Letters From Ukraine

Published: May 2, 2015, 7 p.m.

Relevant Tones has been carrying on a correspondence with  several  musicians in this war-torn region, where making music has  recently been  a challenge.  We\u2019ll share their stories and feature  chamber and  orchestral works by composers determined to carry on.

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Julia Gomelskaya: Planet \u201cThe Life\u201d for String Orchestra and Piano (excerpt)
\nKiev Camerata/Valeriy Matiukhin; Dmitry Tavanets, p.

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Valentin Silvestrov: \u201cWorld of Peace\u201d fr. Songs for Vespers
\n\u201cOur Father\u201d fr. Psalms and Prayers
\nKiev Chamber Chorus/Mykola Hobdych

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Igor Shcherbakov: Sonata for Violin and Violoncello, I
\nOlga Akolishnova, v.; Zoltan Almashi, vc.

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Vladimir Runchak: Hosanna, to musicians who are no longer or not yet with us (excerpt)
\nYevhen Kalyuzhny, saxophones; Christian Orosko, perc.; Nataliya Chuprina, p.

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Yevhen Stankovich: Concerto for Violin and Piano (excerpt)
\nLemberg/Lviv Youth Orchestra/Volodymyr Sirenko; Valeriy Sokolov, v.
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