Academy & Lohvyn

Artists:

• Nazarii Pylatiuk, violin
• Oksana Rapita, piano
• Lviv Chamber Orchestra “Akademia”
  • Ihor Pyliatiuk, artistic director
  • Artur Mykytka, leader and concertmaster
• Dmytro Lohvyn, conductor

Program:

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, KV 546
• Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
• Myroslav Skoryk – Concerto for Piano, Strings, and Bass Drum
• Bohdana Frolyak – Nocturne for Violin and Strings
• Zoltan Almashi – City of Mary for String Orchestra

A fusion of youth and experience—this is the secret behind the virtuosic level and unwavering energy of the Lviv Chamber Orchestra “Akademia”! This concert program will unite timeless classical masterpieces, such as Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue in C Minor and Bach’s Baroque gem—Violin Concerto in A Minor, with the fresh spirit of contemporary Ukrainian music in Bohdana Frolyak’s Nocturne and Zoltan Almashi’s “Mariupol (City of Mary)”.

The concert will also feature a work by the patron of the Philharmonic, Myroslav Skoryk—his Concerto for Piano, Strings, and Bass Drum. The orchestra’s leader and concertmaster, Artur Mykytka, spoke about the profound impact of the legendary composer on the orchestra’s history:

*”In the history of the Lviv Music Academy and our orchestra, Myroslav Skoryk played a pivotal role. The orchestra was founded in 1959—it was the only chamber orchestra in Ukraine at the time, and, most remarkably, it was initiated by students and later supported by faculty. Among its founders were the renowned Ukrainian violinist Oleksandra Derkach and the great organist Arsenii Kotliarevskyi, who worked at the conservatory. From its inception, the orchestra became a major concert entity, and just a year after its founding, in December 1960, it held its first concert featuring works by Antonio Vivaldi.

In 1991, the Skoryk era began when he became the orchestra’s artistic director. He dedicated himself to intense work, taking great joy in having an ensemble to write for. He composed extensively for us, opening a new chapter in our orchestra’s history.”*