Virtuosos 43. FROM THE HEART

No matter how far away from home people’s destinies may lie, their native landscapes continue to live on in memories, dreams, and dreams. Thus, even the most intense memory of one’s home can become a refuge in difficult moments. This is what the new joint program of the French singer Sérine de Labaume, the string quartet Serenade Ensemble and double bassist Yarema Kitsyla is about.

Sérine visited Lviv for the first time in the summer of 2022, having given a series of concerts in support of Ukraine in European cities, she came with the most life-affirming works to give moments of admiration and relaxation. This time, Serine’s voice will be enveloped by the soft timbres of strings.

“Music from the Heart” is dedicated to everyone who has ever felt longing for once happy places. The pieces included in the program are a kaleidoscope of countries, centuries, and styles: from a melancholic song based on poetry by the Goryo dynasty to the baroque flurry of emotions of Cleopatra’s Aria, as embodied by Georg Friedrich Handel.

Artists:

• Sérine de Labaume, soprano
• Serenade Ensemble string quartet:
  • Anna Bura, violin
  • Maryna Hromadska, violin
  • Veronika Pedorych, viola
  • Olha Boichuk, cello
  • Yarema Kitsyla, double bass

The program includes works by Hee Cheol Kim, Zoltan Almashi, Georg Friedrich Handel, Oswaldo Golikhov, Jules Massenet, Hanna Havrylets, Myroslav Skoryk, Giacomo Puccini and Jaesin Lee.