Discussion on the presentation of the Anthology of Ukrainian Chamber Music

For the 130th anniversary of Borys Liatoshynskyi, the Ukrainian Institute presents a unique publication — the Anthology of Ukrainian Chamber Music, which brings together all the string quartets of the outstanding composer.

The anthology includes the scores of six works:

Quartet (1914)
Quartet No. 1
Quartet No. 2
Quartet No. 3
Quartet No. 4
Suite on Ukrainian Themes

Speakers:

• Tetiana Homon, PhD in Philosophy, Head of the Borys Liatoshynsky Foundation NGO, Associate Professor at the Reinhold Glière Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, pianist
• Iryna Tukova, Doctor of Arts, Associate Professor at the Department of Music Theory at the National Music Academy of Ukraine, co-founder of the Borys Liatoshynsky Foundation NGO
• Ihor Zavhorodnii, violinist, violist, composer, multi-instrumentalist
• Volodymyr Syvokhip, General Director of the Lviv National Philharmonic

Moderator: Olha Lozynska, musicologist, Program Manager at the Ukrainian Institute

Compiler – Olha Lozynska
Music editor, engraver: Anna Yuferova
Musicological annotation, English translation: Mariam Verdiian
Archival research, coordination: Tetiana Homon, Iryna Tukova (Borys Liatoshynsky Foundation)
Performance editing: Andrii Pavlov, Maksym Hrinchenko, Ihor Zavhorodnii, Artem Poludennyi (NotaBene Chamber Group)
Design: Olha Temerko

The musicological annotation was prepared by Mariam Verdiian. The text provides an overview of Liatoshynsky’s biography and his work on the quartet genre (1914–1944), emphasizing in particular:

“Quartets were among Liatoshynsky’s most frequently performed works outside Ukraine during the composer’s lifetime. This new edition of the string quartets returns an important part of European chamber heritage — of which Ukrainian music and Borys Liatoshynsky’s oeuvre are an inseparable piece — to the global performance repertoire.”

The anthology was published in 2025 by the Kharkiv-based publishing house ASSA in an edition of 300 copies and is intended for free distribution. The collection can be requested by conductors, orchestra and festival managers, musicians, researchers, teachers and students, as well as representatives of cultural institutions and libraries.