Lesia Oliinyk

One of today’s “hot” subjects is introduction of quotas for Ukrainian music in broadcasting. This law was at least called so when it was being discussed, although it turned out later that it was exclusively about songs – perhaps because the general public, unfortunately,...

This prize, won by a talented pianist at one of the most prestigious and extremely complex young performers’ competition is another great victory of Ukrainian musicians at the global artistic arena. Lopatynsky was the only Ukrainian among the contestants in Tokyo, Japan.This year 449...

It is prestigious festival, which introduces gifted young musicians across Europe. On the eve of the trip to the festival, on August 8, the orchestra will give a concert at the Great Hall of the National Music Academy, featuring the program prepared for the international forum in Berlin.“The...

Our meeting took place in Lviv at the recent 3rd International Festival dedicated to the outstanding Polish pianist, conductor, composer, and public figure Ignacy Paderewski. The core event of the forum was the artistic soiree of two outstanding representatives of present-day Ukrainian and Polish...

The contest was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of foundation of the National Music Academy of Ukraine named in honor of Tchaikovsky. We remind our readers that 10 years ago, on the occasion of the composer’s 110th death anniversary (the composer passed away on November 6, 1893)...

The festival brings together graduates and professors of the Pyotr Tchaikovsky National Music Academy, stars of Ukrainian and world culture, including Denis Matsuev, Vadim Rudenko, Taras Shtonda, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Angelina Shvachka, Dmytro Tkachenko, and Bohdana Pivnenko, the leading musicians...

The concert turned out to be unusual: it was organized to support a talented pianist, student of Kyiv’s Lysenko Special Secondary Music School Yevhen Motorenko. This young musician (in his 13 he is a winner of many international competitions) has suffered a double fracture of arm,...

Serhii Piliutikov’s emergence in Ukrainian music in the late 20th century was unexpected and even mysterious for many people. A professional historian who has worked as a teacher at a Kharkiv school, he all of a sudden practically flew up to the orbit of European avant-garde music. As it frequently...

Borys Liatoshynsky Prize and Mykhailo Verykivsky Prize are awarded on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and the National Union of Composers of Ukraine – they are the co-founders of the prestigious music awards. The awarding ceremony traditionally took place in the apartment of Borys Liatoshynsky,...

Capital’s music billboards announce with increasing frequency the concerts that take place in unusual places by efforts of non-governmental civic organizations. One such soiree took place at the exhibit gallery of the Art Development Foundation. It is the third season to host author’s...