Kyiv Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra
March 12 Tuesday at 7:30 pm
EJ THOMAS HALL
A tour for peace
Only touring the United States in March 2024 (and departing for a performance at Carnegie Hall immediately upon leaving Akron), Ukraine’s foremost symphony orchestra, featuring musicians from Ukraine, Russia and Israel, joins us for a concert dedicated to peace in our time. Grammy-nominated Russian-born, American conductor and cellist Dmitry Yablonksy, conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, will conduct a program featuring works by Mendelssohn and Beethoven along with Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk - and will also solo on a cello concerto by Israeli composer Baruch Berliner. Based in Ukraine's capital and now in residence in Italy, the ensemble unites talented musicians from throughout Ukraine, most of whom are competition winners. Joining the orchestra in Akron are piano soloist Alon Kariv and members of the MultiPiano Ensemble, all from Israel. The MultiPiano project was launched in 2011 at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, a joint institution of Tel Aviv University and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Watch Kyiv Virtuosi perform.
WHAT THEY WILL PERFORM
SKORYK Melody
MOSCHELES "Les Contrastes" Grand Duo for Two Pianos
MENDELSSOHN "Fantasie Brilliante and Variations" for Two Pianos
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
ABOUT KYIV VIRTUOSI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Kyiv Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra is comprised of 65 musicians representing the finest instrumental soloists and chamber musicians from Ukraine, many of whom are international competition winners and have appeared on the stages of the world's most prestigious concert venues. Based in Ukraine's capital, the Kyiv Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra has earned international recognition from audiences and critics as Ukraine's premier symphony orchestra with performances routinely selling-out weeks ahead of time.
