7th Open International Music Marathon in memory of Wassyl Slipak W LIVE

“In the Light of the Meteor” – as you know, stellar bodies burn up when they fall, having gained enormous speed. And the star shines brightest in its last hour: lighting the way for all those who are destined to follow it. For all of us, Wassyl Slipak’s contemporaries and supporters of his invaluable contribution to Ukrainian history, his talent will long shine and inspire us to continue our struggle. The figure of the Ukrainian is an example of a thirst for free life, unbridled energy and an outstanding modern personality.

The seventh Open International Music Marathon in memory of opera singer, Hero of Ukraine Wassyl Slipak will take place from 10, June to 2, July. The Hero singer will be honoured in Ukraine, France and the UK. The preamble to the Marathon has already been a chamber performance by Ukrainian musicians in London on 20 May with a classical programme of Ukrainian and European music. Musicians will gather to honour the musician and soldier who died in eastern Ukraine. The events include electroacoustic music concerts and large-scale symphony performances. The Marathon is open to all to join in and share our common goal: to celebrate the light that Wassyl Slipak carried and its reflections in new ideas and a new generation of musicians.

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The song treasures of Ukraine, the greatness and beauty of which Wassyl Slipak testified to the whole world, will be performed at the tribute to the artist on 1 July. The Lviv Philharmonic invites you to a concert in which famous chamber musicians of Lviv will present solos by the most important composers of the twentieth century and contemporary instrumental music that has already become a symbol of Ukraine in the world: an incredibly touching paraphrase of our National Anthem by Yuriy Shevchenko and the brilliant “Hutsul Dance” by Myroslav Skoryk. In addition, there will be performances of the standard arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs that have been imprinted in the memory of our society and will be preserved through an artistic perspective on them. Let’s support the Ukrainian – when, if not now?

Artists:

• Roman Strakhov, baritone
• Alina Didenko, soprano
• Andrii Tchaikovskyi, violin
• Maryna Hromadska, violin
• Volodymyr Boichuk, viola
• Oksana Lytvynenko, cello
• Nazar Znak, double bass
• Iryna Kirchanova, piano

Program:

• Yurii Shevchenko (1953-2022). “We are!”. A paraphrase on the theme of the Anthem of Ukraine
• Borys Liatoshynskyi (1895-1968). Romances after poems by Ivan Franko:
  “Your eyes are like the sea”
  “Why do you appear to me”
  “Boundless Field”
  “Why do you never laugh”
  “Don’t pass me by with contempt”
• Fedir Nadenenko (1902-1963). Romance to Lesya Ukrainka’s poem “I would like to be a song”
• Mykhailo Zherbin (1911-2004). Romance to a poem by Percy Shelley “Like a boat of gold, my soul sails”
• Yurii Ishchenko (1938-2001). Romance to Taras Shevchenko’s poem “Bewitch me, Magician”
• Vasyl Barvinskyi (1888-1963). Piano Quintet
• Ukrainian folk song arranged by Myroslav Skoryk “If I had shoes”
• Ukrainian folk song arranged by Mykola Kolessa “I dreamed all night”
• Ukrainian folk song arranged by Borys Liatoshynskyi “If I hadn’t had my shoes”
• Ukrainian folk song arranged by Borys Liatoshynskyi “Oh, don’t make noise, puddle”
• Ukrainian folk song “Moon in the sky”
• Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020). “Hutsul Dance”