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‘A cry of pain from every player’: the new reality of Ukraine’s musicians

As the war enters its fifth terrible year, Ukrainian musicians continue to fight for freedom with music-making that is urgent and vital

The Guardian - UK

‘No Russian words from my lips, no Russian music from my hand’: the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra hit the UK

With apps giving them air-raid warnings, the Kyiv-based musicians now see themselves as soldiers and their instruments as weapons. So what will they play when they arrive in Britain this month?

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra; Three Choirs festival; Prom 16 – review

Solidarity with Ukraine resounded with every note of an emotionally charged performance of Beethoven’s Ninth

The Guardian - UK

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Jenůfa review – Alden’s harrowing staging remains a formidable piece of theatre

Jennifer Davis in the title role and Susan Bullock as Kostelnička are both outstanding in Janáček’s unremittingly intense tale relocated to a drab industrial town in post-communist Europe

The Guardian - UK

‘The rockets didn’t stop us’: Odesa violinist gears up for symbolic concert

Kyrylo Markiv, whose instrument was nearly destroyed in Russian attack, to perform in Berlin to mark Independence Day

The Guardian - UK

On Ukraine’s musical frontline: how pop and classical stars have taken up arms

From nights at the opera to the nation’s best-loved bands, music is playing a vital role in resistance to the Russian invasion – many musicians have actually gone to the frontline

The Guardian - UK

Met Opera marks 1st year of Ukraine war with concert

The Metropolitan Opera marked the 1st year of Russia's war on Ukraine with “A Concert of Remembrance and Hope" that included Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo wearing a skirt with a tally mark for each day of the war

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Ukraine orchestra's leader debuts at Met with Russian opera

It's been quite a year for conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson

The Independent UK

Home is never far for the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, even when touring in the U.S.

The ensemble of top Ukrainian musicians, including recent refugees, is wrapping up a whirlwind tour with performances in New York City and Washington, D.C.

WEKU

The week in classical: Dalia; Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and Aurora Proms – review

Garsington’s refugee community opera bowls everyone over. At the Proms, uprooted Ukrainian musicians play as one, and Aurora Orchestra go to the brink

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra review – tears and roars of delight for new national ensemble

Giving only their second ever performance, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra was highly impressive and deeply moving in a programme of Silvestrov, Chopin, Beethoven and Brahms

The Guardian - UK

‘Channelling our anger’: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra heads for the Proms

Ukraine’s 74-person ensemble, most of whom had spent war at home, begin European tour to rousing reception in Warsaw

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to perform at 2022 BBC Proms

Ensemble that includes refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras to play in opening week

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