The famous symphonic music, imbued with drama and freedom-loving spirit, is so close to Ukrainians today. “I am not afraid of anything. Only God” – these famous words of the opera singer, Hero of Ukraine Wassyl Slipak gave the concert its title. The famous work by Ludwig van Beethoven, which was not accidentally chosen for the program of the Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra as part of the marathon in memory of Wassyl Slipak, also reflects the unbreakable will to win. The symbolic and inspirational story of Count Egmont from the Netherlands is told in the music of the overture of the same name. One of the most popular examples of the Polish musical avant-garde, the Symphony of Mourning Songs by Henryk Gorecki, will also be performed. Written for orchestra and solo female voice, this work focuses the audience’s attention on the image of a mother in grief, mourning her dead son, symbolically correlated to the Virgin Mary and at the same time to the victims of the Second World War.

Artists:

• Liliia Nikitchuk, mezzo-soprano

• Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

• Marta Kluczynska, conductor (Poland)

Program:

• Ludwig van Beethoven. Overture “Egmont”

• Henryk Gorecki. Symphony No. 3