Manulyak (*1983, UA). Ramifications II for amplified voice, flute, violin, cello and piano (2024). World premiere
• Man-Ching Yu Donald (*1980, HK/CN). “We Are In Darkness” from the poetry of Shen Haobo (translated by John Broach) for soprano and piano (2021)
• Andrii Merkhel (*1986, UA). “Reduction”, a constructive musical declaration for a defined chamber ensemble and other voices (2024)
• Asmati Chibalashvili (*1986, UA). “Light” for violin, cello, piano, and video (2012)
• Mykhailo Shved (*1978, UA). “Clowns” for violin and piano (1997/2021)
• Xingzimin Pan (*1986, HK-CN). “Kaidan” for flute and piano, tv. 13 (2013)
• Bohdan Segin (*1976, UA). “Without Title”. Version for violin, cello, and piano (2001/2017)
• Kira Maidenberg-Todorova (*1985, UA). “Unexpressed” for piano and cello (2021)
• Anastasiya Lozova (*1981, UA/CH). Trio for flute, violin, and cello (2007)
• Karmella Tsepkolenko (*1955, UA). Cantata “Faust’s Holiday” for soprano and chamber ensemble after the poem by Yurii Andruhovych (2009/2012). Lviv premiere

Among the ideas that are embodied in the works of the program of the famous ensemble is the view of a modern person on historical and religious holidays (Karmella Tsepkolenko), the eccentric constructive musical declaration “Reduction” (Andrii Merkhel) and the abstractness of music as an art that does not need fancy titles (Bohdan Sehin, Anastasiya Lozova). A word to composers and performers:

The project’s name came from the long-term cooperation of two international festivals that arose in the same year in young independent Ukraine – 1995: “Two Days and Two Nights of New Music” and “Contrasts”. The goal is to present the works of composers of different generations and peoples in a universe aimed at unifying art.

Oleksandr Perepelytsia