Created to the sound of Russian artillery fire, Shchetynsky’s musical composition Lacrimosa was written at the request of the Lviv Organ Hall. It was composed in Kyiv during the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine...
Ukraine has launched its official account on Spotify — Ukraine.ua. Currently, it hosts 6 playlists, 139 songs, and some 100 Ukrainian bands and musicians. The Ukrainian Institute, Ukrainian media about music Slukh, and Ministry of...
Jurij Fedynskij announced his tour “Kobzaring across Europe” earlier this month on his Facebook page: “I’d like to formally announce my next kobzaring adventure – finally to Europe! I’ll be traveling by...
On August 24, 2021, Ukrainians celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, a landmark date in Ukraine’s nation-building journey. On July 16, 1990, the new Ukrainian parliament adopted the Declaration of State...
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The sacral solar cycle Back in prehistoric times, the lives of humans revolved around the sun. Each year, in an act of magical awakening, the sun rose up from its winter grave and summoned to life the seeds of the earth. The harvest would...
For the first time in the history of Ukrainian participation in the contest, the band chose a song entirely in Ukrainian. Technically, it could be the second song in Ukrainian to be presented in Eurovision with the first being Go_A‘s...
The world knows Taras Shevchenko well. His collection of poems, Kobzar, first published in St. Petersburg in 1840 defined his works and style for the rest of his career. But today, it’s not about Shevchenko’s endless talents....
New York, NY: From Friday, March 5 — Sunday, March 7, 2021, the second annual Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival will explore the role of music in contemporary Ukrainian culture and politics through lively presentations and...
On 30 November 2020, Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv was awarded the prestigious Oper! Awards in the category of Best Conductor, founded by the opera magazine Oper! Das Magazin. Hard work both in Ukraine and worldwide is behind the award....
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
