This Ukrainian genius shaped the Russian empire. His lost opera could now shatter Putin’s
Putin's imperial pageantry rests on an uncomfortable truth: the sound of Russian power was made by a Ukrainian whose identity Moscow is trying to erase.
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Swedish conductor: Ukraine fights to be a free country with free art, not Russia
In war, the “frontline” generally refers to the combat zone. But, in any war, there are other “fronts”…
Lviv’s Forbidden Music project proves totalitarian regimes cannot control people’s minds – Swedish composer
We sat down to talk with Swedish conductor and music director Daniel Hansson, who also teaches at…
Ukrainian music forbidden under Soviets comes to limelight in international project
Since the beginning of 2021, a young, driven team of music enthusiasts in Lviv has been working on…
Ukrainians raise $1 million to restore burned St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kyiv
Restoration plan Minister Tkachenko and other members of the team have preliminarily assessed the damage and outlined the…
Conductor Oksana Lyniv: we should be proud that names of prominent Ukrainians are part of the history of world music culture
On 30 November 2020, Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv was awarded the prestigious Oper! Awards in the category of…
Christmas with Bortkiewicz: free online concert to commemorate Ukrainian composer
On 25 December, musicians from 8 countries will play Ukrainian composer Bortkiewicz’s music online. Tune in! Serhiy Bortkiewicz…
Phone app brings 40 Ukrainian classical composers into your pocket
“In fact, there was not a single free access source where classical music fans could find Ukrainian classical…
Famed Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk dies aged 81. Here is the music we’ll remember him by
On 1 June, Ukraine’s famed composer Myroslav Skoryk died aged 81. “An outstanding artist and a sincere, reliable…
