Performers:

• Stepan Syvokhip, oboe (UA)
• Oksana Lytvynenko, cello (UA)
• Yozhef Ermin, piano (UA)
• Marianna Humetska, piano (UA)
• Phoenix String Quartet (UA)

Program:

• Andrzej Nikodemowicz (1925–2017, PL/UA). Selected Expressions from the cycle 66 Expressions for piano (1959–1960)
  • Three Lullabies for oboe and piano (1964)
  • Sonorita for solo cello (1970)
  • Sonorita for solo piano (1966)
• Myroslav Skoryk (1938–2020, UA). Quartet in F (1958)
• Hanna Havrylets (1958–2022, UA). Expressions for string quartet
• Liubava Sydorenko (*1979, UA). Études of the Old City for cello and electronics (2007)
• Yurii Laniuk (*1957, UA). Sonata of Waiting for cello, piano, and four melodic voices (1993)

Moderator: Polina Kordovska

In cooperation with
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Polish-Ukrainian Foundation

With the support of
Polish Institute in Kyiv

We invite you to a unique musical evening dedicated to the 100th anniversary of a remarkable figure whose life and art bound together Lviv and Poland.

Andrzej Nikodemowicz — composer, pedagogue, and free spirit — was born in Lviv, where he spent much of his life. Despite the bans of the Soviet regime and forced emigration, his music became a symbol of spiritual freedom and left a profound imprint on the cultures of both nations.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Nikodemowicz often returned to his native city, where his works resonated at Lviv festivals and concerts, moving audiences deeply. This evening, his legacy will once again come alive: selected works by the composer will be performed, showcasing his vivid experimentation with instrument preparation, sonoristics, and timbral explorations. Alongside them, pieces by his students and followers will be heard — voices that shaped not only the soundscape of Lviv in the late 20th century but also influenced the very identity of the Contrasts festival.

Dzvenyslava Safian