Liudmyla Kucherenko

According to Roger McMurrin, the artistic director of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, this was the most expensive concert tour in the 14-year history of this orchestra and choir. Since local organizers could not afford to cover their travel expenses, concert fees, and rental charges (...

The 11th Golden-Domed Kyiv Festival has ended in Kyiv. Eight concerts took place, five of which were dedicated to the brilliant Ukrainian composer Artemii Vedel whose 240th anniversary we are marking this year. The festival began at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyivan Cave Monastery (Pecherska...

Ukrainian opera lovers are not having the best time. The US has a specialized Opera News magazine with information on all major international operas and new DVD and CD releases by leading operatic stars. Russian opera lovers have the magazine Afisha [Billboard] that keeps them up-to-date with opera...

They say that the 21st century will be dominated by women in all walks of life. Even now we see a number of examples where women, tender and fragile as these representatives of the fair sex are supposed to be, can be decisive, dedicated, and capable of leading men. One of these women who achieve...

In the first part of the concert the refined European audience was impressed by Oksana Yarova’s virtuoso renditions of Mozart arias from her coloratura soprano repertoire. In the second part she performed arias from Verdi’s operas. Few vocalists, even those with a lot of experience, would risk...

The Vladimir Krainev International Music Festival stands out among numerous creative projects that have become traditions in Ukraine because it involves international performing stars. But the main thing is that this festival allows one to witness the birth of new stars. This year’s eight-day event...

Not so long ago, Kyiv’s music lovers said goodbye, literally with tears in their eyes, to their idol, violinist Oles Semchuk, who reluctantly left for Italy to continue his career. But just six months later Mr. Semchuk again showed up in Kyiv. He, in the company of his pianist partner and friend...

Those coming to the Lysenko Hall of Columns to the concert dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Bureau of the Commercial Counselor of the Austrian Embassy, have got a surprise; in fact, more than one. First, the meeting with the Luhansk Oblast State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra guided...

“All the music is inside his head shaped like Michelangelo’s dome. All that beautiful music nestles there like the Infant in the lap of Raphael’s Madonna,” Heinrich Neihauz, another prominent pianist and teacher of Sviatoslav Richter, spoke of his favorite pupil. These words best describe Richter’s...

Anzhelina Shvachka has every mark of an opera star. She is pretty, tall, slim, and most importantly, she has a beautiful voice. She also has the prestigious title, ‘Merited Artist of Ukraine’ and has performed unforgettable classical impersonations on the stage of the National Opera. Her most...