Ukrainian Romance

September 9^th 2023 6:00 pm,
Wesseling, Kirche St. Germanus

The second concert is all about singing. The Ukrainian language is considered one of the most melodic languages in the world and it is no wonder that people in Ukraine love to sing. The concert programme includes folk songs as well as poetic romances by Stetsenko, Alchevsky, Barvinsky and brilliant arias from operas by Meitus and Dankewitsch.

Kirche St. Germanus

Bonnerstr 1
50389 Wesseling

Program

Kyrylo Stetsenko (1882–1922)

Evensong
I stood listening to the spring
I look at the bright stars

Gregory Alchevsky (1866-1920)

The soul is a delicate lily of the valley

Yuliy Meitus (1903–1997)

Ballade

Konstantyn Dankevich (1905-1984)

Varvara's aria from the opera "Bogdan Khmelnytsky

Vasyl Barvinskyj (1888–1963)

Evening at home

Valentyn Silvestrov (1937*)

from the cycle "Silent Songs„
"World, Farewell" (from the dream of Shevchenko)
La Belle Dame sans merci (J. Keats, Russian translation: V. Levik)

Five songs on verses by Ivan Franko:

1. your eyes
2. oy you, girl
3. flies away with the wind
4. the snow is falling
5. you will not bloom

Musicians

Violina Petrychenko, piano, artistic director

Violina Petrychenko

piano, artistic director

Violina Petrychenko sees her mission in making Ukrainian music and culture better known. She began her education in musicology and as a pianist in her hometown of Zaporizhia. Her studies took her to Kyiv, Weimar, Cologne and Essen. She currently works and teaches in Cologne. She has dedicated eight CD recordings to Ukrainian composers of the 20th century. Together with her ensembles, the Ukrainian pianist Violina Petrychenko brings the classical music of Ukraine to the concert halls of Europe.

Lilia Nikitchuk, mezzo-soprano

Lilia Nikitchuk

mezzo-soprano

Ukrainian mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire is very diverse and ranges from baroque to contemporary music. She is currently a soloist of the Lviv Opera and Philharmonic, one of the leading singers in Ukraine. Her velvet voice enchants her listeners into every role and transports the spirit of any song.